Music:
Rock and Roll, (mostly old) country, bluegrass, hip-hop - I like all kinds of music. Most of what is on the radio is garbage.
Movies:
Jaws, The Battle of Algiers, Clay Pigeons, On the Waterfront, Dawn of the Dead (and all George A. Romero), A Christmas Story, Wordplay, Indiana Jones, etc.
Television:
The Simpsons. Anyone who doesn't like that show is either a half-wit or a communist. I also love Smallville. I can't defend that one; it's like the "Sweet Valley High" of comic book television.
Books:
Best books I've read: A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Grapes of Wrath, Islands in the Stream I like Hemmingway, Bukowski, Steinbeck, John Irving, etc. I read a lot of shop manuals.
Heroes:
Muhammad Ali