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I met ryan so there goes my number one. Thats pretty cool to me at least, to meet the most influential person in you life. Next would be (in no particular order): Bob Dylan, John Lennon (someday), Elvin jones, Paul Mccartney, Elvis, Auto von Bismark, Walt whitman, j.d. salinger and more that i cant think of now.
Ryan Adams, whiskeytown, the beatles, anything with josh freese, the strokes, mcr, jeff buckly, bob dylan, elo, wilco, nickel creek, death cab, dave matthews, john mayer, sigur ros, bjork, antony and the johnsons, tift merrit, john legend, anthony hamilton, the deftones, the posters, sam malone band (for lack of a better name), friends and brothers harmonious monk. the highwaymen, the outlaws. there is more
Pulp Fiction, The Big Lebowski, anythng from Terantino or Kubrik. citizen kane, sooper troopers, Grandma's Boy, True Grit, any old movie.
The office, Curb your enthusiams, arrested development, sienfeld, king of queens, and of course date my mom.
the sound and the fury, any kurt vaughnaget, the hobbit and leaves of grass by walt whitman
.. width="425" height="350" .. First and formost Ryan Adams, Josh Freese, Elvin Jones, Jojo Mayer, Dennis Chambers, Gerald Heyward.