"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."Live music, outdoor concerts. Playing and watching sports, especially football and hockey. I snowboard as much as possible in the winter and camp in the summer. Fly fishing my new thing. Drinks with friends. Traveling out of the US.
Anything but country. Live shows are the best. Lately . . . the Fray, Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, Tribe Called Quest, Kanye West. Always good . . . Social Distortion, Johnny Cash, Tracy Chapman, The Samples, Jonny Lang, Beastie Boys.
Old School, Garden State, Saving Private Ryan, Wedding Crashers, Say Anything to many more . . .
Too many to answer, but here are a few favorites. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, In Cold Blood, Deadeye Dick by Kurt Vonnegut, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, To Kill A Mockingbird, Lord of the Rings, Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer