Piano, Guitar, history, philosophy (mainly eastern), travel, politics, geneology, sports (pro and college), stand-up comedy, and cocktail parties.
Billy Joel, Marc Cohn, Jackson Browne, and the rest of you mortals who are decent, interesting people.
Billy Joel, Marc Cohn, Jackson Browne, Elton John, Guster, Pink Floyd, Josh Rouse, Amos Lee, Sigur Ros, Acoustic Junction, John Hiatt, Athlete, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, The Beatles, Ben Folds, Donny Hathaway, Bob Dylan, Bruce Hornsby, Colin Hay, Bruce Springsteen, Counting Crows, Hall & Oates, David Wilcox, Grateful Dead, Harry Chapin, Jeff Buckley, Lionel Richie, Meatloaf, Neil Diamond, Prince, The Shins, Simon & Garfunkel, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, The Thorns, U2, Van Morrison, Virgina Coalition, Toad the Wet Sprocket.
The Big Chill, Godfather I & II, Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Better Off Dead, Clerks, Outside Providence, The Goonies, Old School, Usual Suspects, This is Spinal Tap, Anne Hall, Wild Strawberries, Dirty Dozen, The Sting, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (original), The Big Lebowski, Princess Bride, Garden State, Pulp Fiction, Dazed and Confused, Animal House, Big Fish, Swingers, Hannah and Her Sisters, Get Shorty, Rain Man, Bullworth. High Fidelity, Serendipity, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky.
Scrubs, Gray's Anatomy, House, Simpsons, Family Guy, Quantum Leap, Seinfeld, LA Law, St. Elsewhere, West Wing, Daily Show, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
"The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. "On the Road" and "Dharma Bums" by Jack Kerouac. "The Clestine Prophecy" by James Redfield. "Tuesday's with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
I don't believe in Hero worship, but I admire people for their talent such as Billy Joel, Ayn Rand, Buddha. Anybody in this world who strives to better themself while still treating those around them with dignity and respect is a hero. People who do good things, not because they are told to by some book or preacher, but because they are the right things to do... those are my heroes.