I"m open to meeting anyone, but I"m not the best at first impressions and MY first impression of others is usually tainted and wrong. I take a little while to warm-up to (years in some cases)and need time to warm-up to others, but eventually it all works out.
Anything with great drumming catches my ear...like the Neil Young song goes I like everything from "Hank to Hendrix" and many in between. Music is in my blood and what makes the world go around....as far as drummers go we got Tommy Lee, Dave Grohl, Jon Bonham, Keith Moon, Brett Reid, Lars Ulrich, Josh Freese, Tim Alexander, Brain, Ronnie Tutt, Jon Fishman....and many more but I'll spare you.
My favorite author hands down is the late great Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Other than him I"ll read anything thats interesting or suspensful. Mark Bowden has written some great true crime books, James Patterson, Anthony Bourdain is both a great chef and animated author, Mitch Albom (if you haven't read Tuesday's with Morrey or The Ten People You Meet In Heaven- you should,
My Father. Michael T. Avent 10/30/1944 - 06/23/2005