Fred Small, Tom Russell, Dar Williams, Oysterband, Social Distortion, Sister Hazel, Bach's "Nun danket allen Gott", the guitar solo in Kim Wilde's "Just a Feeling", "Swamp Thing" by the Chameleons UK, "Sit Down" by James, old church hymns and Irish folk songs
The Fisher King, Good Will Hunting, The Paper Chase, It's a Wonderful Life, Sophie's Choice, Monty Python (grail, meaning of life), Mike Conroy doing a traveling method air to fakie in Full Power Trip
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