CHIKARA , Pro Wrestling, Lucha Libre, Comic Books, Music, Writing, Cirque du Soleil, Finding chai tea that tastes like the old Borders cafe chai recipe, Salvador Dali, cockney rhyming slang, funnel cake, podcasting.
I'd like to meet:
People that freely give tons of money to struggling, but progressive-minded independent wrestling groups.
Music:
Michael Nesmith, They Might Be Giants, David Byrne, Simply Red, Barenaked Ladies, Sting, The Monkees, Paul Carrack, Sade, Talking Heads, XTC, Jamie Cullum, George Harrison, Raul Midon, Steely Dan, Tears for Fears, Morrissey, Jamiroquai, Chris Isaak, Moxy Fruvous, Jack Johnson, Jane Monheit, Jason Mraz, Bruce Hornsby, John Mayer, Paul Simon, Rachael Yamagata, Chris Botti, Lyndsey Buckingham, Harry Connick, Jr., Al Stewart, Dave Matthews Band, Rippingtons, Ivy, Jonny Lang, Traveling Wilburys, James Taylor, Frank Black, ABC, Jesse Cook, Don Henley, Swing Out Sister, Joe Jackson, Elkland, The Cranberries, Weird Al Yankovic, David Gray, Michael Buble, Joe Henry, Crowded House, John Pizzarelli, Eagles, Donald Fagen, Squeeze, Moody Blues, Dido, Stevie Wonder, The Cure, Paul McCartney, Sugarcubes, Pink Floyd, Gilberto Gil, Tom Petty, 10,000 Maniacs, The Pointer Sisters, Fleetwood Mac, Richard Thompson, New Order, Santana, Tracy Chapman, Matthew Sweet, Randy Newman, Roxy Music, The Smiths, Michael Martin Murphey, Acoustic Alchemy, Wax UK, Depeche Mode, America, Naked Eyes, Manu Katche, Elvis Costello, VHS or Beta, Herbie Hancock, Rooney, Guess Who, AfroCelt Sound System, Maroon 5, Baltimora...did I mention Mike Nesmith ?
Movies:
Glengarry Glen Ross, Batman Begins, V for Vendetta, UHF, X2, Ghostbusters, Superman (1978), Falling Down, Gigantic, Big Fish, Transformers: The Movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spider-Man, Batman (1966)
Television:
LOST, Fawlty Towers, Wonder Years, Coupling, The Monkees, Sledge Hammer!, Rich Hall's Onion World, The Daily Show, Colbert Report, MST3K, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Sopranos, Oz, Justice League Unlimited, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, M.A.S.K., legal and crime dramas, all manner of superhero shows...
Books:
Comics: World War Hulk, Batman, Daredevil, JLA, Spider-Man (Marvel Knights), New Avengers, Black Panther (Priest run!), Defenders, Supreme Power, Justice, Flash, Astonishing X-Men, Green Lantern, Champions (the best super team of the 1970's, daddy-o!), Aquaman, Ghost Rider. Book Books: The Da Vinci Code, The Phantom Tollbooth, Houdini, The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora.
Heroes:
Jushin Liger, Satoru Sayama, Johnny Saint, Santo, Skayde. Michael Nesmith, Mick Hucknall, David Byrne. Norton Juster, Grant Morrison, Michael Chabon, Bryan Michael Bendis, David Sedaris, Christopher Priest. Harry Houdini. Andy Kaufman. John Cleese. Christopher Reeve.
