Daddy (though I am not up for any Father of the Year awards (as my EX is always more than willing to tell me...), my children are always near my thoughts and any interests I might have are inevitably effected)........ Art (though I have studied in some amazing places and with some amazing people, I tend to keep my misery bottled up these days as opposed to projecting them in any external artistic expression)
Erisian Dobbs offspring...
I feel musical genres were invented by those who sell music for those who don't get it. There is only one type of music I enjoy, and that is quality music made by quality musicians. However, for those who find this statement too broad (ironic, considering just how rare quality music and musicians are...) here is a list: Bad Religion, the Beatles, BLIND MELON, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, De La Soul, ELVIS, the Flaming Lips, GALACTIC, Groove Collective, Howlin' Wolf, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Jurassic 5, Lamb, Louis Armstrong, Medeski, Martin, & Wood, N.E.R.D., THE ORB, Pennywise, PINK FLOYD, Raphael Saadiq, String Cheese Incident, Tool, the Velvet Underground, WEEN, and Willie Nelson. This list is by no means exclusive, but perhaps will provide an idea.
In an effort to avoid length and redundancy, I will provide a list of favorite directors: the Cohen Bros., Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Jackson, Stanley Kubrick, Richard Linklater, George Lucas, David Lynch, Rob Reiner, Martin Scorsese, Kevin Smith, Steven Speilberg, Oliver Stone, and Quentiin Tarantino. This list is by no means exclusive, but perhaps it will provide an idea.
I have a hard time getting into television due to the lack of curses and nudity. I do enjoy Adult Swim (oh, that Peter...). I also really like Rome, Entourage, and the Sopranos on HBO...
Again in an effort to save time and space, I offer a list of some of my favorite authors: Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, William S. Burrows, Aleister Crowley, Phillip K. Dick, Umberto Eco, Aldous Huxley, Milan Kundera, Chuck Palahniuk, Ayn Rand, Anne Rice (guilty pleasure...) Tom Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut, and Robert Anton Wilson. This list is by no means exclusive, but for those on the know should provide some insight into exactly who they're dealing with...
Hassan I Sabbah