Jez

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Music:

I'm into pretty much all types of music. I love oldies, 80's, surf, and punk rock! There's very few styles I don't like. Here is a list of what I like:
- 3 Doors Down
- 30 Seconds to Mars
- 4 Strings

- Abandoned Pools
- Adams, Bryan
- Adams, Ryan
- Aeon Spoke
- Aerosmith
- AFI
- Aguilera, Christina
- Akon
- All American Rejects
- All Star United
- Angels & Airwaves
- Apollo 440
- Apple, Fiona
- Aqua
- Arcade Fire
- Arctic Monkeys
- Ataris, The
- ATB
- Atreyu
- Audio Adrenaline
- Audioslave
- Augustana
- Avalon

- Bacilos - Backstreet Boys
- Bad Religion - Band of Horses
- Bangles, The
- Barenaked Ladies
- Beach Boys, The
- Beatles, The
- Beck
- Bedingfield, Daniel
- Bedingfield, Natasha
- Beethoven
- Ben Folds Five
- Better Than Ezra
- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- Binocular
- Black Eyed Peas
- Blessid Union of Souls
- Blink 182
- Blondie
- Blue October
- Blues Traveler
- Blunt, James
- Bowling for Soup
- Boyz II Men
- Branch, Michelle
- Bravery, The
- Brown, Chris - Bublé, Michael - Buckley, Jeff
- Buffalo Springfield
- Burlap to Cashmere

- Caedmon's Call
- Cake
- Calling, The
- Capitol Eye
- Cardigans, The
- Carpenters, The
- Carlton, Vanessa
- Cars, The
- Cascada - Cassidy, Eva
- Chapman, Steven Curtis
- Chasing Furies
- Chemical Brothers, The
- Cher
- Chumbawamba
- Clan, Nikki
- Clapton, Eric
- Clarkson, Kelly
- Code of Ethics
- Coldplay
- Collective Soul
- Collins, Phil
- Collins, Sandra
- Costello, Elvis
- Counting Crows
- Cracker
- Craig, Daivd
- Cranberries, The
- Creed
- Crystal Method, The

- Daft Punk
- Dashboard Confessional
- Dave Matthews Band
- DC Talk
- Dead Kennedys
- Death Cab for Cutie - Deep Dish
- Delux
- Depeche Mode
- Dido
- Dion, Celine
- Dirty Vegas
- DJ Sammy
- Donnas, The
- Doors, The
- Dropkick Murphys
- Duff, Hilary
- Duke Spirit, The - Duran Duran
- Dylan, Bob

- Eagle Eye Cherry
- Echeverri, Andrea
- Eiffel 65
- Electrics, The
- Embrace
- EMF
- Eminem
- Enigma
- Enya
- Estefan, Gloria - Eurythmics
- Evanescence
- Everclear
- Everybodyduck
- Everyday Life

- Fall Out Boy
- Fatboy Slim
- FFH
- Five for Fighting
- Five Iron Frenzy
- Flaming Lips, The
- Flogging Molly
- Fort Minor
- Fountains of Wayne
- Fray, The
- Frou Frou
- Furtado, Nelly

- Garbage
- Geoff Moore and the Distance
- Gin Blossoms
- Goo Goo Dolls
- Good Charlotte
- Gorillaz
- Green Day
- Groban, Josh
- Guns N' Roses

- Hall Effect, The
- Hansard, Glen - Hawthorne Heights
- Heap, Imogen
- Hewitt, Jennifer Love
- Hill, Faith
- Hinder
- Holly, Buddy
- Hombres G
- Hoobastank
- Hootie and the Blowfish
- Hornsby, Bruce
- Huey Lewis and the News

- Idol, Billy
- Iglesias, Enrique
- Imbruglia, Natalie
- In Grid
- Incubus
- India Arie
- Interpol

- Jars of Clay
- JD Natasha
- Jewel
- Jimmy Eat World
- Joel, Billy
- Johnson, Jack
- Jones, Norah
- Juanes
- Julianna Theory, The
- Junior Vasquez

- Kamakawiwo'ole, Israel
- K-Ci and JoJo
- Katinas, The
- Keys, Alicia
- Killers, The
- Kingston, Sean
- Knapp, Jennifer

