Music - writing and performing Gigs - doing a set then proceeding to drinking and getting knocked around in a pit ALOT!. Poker - simple, Yes I would beat you.
Bruce Lee, Mr T, Dimebag, Layne Staley, My namesake.
36 Crazyfists, Deftones, Coheed, Skindred, Eminem, KSE, Reflux, Enter Shikari, The Bled, Mudvayne, Tool, Ratpack, Gojira, Helmet, MCR, Incubus, Onyx, David Holmes, American Head Charge, Poison The Well, NIN, Forever Never, Soilwork, Silozane, Vacant Stare, Earthtone 9, JOR, Pantera, Soundgarden, Fooeys, Ben folds five, All that remains, Get Cape wear cape fly, Jeff Buckley, Portishead, SOW, Thursday, Dillinger, Sikth, Ice Cube, The Tea Party, Aconite Thrill, The Blueprint, Beastie Boys, Jamie Cullum, Alice in Chains, Machine Head, Dust Junkies, Periphery, etc...
Enter the Dragon, Aliens, Trading Places, Harlem Nights, Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Friday Movies, Dead Mans Shoes, Dog Soldiers, Goodfellas, Clerks 1&2 +all Kevin Smith movies, Cannonball Run 1&2, Dressed to Kill, Eddie Izzard, American Pies, etc...
Late Night Poker, Qi, Top Gear, Mock the week, Buzzcocks etc...
Richard Laymon
James Herbert
Greg Egan
Jostein Gaarder
Bruce Lee, Layne Staley, Dimebag.