The sciences in all shapes and forms (and particularly herpetology, which is my profession and hobby); Music in most forms (see below); Playing the piano; Philosophy...as in philosophical discussions and ideas, not the crazed rantings of long dead men; Hiking and camping (though it does not get cold enough in FL); canoeing and all other outdoor activity. And of course, my turtles.
Carl Sagan, Warren Zevon, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine. Some live people would be nice as well.
Most forms of rock, especially seventies progressive. Emerson Lake & Palmer, Warren Zevon, Moody Blues, Brian Eno, Alan Parsons Project, Renaissance, The Raspberries, Sheryl Crow, The Doors, Dan Fogelberg, Elton John, Rickie lee Jones, Wall Of Voodoo, Yes, Stevie Wonder, countless others... Also love jazz (old and new), classical, ambient, celtic... Big fan of soundtracks...Angelo Badelamente, Ennio Morricone, Jon Vangelis, Phillip Glass, John Williams rules.
Had better be good enough to offset the horror that is the modern movie theater experience. Jesus Christ Superstar, Close Encounters..., The Road Warrior, Fight Club, To Sir With Love
Don't own one.
Mostly science non-fiction like Sagan, Shermer, Gould and Hitchens but also Stephen King and the like. Sometimes vacation from my heavier reading with a bit of Star Trek fiction. Lots of trade publications (zoo/herpetology/herpetoculture) and science mags.Recommendations: non-fiction; Cosmos, Demon Haunted World, Pale Blue Dot, Brocca's Brain all by Carl Sagan, Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer, Wonderful Life and any essays by Stephen Jay Gould, Return To Soddom and Gomorrah by Charles Pellegrino, The Head Of God by Keith Ledler, Moses And Monotheism by Sigmund Freud, The End Of Faith and Letter To A Christian Nation by Sam Harris. Fiction; The Stand by Stephen King, The Mists Of Avalon by Marion Z. Bradley, Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins, short stories of H.P. Lovecraft. More as I think of them...
I admire the intellect and talent of many but hero worship is for those who have given up.