People
Springsteen;John Eddie;John Monnecka; Bon Jovi; Michael McDermott; Jeffrey Gaines; Marc Broussard; Patrick Fleming; Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes; Jimmy Buffet; Fleetwood Mac; Little Steven; Elvis; Johnny Cash; Rosanne Cash; Jackson Browne; Bob Seeger; Neil Young; Ian Hunter; Mott The Hoople; David Lindley; Bonnie Raitt; Shawn Colvin; Harry Chapin; Judy Collins; Reba McEntire; Martina McBride; Tori Amos; Dave Edmunds; Nick Lowe: Willie Nile; John Cafferty, Joni Mitchell; Rickki Lee Jones; Joan Osborne; Rod Stewart; Steve Forbert; John Hiatt; Joe Ely; Graham Parker; Marty Stewart, Steve Earle; John Prine; Jimmy Webb; Van Morrison; Robert Cray; Delbert McClinton; Amos Lee; John Coltrane; Eric Johnson; Jeff Beck; Mick Ronson; Lindsey Buckingham; Hubert Sumlin; The Kinks; Cheap Trick, Todd Rundgren; Cyndi Lauper; Cher; Toby Keith; BoDeans; The Alarm; Jamie Cullum; Elvis Costello; Joe Jackson; Stevie Wonder; Tom Petty; John Mellencamp; Blondie; Melissa Etheridge;Pat Benatar; Styx; Glen Burtnik; Willy Porter; Rush; Van Halen; Nickleback; Goo Goo Dolls; Soul Asylum; Gin Blossoms: Warren Zevon; Steely Dan; Billy Joel, Amanda Kravat; Marry Me Jane; Alan Parsons Project; Amanda Marshall; Beth Hart; Joss Stone; Lucinda Williams; Train; Semisonic; Cravin Melon; Marshall Crenshaw; Dan Fogelberg; Pete Droge; Julia Fordham; Nanci Griffith: Aimee Mann: Ani DiFranco; Heart; Stevie Nicks; Sheryl Crow; Christine Martucci; Joan Armatrading; Paul Westerberg; The Replacements; Electric Light Orchestra; Emerson Lake and Palmer;Marti Jones; Don Dixon; Carly Simon; Joe Cocker; Drvin N Cryin; Kevn Kinney; Mark Germino; The Waterboys; World Party; Keith Urban; Warren Haynes; Thin Lizzy; The New York Dolls; David Bowie; Tanita Tikaram; Shamekia Copeland; Billie Holiday; Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers; John Waite; U2; Dire Straits; The Pretenders; Peter Gabriel; Los Lonely Biys; Foriegner; Loverboy;The Cars; REO Speedwagon; Billy Squire; Gordon Lightfoot; Bread; America; Firefall; Ambrosia; Glen Campbell; Johnny Lang; Joe Bonamassa; Jack Johnson; James Blunt; Gavin DeGraw; Rhett Miller; Josh Rouse;Tom Waits; Zakk Wylde; Mary Gauthier; Allan Toussaint;Dr. John; Yhe Radiators; The Rainmakers; Highway 9; Jim Kilby; Billy Hector; Scott Kempner; The Del Lords;Bruce Tunkel; Red House Painters;Billy Chinnock; The Health and Happiness Show;Soul Engines; Sass Jordan; Faith Hill; Nils Lofgren; Elliot Murphy; Mink DeVille aka Willy DeVille; Amy Grant; Lorrie Morgan; Maria McKee; Lone Justice; Patti Griffin; Michael McDonald; Phoebe Snow; Janis Ian; Matchbox 20;Los Lobos; Sting; The Police; Meatloaf; Dion; Tommy James; Leon Russel; Terrence Trent Darby; Burt Bacharach; Carole King; Gretchen Wilson; Kenny Chesney; Alabama; K T Oslin; Olivia Newton John; Linda Ronstadt; JD Souther; Jon Stewart; Atlanta Rhythm Section; Mary Chapin Carpenter; Trisha Yearwood; Toad the Wet Sprocket; Queensryche; James Taylor; Tim McGraw:Trey Anastasio: Edwin McCain; Billy Ray Cyruss;Clint Black;Ricky Van Shelton; Garth Brooks;Vince Gill;George Benson; Al Jarreau;Patti Austin; Anita Baker, Earth, Wind and Fire
Contact; Fall; The Life of David Gale;Perfect World; Sommersby; Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil; The Princess Bride; Identity; Pay It Forward; High Fidelity; Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; Same Time Next Year; Ordinary People; Mr. Holland's Opus; Romeo and Valentino;
Gray's Anatomy; Rescue Me; Law and Order Original and SVU; Criminal Minds; Without a Trace
Carl Sagan is a genius: Anything by Jodi Picoult; Bodies of Water and Penelope Jane by Roseann Cash;Chris Bohjalian; Max Lucado; Alice Sebold; Wally Lamb; Good Grief by Lolly Winston; A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; Harry Potter; Jimmy Buffet; Dan Brown; Hope for the Flowers; Shel Silverstein; I Love You the Purplest; Charloette's Web; The Little Prince; Any Kahlil Gibran but particularly The Prophet
My God, My parents, my brother and my grandparents; my family and friends; anyone who has ever served my country (USA);any fire fighter, police officer, first medical responder or social service worker; teachers; any survivor of any form of interpersonal violence; anyone who has ever volunteered or done any type of activism for a cause they truly believe in; and people who vote (and I'm not talking about reality TV)