- Lasgo - Lauper, Cyndi
- Lavigne, Avril
- Less Than Jake
- Letters to Cleo
- Lewis, Crystal
- Lewis, Leona - Lifehouse
- Linkin Park
- Liquits
- Lit
- Live
- Lohan, Lindsay
- Lonestar

- Madonna
- Maná
- Maroon 5
- Mars Volta, The
- Martin, Ricky
- Matchbox 20
- Mayer, John
- McCain, Edwin
- McLachlan, Sarah
- Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
- Men Without Hats
- MercyMe
- Metallica
- Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The
- Milian, Christina
- Minogue, Kylie
- Morissette, Alanis
- Morcheeba
- Morrison, Van
- Mr. Big
- Mraz, Jason
- Mullins, Rich
- Muse - MxPx
- My Chemical Romance

- N' Sync
- Newsboys
- Nine Days
- Nirvana
- No Doubt

- O-Zone
- Oakenfold, Paul
- OAR
- Oasis
- Offspring, The
- OK Go
- Oreja de Van Gogh, La - Orrico, Stacie
- Our Lady Peace
- Outkast

- Panda
- Panic! at the Disco
- Paperboy
- Paris, Sarina
- Paul, Sean
- Pausini, Laura
- Pavarotti, Luciano
- Pearl Jam
- Peña, Ignacio
- Petty, Tom
- PFR
- Phantom Planet
- Phillips, Craig, and Dean
- Pink
- Pink Floyd
- Pixies
- Plain White T's
- Plumb
- Plus One
- P.O.D.
- Postal Service, The
- Powter, Daniel
- Presidents of the Untied States of America, The
- Proclaimers, The
- Propellerheads

- Queens of the Stoneage
- Radiohead
- Ramones
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Reel Big Fish
- Reik
- R.E.M.
- Rembrandts, The
- Remy Zero
- Replacements, The
- Rice, Chris
- Riddle, Jessica
- Rihanna
- Rimes, LeAnn
- Room Full of Walters
- Rooney
- Rubio, Paulina
- Run DMC

- Savage Garden
- Save Ferris
- Seal
- Serralde
- Seven Day Jesus
- Shakira
- Silverchair
- Simple Plan
- Simpson, Ashlee
- Simpson, Jessica
- Sinatra, Frank
- Sister Hazel
- Sixpence None the Richer
- Skillet
- Slick Shoes
- Sloan, Elliott
- Smalltown Poets
- Smash Mouth
- Smashing Pumpkins
- Smith, Michael W.
- Smith, Will
- Snow Patrol
- Soul Asylum
- Soundgarden
- Spazmatics, The
- Spears, Britney
- Spin Doctors
- Splender
- Squirrel Nut Zippers
- Stereoblis
- Stereophonics
- Sting
- Stone, Joss
- Strokes, The
- Supertones
- Switchfoot
- Syntek, Aleks
- System of a Down

- T.A.T.U.
- Thalia - They Might Be Giants
- Third Day
- Third Eye Blind
- Three Dog Night
- Toad the Wet Sprocket
- Tonic
- Train
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra
- Turin Brakes
- Turner, Tina
- Turtles, The
- Twain, Shania

- U2
- UB40
- Usher

- Valu-Pak
- Van Dyk, Paul
- Velasquez, Jaci
- Venegas, Julieta - Vengaboys
- Vertical Horizon
- Verve, The - Vines, The
- Violent Femmes

- W's, The
- Wallflowers, The
- Weezer
- Winehouse, Amy
- Womack, Lee Ann

- Yamin, Elliott
- Yellowcard
- Yorn, Pete

- Zero 7

Movies:

