.optimism. live music. being outdoors. hiking up the side of a mountain. bohemian skirts. grilling peppers. matematicas. yoga. the zen moments of snowboarding. learning. experiencing life. enjoying life.
SOUND TRIBE SECTOR 9 (STS9), Steve Kimock Band, Bob Marley, Grateful Dead, Talking Heads, Thievery Corporation, Widespread Panic, Phish, String Cheese Incident, Ani Difranco, Beck, Railroad Earth, Jonah Smith, Damien Rice, Xavier Rudd, Finley Quaye, Benevento-Russo Duo, Zero, Garaj Mahal, Fareed Haque Group, Bassnectar, Pnuma Trio, Lotus, Perpetual Groove, Matisyahu, Damian Marley, LTJ Bukem, Nightmares on Wax, Air, Postal Service, Medeski Martin & Wood, Herbie Hancock, John Scofield, The Shins, moe., Umphrey's McGee, Keller Williams, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Yonder Mountain String Band, Hot Buttered Rum String Band, Telefon TelAviv, Flaming Lips, St. Germain, Chromeo, Peter Tosh, John Brown's Body, Third World, Don Carlos, Steel Pulse, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear, Toots & the Maytals (..lots of reggae), Erykah Badu, Fiona Apple, Norah Jones, Ben Harper, Matt Powell, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, Sublime, Blind Melon, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis, Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel
Baraka, Fear&Loathing in LasVegas, Motorcycle Diaries, Almost Famous, Talking Heads' "Stop Making Sense" DVD
On The Road - Jack Kerouac, Kitchen Confidential - Chef Anthony Bourdain, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior - Dan Millman