I once dreamt that I was a panda in a zoo. It was awesome.
Film, Writing, Yoga, Music, Photography, Cartooning, Haiku, Running a Monarchic Republic of Small Size
Whoever, just hanging.
Animal Liberation Orchestra, Camper Van Beethoven, Eels, Fugazi, Elliott Smith, David Garza, Gomez, Tom Waits, The Mother Hips, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Shawn Smith, Patti Smith, Warren Zevon, Ween, The Who, Bishop Allen, Liz Phair, Guided By Voices, Talking Heads, They Might Be Giants, De La Soul, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Jurassic 5, The Pixies, Danger Doom, Classic Motown, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Wilco
Bottle Rocket, Big Fish, 25th Hour, Evil Dead 2, The Manchurian Candidate (orig), The Big Lebowski, Beautiful Girls, Chasing Amy, Cool Hand Luke, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, Memento, Rear Window, Psycho, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, High Fidelity, The Fisher King, The Graduate, Titus, Punch Drunk Love, Amelie, Shaun of the Dead, Shadows, The Muppet Movie, Murderball, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
The Wire, Dexter, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021, The Daily Show, Reno 911!, South Park, Sportscenter, Arrested Development, Venture Brothers, The Critic, Ren and Stimpy, The Muppet Show, Firefly, Deadwood, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
The Haiku Year, Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle, Choke, Fight Club, Survivor, Shop Girl, Calvin and Hobbes, Bloom County, Rebel Without A Crew, Cassavetes on Cassavetes, Gilliam on Gilliam, Confederacy Of Dunces, House of Leaves
Quick note: heroes need not apply here as the proper term... these folks inspire me the most with their art and manner. Salvador Dali, John Cassavetes, Terry Gilliam, Julie Taymor, Warren Zevon, Bill Hicks, Lenny Bruce, Henry Rollins, Patti Smith, Phillipe Hallsman, Chuck Palaniuk, E, Jake and Elwood Blues, Trapper John and Hawkeye Pierce, Atticus Finch, Ringo Starr, The Dancing Panda