Music:
the derek trucks band, the allman brothers, the aquarium rescue unit, wayne shorter, john coltrane, FRANK ZAPPA, col bruce hampton, jaco pastorius, jimmy herring, miles davis, pat metheny, sly and the family stone, allan holdsworth, steve morse ,dixie dregs, george benson, mike brecker, robben ford, yellowjackets, maceo parker,pharoah sanders, pat martino, art blakey and the jazz messengers, stevie wonder, funkadelic, muddy waters, larry carlton, steely dan, wes montgomery, return to forever, bb king, herbie hancock, lettuce, mccoy tyner,soulive, al green, bob dylan, scott henderson, tower of power, james brown, howlin' wolf,the meters, some broadway stuff, oteil burbridge, kofi burbridge, jimi hendrix, albert king, bill frisell, tony williams lifetime, dr. john, john scofield,wayne krantz, charlie christian, jeff beck, john prine, cannonball adderley, grateful dead, gov't mule, mike stern, bob marley and the wailers, mahavishnu orchestra, weather report, jethro tull, mike keneally, marshall tucker band, derek and the dominos, van morrison, otis rush, black crowes, stanley turrentine, taj mahal, the band, aretha franklin, king curtis, keb mo, freddie king, dave holland quintet, grant green, lee morgan, eddie harris
Movies:
pulp fiction, spinal tap, goodfellas, half baked,wayne's world, blow, emmet otter, fear and loathing in las vegas, mo better blues, 40 year old virgin, superbad
Television:
chappelle show, family guy (SIDEBOOB!), that 70's show, planet earth, UFC, discovery channel lake monster specials, seinfeld, robot chicken, deadliest catch, other funny stuff
Books:
Effortless Mastery, Lord of the Rings, Catcher in the Rye, Great Gatsby, Huck Finn, Night, The Making of 'A Love Supreme' and The Making of 'Kind of Blue' by Ashley Khan, The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius, Scar Tissue by Anthony Keidis, S.E. Hinton, The Mysticism of Sound and Music and i won't bother to list the ones that i've only read half of
Heroes:
the usual musician dudes(see above) Steve Irwin (croc hunter)