Music:
elvis, beatles, dylan, doors, stones, kinks, yardbirds, mamas and papas, velvet underground, zombies, david bowie, dandy warhols, shins, johnny cash, diamond nights, nina simone, peggy lee, whitestripes, hall and oates, journey, kings of leon, 60'slounge, bessie smith, tom waits, janis joplin, patsy cline, willie nelson, waylon jennings, devotchka, early beachboys, 60's french pop, neil diamond, prince, the warlocks, nancy sinatra, brigitte bardot, csn&y, brazillian girls, mazzy star, the animals , edith piaf, hank williams, julie london, rat pack, wanda jackson,
Movies:
wizard of oz, sound of music, garden state, stand by me, pulp fiction, whatever happened to baby jane, elf, austin powers, cabaret, where art thou brother, alfred hitchcock, funny girl, mary poppins, annie, goonies, the black stallion, the doors,
Television:
scrubs, family guy, the office, my name is earl, jeopardy, robot chicken, anything on the history or science channel,i love lucy, little rascals, the daily show
Books:
anything about history, art, science, religion, politics or philosophy
Heroes:
my mom and dad, mr. rogers, gahndi, bill clinton, jimmy carter, desmond tutu, dalai lama, anyone who devotes their life to peace, selflessness and compassion, anyone who revolts against human injustice, early sex kittens such as marilyn monroe, brigitte bardot, jane mansfield, marlena dietrich, rita hayworth, mae west, jean harlow, sophia loren