Playing, Recording, Mixing, Producing, Practicing, and Listening to Music. Making art. Outdoor sports, poker, partying, traveling, long road trips, Snowboarding!!! I miss the West. Improving myself on a daily basis. Teaching, studying, learning, chillin.
Those who get funky. Damn Funky.
Anything progressive in it's genre. I like bands that really push the limits and are extremely creative. If it can be described as greasy, I probaby love it. A few influences are Bill Laswell, Pink Floyd, everything Miles Davis, Coltrane, Monk, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, P-Funk, Old school funk all around, Medeski, Martin and Wood. The Grateful Dead, Phish, Allman Bros. Widespread Panic
Thrillers with surprising plot twists are my favorite. Also movies with great soundtracks and sound/visual fx. Too many to list.
I don't watch much, too much other stuff to practice and work on. I do like keeping up with the football season and enjoy watching games. The Daily Show is great, vintage Simpsons, Southpark, and Family Guy.
I mostly read books pertaining to audio engineering, sacred geometry, color and sound theory. It's been years since I read fiction or novels.
People who produce peace. Good teachers.