Theatre, musical theatre, the White Sox, politics (especially watching Meet the Press on Sundays), listening to Bob & Tom in the morning, karaoke, reading, working on my house, being with friends, getting dressed all fancy for a night on the town.
Oh, so many people....A lot of folks put dead people on this list. I kind of like being alive, and I figure that the only way I'm going to meet dead people is if I'm dead myself, and I'm just not ready for that yet. I'll stick to people who are alive.Politics: (D) Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, John Murtha, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Howard Dean, Al Franken, Michael Moore. (R) Colin Powell, Rudy Guiliani, Bill Frist (just to see if he truly believes everything he says), and I wouldn't mind meeting the President - for the same reason I want to meet Frist.Acting: Kevin Spacey, Harrison Ford, Gene Hackman, Johnny Depp, Jeff Daniels, Denzel Washington, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Anistion, Keira Knightly, Reese Witherspoon, Helen Hunt, Priscilla Pointer, Amy Irving (the last two people are actresses to whom I am related - I'd love to meet them and get their advice on making it in the biz).Religion: Bishop John Shelby Spong, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Pope Benedict XVI, Bishop V. Gene Robinson, Jim Wallis, Jr.Sports: Paul Konerko, Scott Podsednik, Michael Jordan, Ryne Sandberg, Lance Armstrong, Brian Urlacher.Music: Michael Buble (I was within 8 feet), Stephen Page from the Barenaked Ladies (I met the other four, but not him), Barry Manilow (yes, I'll admit it), Don Henley, Billy Joel.Myspace: Anyone who'd like to chat.
Barenaked Ladies, Keane, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Barry Manilow, Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Chicago, The Moody Blues, ABBA, Boston, Styx, Billy Joel, Elton John, John Mellencamp, Matchbox 20, Don Henley, Tori Amos, The Beatles, Little River Band, and Sir Toby & the Lighter People (especially their smash album entitled "Uncivil Rule.")
Remember the Titans, Field of Dreams, Sneakers, Goonies, Real Genius, Crash, Glory Road, Oceans 11, Spy Game, Batman Begins
Friends, Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Law & Order, CSI, Will & Grace, Cheers, Baseball Tonight.
Anything by Al Franken, anything by Mitch Albom, all the Harry Potter books, any play - Neil Simon especially, anything Shakespeare, inspirational leadership books, and last but not least - The Catcher in the Rye.
Mostly my father and grandfather because of their ability to get along with people and to see humor in most aspects of their lives