--Playing Drums--Absorbing Music--Progression (mentally/physically)--Eating healthy shit--Cooking healthy shit--Bike riding the American River Parkway--Weekends in San Francisco--My family (My little bro and father: dedicated surfers....braving the weather conditions year round.My entire family which I feel blessed to be a part of, because of their open-minds and endless support--Horror Films, and other independent films--Working with Natural Stone--Mosaic Tile Work--Good Beer: Anchor Steam, Sierra Nevada, Shiner Bock--Getting Tattooed by my Brother (www.solidstatetattoo.com)----The San Francisco Bay Area--Sushi--
People who let off positive energy, which I feel could inspire me to grow as an individual.People I feel completely comfortable around; to the extent that I have no self-conscious inhibitions.
In no particular order: The Police, Fugazi, The Misfits,Les Savy Fav,Minus the Bear,Neurosis,Torche, Tomahawk, Zombi, Porcupine Tree, Jimi Hendrix & the Experience/Band of Gypsys, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, Cream, Bad Brains, Wolf Mother, Priestess, Earl Greyhound, Burst, Peter Gabriel/Peter Gabriel-era Genesis, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Howlin' Wolf, Stevie Wonder, Led Zeppelin, Black Flag, Dead Boys, Pantera, Interpol,The Thrills, Void, Death Cab for Cutie, As I Lay Dying, Receiving End of Sirens, The Haunted, Killswitch Engage, My Morning Jacket, Lucero, Bauhaus, Danzig, Jimmy Cliff, The Draft, Steel Pulse, Cash, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, The Clash, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Yes, King Crimson, Rush, the Pixies, The Decemberists, Coheed and Cambria, The New Pornographers, The Who,the Thrills, Mastodon, Embrace the End (holla friends), X, Dead Kennedys, the Meters, the Faint, Beep Beep, David Bowie, The Doors, Samhain, Faith No More,murder by death, Explosions in the Sky, Elliott, Mono, MF Doom, Primus, Black Sabbath, Samiam, Hot Water Music, the Cult, AC/DC, Supersuckers, Thrice, Breather Resist,Godspeed you Black Emperor, Thin Lizzy, Grade, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica (80's), Wilco, The Exit, Blood Brothers, The Specials, Blue Oyster Cult, Phantom Planet, Madness, Descendents, All, Prince, Sly & the Family Stone, Public Enemy, Pink Floyd, Television, The Replacements, the Kinks, New York Dolls, Murder City Devils, Death by Stereo, Modest Mouse, Bloc Party, Cheap Trick, T.S.O.L., Void, Government Issue, Rollins Band,Anthrax, Good Riddance, Sunny Day Real Estate, Bad Wizard, And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, King Diamond, Boston, Psychedelic Furs, Jawbreaker, the Germs, the Cramps, Reverend Horton Heat, Stray Cats, Nekromantix, Van Halen (David Lee Roth era), Swingin' Utters, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Cursive, Dagnasty,Galactic, Gang Star, Mos Def, Grave Diggaz, Wu Tang, Black Cat Music, Turbonegro, the Cure, Kill your Idols, the Mars Volta, Propagandhi, Social Distortion, Radiohead, Sigor Ros, the Damned, the Smiths, Journey, Tom Waits, Smashing Pumpkins, Cream, In Flames,Ministry, Minor Threat, Judas Priest, Ignite, Ryan Adams, Tool, Planes Mistaken for Stars, the Datsuns, 7 seconds, Guns n' Wankers, Guns & Roses, Velvet Revolver, Deftones, Rocket from the Crypt, Hot Snakes, Balzac, birthday party, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, Strung Out, old Soundgarden, Jaw Box, Fishbone, Quicksand, Stiff Little Fingers, Guitar Wolf, Motley Crue, Peter Tosh, Prince Far I, Slayer, Head Automatica, GlassJaw, Jethro Tull, Toots and the Maytals.....alot more music that I can't think of right now.
Samurai Dramas, Italian Horror, Zombie Horror, More Horror,Good Horror, Comedy, Kung Fu, Documentaries.........so much good shit out there
Adult Swim: Sealab 2021, Aquateen Hungerforce, Robot Chicken, Family Guy, the Simpsons, Chappelle's Show, IFC, VH1 Classic, Discovery Channel,Forsensic shows....alot of real "reality". I think we've seemed to lose sight of that through our television. Not much basically, unless a good movie's on------
Clive Barker "The Thief of Always" H.P. Lovecraft "Tales of H.P. Lovecraft" Harper Lee "To Kill a Mockingbird" Stephen King "The Gunslinger" Stephen Davis "Hammer of the Gods"
*Most of the famous people that your "average person" would like to meet are already dead or completely fictitious.....I figured, what's it worth hoping someone you idolize is going to meet this pre-born assumption of character, when you can just look forward to meeting people who break the boundaries of personality stereotypes. ==After all....most people are just so fucking bleak.......The only hero that comes to mind for me is my mother. She was an artist, a teacher, an amazing mother who would do anything for her children, and she was a beautiful, inspiring person that touched everyone lucky enough to admire her grace.