Music, writing, photography, the essence of collaboration, constitutional law, social innovation, social capital initiatives to improve urban living, discovering great songwriters and musicians, collaborative songwriting, biking, digital/abstract artistry.
Pros with a mutual interest in up-and-coming indy artists and songwriters, 70's Jazz-fusion, and World Music. Plus anyone that can steer me to easy-to-use computer software for composing.
Jazz-fusion, World music, Classic Rock, AAA.
Songwriters: Elton John, Paul McCartney, David Baerwald, Jeff Buckley, Aimee Mann, Michael Penn, Donald Fagan, Adrian Belew, Sting, Santana, Peter Gabriel, Everlast, to name a few.
Musicians: John Scofield, Trilok Gurtu, Ottmar Liebert, John McLaughlin, Santana, Shakti, Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, (King Crimson), Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Eric Clapton, Neil Peart, John Paul Jones, Phil Collins.
All the good ones.
Lost, 6 Feet Under, The Shield, Law & Order, Sopranos, CSI, and just about anything on TV Land.
"Once Upon a Town" by Bob Greene.
"Flow" by Mihaly Chikzenmihaly.
"Man's Search for Meaning" by Victor Frankl is one I read more than 10 years ago, and still recommend to friends during tough times.
Mad Max. Mighty Mouse. Han Solo.
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
--Mohandas Gandhi
"I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my being. I am the warrant and the sanction."
-- Ayn Rand, Anthem
"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career.
I've lost almost 300 games.
Twenty-six times, I've been trusted to take the game-
winning shot and missed.
I've failed over, and over, and over again in my life.
And that is why . . . I succeed."
--Michael Jordan