Photography (of course), music, mountain biking, hiking, exploring places I probably shouldn't go.
Okay, besides photography, I'm a huge music fan, so there are a lot of music artists I would like to meet, as well as photographers. So photo-wise: Michael Kenna, Henri-Cartier Bresson, Matt Mahurin, and Jerry Uelsmann. Musicians: Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Lemmy Kilmister, Pepper Kennan, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, David Bowie, Angus Young, Brian Johnson. Probably more, just can't think of them at the moment...
This is crazy, I'm not sure I can list it all...but here's a decent partial list: Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Beatles, AC/DC, Jimi Hendrix, Motorhead, ELO, David Bowie, Tool, A Perfect Circle, The Doors, Corrosion of Conformity, Down, Cake, Wolfmother, Curtis Mayfield, Foo Fighters, Days of the New, Marvin Gaye, Deep Purple, X, Primus, Public Enemy, Queen, Vic Damone, Thin Lizzy, Iggy Pop, John Hiatt, Parliament, UFO, Richard Thompson, Neil Diamond (thanks Mom!), Van Halen, Robbie Robertson, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, Al Green, Nerf Herder, Neil Young, Megadeth, Alice In Chains, Elvis Presley (thanks Mom!), Rage Against The Machine, DMX, Louis Prima, Suicidal Tendencies, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Air, Judas Priest, The Ramones, John Lee Hooker, Anthrax, The Isley Brothers, George Thorogood, Herbie Hancock, Jethro Tull, John Coltrane, Heart, Frank Sinatra, Faith No More, Etta James, Dio, Rainbow, Dire Straits, Dick Dale, Danzig, The Misfits, Helloween, Buddy Guy, Blue Oyster Cult, The Eagles, Rollins Band, ZZ Top, The Who, The O'Jays, W.A.S.P., Social Distortion, Mel Torme, Slayer, Peter Gabriel, Fleetwood Mac, Richard Cheese, Pelican, Isis, Our Lady Peace, James Brown, Audioslave, Pearl Jam, Muddy Waters, Devo, Fear, Keb' Mo', Little Richard, Lou Reed, Groove Armada, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Krokus, Johnny Cash, Infectious Grooves, Elton John, Robin Trower, The Cult, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Stevie Wonder, Rare Earth, Soundgarden, The Butthole Surfers, Booker T. & The MG's, The Beastie Boys, The Beach Boys, Barry White, Ottmar Liebert, Ministry, 311, Fishbone, LL Cool J, Bob Marley, Queensryche, Cheap Trick, Blondie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marillion, The Pretenders, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Temptations, Traffic, Van Morrison, Paul Simon, Yes, Godsmack, Alice Cooper, The Allman Brothers, ABBA, The Cars,......okay, you get the idea...
Bridge On The River Kwai, Anything directed by Terry Gilliam, anything directed by Ridley Scott.
Most of it blows, but HBO pretty much has it right...Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, my new favorite is Flight Of The Concordes. I like the Discovery Channel and the National Geographic Channel...Myth Busters and Ghost Hunters are cool. Love CSI, but kinda burned out on it right now. The Amazing Race is the only "reality" show that's worth anything...where do I sign up???
Growing up I read a lot of Michael Moorcock sci-fi/fantasy books like "Warhound and the World's Pain" and the Elric of Melnibone series. Piers Anthony "On A Pale Horse", "Inferno" by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment." Also, lots of books about bands and musicians like, "Get In The Van" by Henry Rollins, and "Hammer Of The Gods" by Stephan Davis, about Led Zeppelin. Also, Frank Zappa's autobiography is a pretty good read, as is "Radio Waves", by Jim Ladd.
My father and Peter the Great are pretty much it. I don't need much more than that...very tough shoes to fill...