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I could put my whole collection here but you'd be reading until tomorrow so. ., Amon Tobin, Boards of Cananda, Blonde Redhead, Massive Attack, The Gotan Project, Mono, Explosions in the Sky, The Postal Service, God Speed, Do Make Say Think, Graham Massie, 808 State, Lamb, LFO, Interpol, Mark Bell, Talvin Singh, YeahYeahYeahs, Tricky, Boom Boom Satelites, Mogwai, Death Cab, Thievery Corporation, David Holmes, Bjork, Tortoise, Radiohead, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, The Dust Brothers, Mum, Sigur Ros, Gus Gus, Dj Shadow, DJ Krush, Mark Farina, RJD2, Squarepusher, Mu-ziq, Early 90's hip-hop like the Native Toungues, or anything that is in that vibe, anything you want to suggest, maybe. . .
Lost in Translation, Donnie Darko, LOTR, The Matrix, Amelie, Run Lola Run, Heat, Alien, GITS, GITS2, Fight Club, Ben Stiller or Owen Wilson flicks, anything by Wes Anderson, Snatch, Lock Stock, Trainspotting, Amores Perros, Y tu Mama Tambien, Strange Days, The Professional, and the list goes on. I will watch just about anything, and have seen more movies than I care to admit. . .
Don't watch TV shows except on HBO and Comedy Central - Chappelle, Daily Show, Ali G, used to watch Mr. Show, Real Time with Bill Maher occasionally. . . and a few others I can't think of now.
Currentyl: The Death ad Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs, and The Geography of Nowhere, by H.J. Kunstler. Also, Devil in the White City. At the urging of Holly, I have read all of the Harry Potter Books, which are fun. Others: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Trials of the Monkey, Siddartha, Gandhi's Autobiography, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (or Dave Eggers generally), Love Monkey, God by Alexander Waugh, anything by Neil Gaiman, etc...
Holly, my family, everday people, those who have given me true guidance and support throughout my life.