Friends and crazy stupid times. Coffee shops. Bars that have people that you can get silly with and then 5 minutes later have a "meaning of life" conversation (you can usually spot them by their quality selections of beers). Europe. French. Music that is created for the right reasons. Playing the guitar. Writing and teaching music. Speculating on our species' fucked future and trying figure out what to do about it. Road trips. Tea with the Times. Late nights and early mornings. Suprising myself. Been a while, but oh how I love summer 3 day shows. Taoism, socialism, and trying to live a productive and non-waistful life.
Silly people, bad ass musicians, and of course, beautiful babies.
Coltrane, Radiohead, Herbie Hancock, The Beatles, Wayne Shorter, Bob Marley, Dylan, D'angelo, any Motown, Debussy, Tribe, Django, Clapton, The Dead, James Brown, Robert Glasper, Jamiroquai, Hendrix, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Zeppelin, old school MJ, Miles Davis, Black Star, Pearl Jam, Paul Simon, Groove Armada, Adam Rogers, Rage Against the Machine, The Roots, Sonny Rollins, Stevie Wonder, Common, Charlie Parker, Astor Piazzolla, Gnawa (ha, all in that order)
Motorcycle Diaries, Garden State, Good Will Hunting, Amelie, American Beauty, Scarface, Fight Club - I like movies that make me think basically. Comedies are pretty funny sometimes too.
Daily Show/Colbert Report, Simpsons, Seinfield, BBC World News
A People's History of the United States, Ismael, 1984, The New Pearl Harbor, The Tao of Physics, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Da Vinci Code, Jack Kerouac, Kurt Vonnegut, and Tom Robbins are all good. Any other suggestions?
People who do good things, my dad, and oh ya...President Bush...he's pretty awesome.