nooks, crannies, music, science, religion, pie, truck jumping, economics, etimology, dangerous aircraft, history, riddles, fortress building, hot wings, weaving, talking and listening, chilling with the crew, crabbing, torah, cut down contests, gizmos, tomfoolery, hats, curling, motor bikes, knee surgery, antartic exploration, argentine domination now, pensive looks, the erie canal, western wear, handycraft, seasoning packets, the emergency broadcast system, silent auctions, secret santas, los angeles bashing, google blasting, added value, petina, lycanthropy, old wive's tales, deleted scenes, neck lines, stop-gap measures, omens, smithy work, song storyin', rocking the vote, freak occurances, the caress of fine cloth, gifted cattlemen, the irish problem, jude law's nanny, the human touch, monday morning quarterbacking, priceless artifacts, ice station zebra, foreign nationals, island chains, pope jokes, celebrity sightings, clutch cargo gigs, mornings after, large breakfasts, debris, common mistakes, lighter tricks, the wonder of children, vice-like grips, funkytown, top flight marketing skills, the hotness meter
Music:
thelonious monk, elvis costello, beatles, wilco, spoon, prince, stevie wonder, flaming lips, modest mouse, the thrills, my morning jacket, the features, self, harry nilsson, randy newman, d'angelo, art tatum, led zepplin, xtc, willie nelson, ray charles, elton john, outkast, supertramp, joni mitchell, the band, johnny cash, glossary, fluid ounces, laws rushing, talking heads, wings, professor longhair, big bill broonzy, sea and cake, pixies, the replacements, the pogues, the clash, son volt, komeda, the cardigans, crowded house, neil finn, the yeah, yeah , yeahs, gomez, los lobos, suzanne vega, bob dylan, van morrison, devo, the jam, gang of four, marvin gaye, galt mcdermott, neil young, radiohead, bette severt, speake, celebrity toast and jam, beastie boys, tribe called quest, dj food, camper van beethoven, v-roys, neil and iraiza, the kinks, badfinger, the katies, har mar superstar, van hunt, peter gabriel, kenny bunkport jazz workshop, joao gilberto, the preservatives, call florence pow, 10cc, they might be giants, ween, t-rex, richard "groove" holmes,count bass-d, dwight spitz, david bowie, pink floyd, the police, arthur alexander, roy orbison, built to spill, reuban gonzalez, hank williams,andrew byrd, gillian welch, bjork and many more............
Movies:
dr strangelove, raiders of the lost ark, love and death, best in show, waiting for guffman, ruben and ed, outlaw jose wales, big trouble in little china, lost in translation, silverado, fear of a black hat, pink panther, shot in the dark, a bridge too far, immortal beloved, the last waltz, dog day afternoon, how to steal a million, the empire strikes back, shadow of the vampire, zoolander, bottle rocket, royal tennanbaums, the graduate, judge roy bean, the french connection, the man who would be king, waking ned devine, jazz on a summers day, stripes, mr mom, run ronnie run, pinnochio, the jerk, rosecrans and gildenstern are dead, zelig, monty python's meaning of life, help!, bridge on the river kwai, empire of the sun, galipoli, amalie, snatch, the big lebowski, blazing saddles, straight, no chaser and many more......
Television:
mr show, the simpsons, curb your enthusiasim, the office, nova, the twilight zone, father ted, baseball, 9 ball championships, latin soap operas, history channel and other such nonsence.
Books:
all vonnegut's work. most everything by john irving, thomas pynchon, william s. burroughs, james joyce, henry james, issac asimov, langston huges, mark twain, c.s. lewis, primo levy, james clavell, john steinbeck, hunter s. thompson, thomas hardy, alan watts, karen armstrong, oscar wilde,larry mcmurtry, dorthy parker, anais nin, j.r.r. tolkien, jeff shaara, dylan thomas and many more........