I think any movie that can emotionally involve me is a great movie! I like movies that break the style of moviemaking, and artsy flicks. And because I went to art school, I appreciate the movies with great special effects.
- 10th Kingdom, The (2000)
- Accepted (2006) - Aladdin (1992)
- Amelie (2001)
- American Rabbit, The (1986)
- Back to the Future (1985)
- Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- Batman (1989)
- Batman Begins (2005)
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Before Sunset (2004)
- Big Fish (2006) - Billy Madison (1995)
- Boondock Saints (1999)
- Boys and Girls (2000)
- Braveheart (1995)
- Casino Royale (2006)
- Cast Away (2000)
- City of Angels (1998)
- Closer (2004)
- Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
- Crash (2004)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2003)
- Dances with Wolves (1990)
- De-Lovely (2004)
- Departed, The (2006)
- Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
- Desperado (1995)
- Fight Club (1999)
- Finding Nemo (2003)
- Finding Neverland (2004)
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- Garden State (2004)
- Gladiator (2000)
- Goofy Movie, A (1995)
- Goonies, The (1985)
- Grosse Point Blank (1997)
- Groundhog Day (1993)
- High Fidelity (2000)
- Incredibles, The (2004)
- Independence Day (1996)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- James Bond movies
- Last of the Mohicans, The (1992)
- Last Samurai, The (2003)
- Legends of the Fall (1993)
- Life Is Beautiful (1997)
- Lilo and Stitch (2002)
- Lion King, The (1994)
- Lord of the Rings, The: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- Lord of the Rings, The: The Return of the King (2003)
- Lord of the Rings, The: The Two Towers (2002)
- Lost in Translation (2003)
- Mask, The (1994)
- Mask of Zorro, The (1998)
- Matrix, The (1999)
- Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)
- Matrix Revolutions, The (2003)
- Men in Black (1997)
- Misérables, Les (1998)
- Motorcycle Diaries, The (2004)
- Moulin Rouge! (2001)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- Mulan (1998)
- Notebook, The (2004)
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
- Office Space (1999)
- Once (2006) - Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
- Passion of the Christ, The (2004)
- Patch Adams (1998)
- Pearl Harbor (2001)
- Road to El Dorado, The (2000)
- Romeo and Juliet (1996)
- Schindler's List (1993)
- Serendipity (2001)
- Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
- Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
- Shrek (2001)
- Shrek 2 (2004)
- Shrek the Third (2007)
- SLC Punk (1998)
- Snatch (2000)
- Spider-Man (2002)
- Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
- Superman (1978)
- Superman II (1980)
- Superman Returns (2006)
- Titan A.E. (2000)
- Tommy Boy (1995)
- Toy Story (1995)
- Toy Story 2 (1999)
- Treasure Planet (2002)
- Ultimate Gift, The (2006)
- Usual Suspects, The (1995)
- V for Vendetta (2005)
- Waiting... (2005) - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
- X-Men (2000)
- X2 (2003)
Here are a list of Broadway & Vegas shows that I've seen, all have been great! I have yet to come by a show that I haven't enjoyed! However, KÀ has been the most spectacular so far!
- 42nd Street (Phoenix, 2003)
- Beauty & the Beast (Phoenix, 2002)
- Blue Man Group (Las Vegas, 2005)
- Cabaret (New York, 2003)
- Delirium (Los Angeles, 2006)
- Hairspray (Los Angeles, 2004)
- KÀ (Las Vegas, 2005)
- Lion King, The (St. Louis, 2003)
- Misérables, Les (Phoenix, 2003)
(Los Angeles, 2006)
- Movin' Out (Los Angeles, 2004)
- Nine (New York, 2003)
- O (Las Vegas, 2007)
- Phantom of the Opera, The (New York, 2003)

Television:

Family Guy, King of the Hill, The Office, Hotel Babylon, The Boondocks

Books:

I'm currently reading Shantaram about a man's journey in India. I've always liked C.S. Lewis for his profound wisdom and childlike imagination. I was reading the Bhagavad-Gita before I left for South America in December 2006. It seems to have parallel knowledge in the sense of good works/karma as the Bible. I enjoy it, it has good life lessons.
I love reading about history, philosophy, psychology, space travel, astronomy, elves and dragons, and about the thoughts of people. The Story of Christian Theology was remarkably interesting in describing how the different sects have been birthed out of the original Christian philosophy that Christ taught. Everyone should read Cosmos to stretch their mind of where we are in the universe. And after you're done reading that, read Ishmael to understand your place in the timeline of mankind. Both books are mindblowing!
If you don't read now, I encourage you to start. Start with something that interests you, and take the journey from there.