Music/Concerts, Movies, Poker, Chess, Backgammon, Snowboarding, Working out, Brewing Beer, Cooking, Wine, Camping/outdoor activities, and Med School
In no particular order: Bobby Fischer, Phil Hellmuth, Jr., Billy Corgan (or any of the Pumpkins), John Lennon, Abe Lincoln, Thom York, Garry Kasparov, Dustin Hoffman, Charlie Kaufman, Woody Allen, Jerry Seinfeld, and God (but not just yet)
First things first, top 5 bands of all time (in a very particular order):
1) The Smashing Pumpkins
2) Radiohead
3) Pink Floyd
4) Tool
5) The Beatles
Also very high on my list: System of a Down, Modest Mouse, Jimmy Eat World, NIN, The Smiths, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Weezer (but only their first 2 albums count), Elton John, REM, Marcy Playground, The Dresden Dolls, Belle and Sebastian, Iron and Wine, Sigur Ros, Simon and Garfunkle, and David Bowie
There are just way too many but I'll try to narrow it down. Its a Wonderful Life, Magnolia, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind (and any other Charlie Kaufman movie), the Graduate, Dr. Strangelove (and most other Kubrick works), Signs, The Village, Christmas Vacation, Lost in Translation, Big Fish, Rushmore, The Life Aquatic, The Royal Tenenbaums, Punch Drunk Love, Sin City, and Annie Hall.
Seinfeld, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Modern Marvels, Extreme Engineering (and all of those other great shows on Discovery, TLC, and the History Channel), South Park, anything Poker, Seinfeld, The Daily Show, I Love Lucy, and did I mention Seinfeld?
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