Travel (cultural), Music (the kind in which people play musical instruments & sing with melodic voices), Photography (not digital), History (ancient & Cold War). Current Events (Mostly so that I can monitor those that think themselves journalists & call them out when their reporting is nothing more than opining)
Jimmy Buffett; because he has done it all and lived though it and still has positive attitude and a pilots license.
Rush, Dream Theater, Yes, King Crimson, Journey, Genesis, Queensryche, Steeley Dan, Toto, Miles Davis, Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jimmy Buffett, , Judas Priest
James Bond, Indiana Jones, Mission Impossible, Tomb Raider, anything from Quentin Tarantino or Atom Egoyan. Classics & comedies.
Most of it is shit.
Books are my biggest addiction. I was isolated as a child and used the written word to elevate myself out of the boundries placed around me. I still read alot; I don't need to escape any longer but still need to explore.
There are people whose acheivements that I admire, but no mortal gets my worship.