Improvisational comedy, Hapkido, raw cookie dough, college football, firebreathing, spiritual growth, Italian Ice, backrubs, long walks along Oak St. beach while listening to Yanni, watching my daughters grow up before my eyes, and spending quality time with my wife watching David Hasselfhoff and Cheryl Ladd on a Lifetime movie while scarfing down some butter crust Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza and a couple of Sierra Nevada Pale Ales.
Stephen Colbert, Steve Carrell, Steve Martin, Steve Austin, Steve McQueen, Steve Erkle, Steve McNair, Warren Moon, Warren Buffet, Jimmy Buffet, Jimmy Kimmell, Jimmy Page, Jimmy Crack Corn and I don't care, Bono, Jack Nicholson, Henry Rollins, Chris Rock, Vince Vaughn, Paul McCartney, Carlos Mencia, Billy Graham, Metallica, Nelson Mandela, Walter Payton, Martin Luther King, Jr., Richard Pryor, Robert Deniro, Robin Williams, Al Pacino, George Clooney, Eddie Murphy, Angelina Jolie and CBS 2 Investigative reporter Pam Zeckman.
U2, Led Zeppelin, Elvis, DC Talk, Sam Cooke, Metallica, 2 Pac, The Beatles, Depeche Mode, Alice in Chains, INXS, Van Halen (David Lee Roth days), Kirk Franklin, GNR, Frank Sinatra, Soundgarden, Coldplay, Johnny Cash, Public Enemy, Sarah McLachlan, Linkin Park, Jimi Hendrix,
Goodfellas, Old School, Borat! The Godfather, Crash, Pulp Fiction, There's something about Mary, Braveheart, Swingers, Meet the Parents, Jerry McGuire, Apocolypse Now, The Passion of the Christ.
ESPN Sportscenter, Seinfeld, The Office, Sportscenter, My Name is Earl, Whose Line is it Anyway?, Everybody loves Raymond, Without a Trace, Did I mention Sportscenter?, CSI Miami, The Jeffersons, All in the Family, WKRP in Cincinnati, the Brady Bunch and finally Sportscenter.
The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino, The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren, The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump, Wild at Heart by John Eldridge, Cruel Shoes by Steve Martin, Payton by Walter Payton and the most published book in the history of the world. the book that has stood the test of time, it's been banned, burned, torn, thrown away, and yet it still survives, I'm talking about the book that motivates me, inspires me and feeds my soul...the Yellow Pages.
Jesus Christ, Spiderman, William Wallace, Chuck Norris, Walter Payton, David Hasselhoff, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson, my grandfather who lived to be 100 and still taught my daughter how to play dominoes at the age of 99, and last but not least, my father who passed away in 2006.