Playing poker, running, good whiskey.
Anyone with something interesting to say.
Better Than Ezra, Old 97s, Counting Crows, The Band, Bob Dylan, The Allman Brothers, The Beatles, Wilco, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Weezer (RIP), The Who, The Strokes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Outkast, etc., etc.
The Blues Brothers, Rounders, Office Space, Swingers
Seinfeld, Family Guy, Cheap Seats
I've been reading lots of Sklansky, Malmuth and Harrington lately...
My parents, anybody in the military, Mark Grace.