Music, spirituality, literature, and politics.
Jesus, the Virgin Mary, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Jerry Garcia, Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Larry Norman, Sam Phillips, Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot, John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Scott McKenzie, John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky, Joe Butler, Steve Boone, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Johnny Cash, Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Jarboe, John York, Thomas Merton, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien.
(in alphabetical order): Alice Cooper, The Allman Brothers, Altan, Andy Stewart, The Animals, Annie Brooks, Arlo Guthrie, Barry McGuire, Bauhaus, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, Bruce Cockburn, Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, Carole King, Cat Stevens, Clannad, Crosby Stills and Nash (and Young), The Cure, Dave Hahn, David Bowie, David Crosby, Deep Purple, Dion, Donna DeLory, Donovan, The Doors, Dulce Sky, Elton John, Erasure, Eric Clapton, Eurythmics, Evanescence, Everly Brothers, Fairport Convention, Faith and the Muse, Faron Young, Fathers and Sons, Fleetwood Mac, Foghat, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Gene Clark, Genesis (when Peter Gabriel was there), George Harrison, George Jones, Gigi Love, Gina French, Gin Blossoms, Glass Harp, Gordon Lightfoot, Gov't Mule, Graham Nash, Grand Funk Railroad, The Grateful Dead, The Great Society, The Guess Who, Hank Williams Sr., Hank III, Head East, Heart, Herman's Hermits, Horslips, Hot Tuna, In Tenebris, Iron Butterfly, It's A Beautiful Day, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Janis Joplin, Jarboe, Jeff Beck, Jefferson Airplane, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jethro Tull, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, John Lennon, John Prine, John Sebastian, Johnny Cash, Johnny Rivers, Johnny Winter, Jonathan Edwards, Jorma Kaukonen, Journey, Joy Division, Judy Roderick, Larry Norman, Led Zeppelin, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Mamas and Papas, Mason Proffit, Melanie, Melissa Warner, Mike Nesmith, Mission UK, The Moody Blues, Morrissey, Mountain, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Nektar, New Order, New Riders of the Purple Sage, New York Dolls, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Ozzy Osbourne, Patsy Cline, Patti Smith, Paul Butterfield, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Pentangle, People, Peter Gabriel, Peter Murphy, Peter Paul and Mary, Phil Ochs, Pink Floyd, Planxty, Poco, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Rascals, Red Sparrowes, Richie Furay, Ringo Starr, Robin Trower, Rod Stewart, Roger McGuinn, The Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, Rush, Sam Phillips, Santana, Savoy Brown, Scott McKenzie, Seals and Crofts, Silly Wizard, Simon and Garfunkel, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Sisters of Mercy, The Smithereens, The Smiths, Spooky Tooth, Stacey Board, Steeleye Span, Stephen Stills, Steppenwolf, Subrosa, Sun Kil Moon, Swans, Talbot Brothers, Talbot-McGuire, T. Rex, Tim Buckley, Todd Rundgren, Tom Paxton, Tommy James and the Shondells, Traffic, The Turtles, Violet Run, U2, Uriah Heep, Van Morrison, Violet Run, Wendy Ohlwiler, Willie Nelson, Wire, The Yardbirds, and Yes.
Lord of the Rings trilogy, all the Harry Potter movies, Raising Arizona, O Brother Where Art Thou, The President's Analyst, Anne Frank: The Whole Story, Saving Private Ryan, Rose Red, Montery Pop Festival, Woodstock, and Walk The Line.
Biography, History, History International, Comedy Central, and John and Kate Plus 8 (on TLC).
Lord of the Rings trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien), God Between Their Lips (Kathryn Bond Stockton), Sun and Water Poems (Hector Ahumada), The Wellspring (Sharon Olds), Flying Out With the Wounded (Anne Caston), everything by Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley.
Jesus, my wife, my kids, my parents, my brothers, my uncle Carston, Barry McGuire, Dr. Sarah Woolsey, and Kathryn Bond Stockton.