acting
stage combat
comic books
Italian food
the Chrysler Building
the Tappan Zee Bridge
playing pool
archery
lacrosse
wrestling
gymnastics
swimming
diving
In no particular order . . .
William Shakespeare (I want a blue pencil and a copy of the First Folio with me when it happens.)
Jesus Christ (C'mon, you know you want to know.)
Fred Astaire (Just for the chance to take one dance lesson from the best there's ever been.)
Patrick "Paddy" Crean (Just for the chance to take one stage combat lesson from the best there's ever been.)
Bluegrass (Nickel Creek, especially)
Classical (though it's really more of a weakness for Baroque)
Classic Rock (the real stuff, like Floyd, the Stones, AC/DC, etc.)
American Standards (Frank, Sammy, Ella, Rosemary, et al.)
A Few Good Men
Brokeback Mountain
Field of Dreams
The Hunt for Red October
The Princess Bride
The Road to Perdition
Shakespeare in Love
The Silence of the Lambs
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
The Wizard of Oz
CSI
Lost
ER
Grey's Anatomy
Smallville
Supernatural
Survivor
"Midkemia," Raymond E. Feist
"A Song of Ice and Fire," George R.R. Martin (editor)
"Wild Cards," George R.R. Martin
"Guardians of the Flame," Joel Rosenberg
Jeremy Bloom
Matthew Mitcham
Ed Moses
Cael Sanderson
Blaine Wilson