I enjoy (in no particular order) seeing my friends' bands, spending QT with friends and family, ice cream, cooking, guitar, bass, rock concerts, classical concerts, baking, gargling mouthwash, bicycling, running, kayaking, canoeing, flossing my teeth, nordic skiing, alpine skiing, DVDs, piano, listening to the Ring-Dang-Doo, Sudoku, University of Maryland Terrapins basketball, and hanging out with my 3 nephews
I'd like to meet:
Genuine & down-to-earth people, live music fans, musicians
Music:
The Fab Faux (playing Savoy Truffle in this fan video)
Rock/pop: the Cardigans , U2 , weezer , the Police, BNL , the Beatles, the Corrs, the Doors, Led Zeppelin, Dread Zeppelin, Guns 'n Roses, Sarah McLachlan , No Doubt, Pink Floyd, Rage Against The Machine, Peter Gabriel, Spinal Tap, the Who, Simon & Garfunkel, and much more.
Classical: Beethoven, Copland
DC area original artists & bands: Evick , the Dullards, Jessi Canning , Lucky Day , JunkFood
Movies:
Hot Fuzz, Big Trouble in Little China, Kung Fu Hustle, Better Off Dead, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Aladdin, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Deliverance, Time Bandits, X-men, Airplane!, the Princess Bride, This is Spinal Tap, Best In Show, A Mighty Wind, Office Space, Napoleon Dynamite, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Television:
24, My Name Is Earl, The Office, Bones, How I Met Your Mother, South Park, The Simpsons
Books:
I have read all of Dan Brown's novels; Jon Krakauer - Into Thin Air; J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter series. Also various musician and band biographies. Anybody got any suggestions?
Heroes:
Bass heroes: Derek Smalls (of Spinal Tap), Duff McKagan (of Guns 'n Roses & Velvet Revolver), Tony Kanal (of No Doubt), Sting, Magnus Svenningsson (of The Cardigans), Paul McCartney, Will Lee (of the Fab Faux & Paul Shaffer Band).