Art, music, zoning out in the bath, snugglin with da pugs, watching movies- especially anime, going to museums, practicing wing chun kung fu, practicing kali, zoning out in the backyard staring at blades of grass and having a smoke, bar-b-q-ing on days off, travelling when possible, playing playstation2 like a crackhead until i fall asleep, and music.....yeah lots of different music, RPG games with friends, painting portraits and nudes. good BEER (my brother's a brewer), GOD, my girlfriend, and family.
since everyone i'd like to meet is already dead, i guess i'd settle for: hideaki anno (for evangelion), liz phair (she was better then), george lucas (you bastard, is that the best you could do?), taylor rain (obvious), lou reed (cuz he has touched my soul), john mellencamp (for rock n roll), jim carrol (poetry, man), jesus (he's not dead folks), ringo star (just to tell im dat i love du guy), nelson mandela (for advice on faith), danny inosanto (for advice on how to beat some ones ass in a stick fight), any Marley (just to tell em how much Bob's music changed my life-like they dont hear it alot), ken russell (just for altered states and tommy), george romero (for zombies and knightriders), dave chapelle (for honest comedy) and like i said everyone else who is really cool is dead already.
..Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Tom Waits, Radiohead, PIXIES, the Clash, Spoon, Ok go, KODO, Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley, Damian Marley (jr. gong), Jimi Hendrix, otis reading, wilson pickett, screamin jay hawkins, john lee hooker, ledbelly, kanye west, snoop dog, janes addiction (old), nirvana, the toadies, john mellencamp, johnny cash, waylon jennings, janis joplin and big bro and the holding company, Liz Phair, juliet and the licks, pearl jam, neil young, the allman brothers, the beatles, wings, the velvet underground, Kiss, duran-duran, the cars, dead can dance, the black crowes, bjork, peter gabriel, the white stripes, the Bouffant Jellyfish, wolfmother, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Moursourgski, Holst, Wager, the list goes on and on.......
an american werewolf in london, altered states, baraka, end of evangelion, pi, the basketball diaries, beautiful creatures, eternal sunshine, partymonster, velvetgoldmine, trainspotting, kids, the last unicorn, the dark crystal, labrynth, legend, timebandits, conan the barbarian, excalibur, the sword and the sorceror, the thing (carpenters), monte python...i also like cheezy movies and bad movies like: xanadu, sgt. peppers lone hearts club band, hair, school of rock, mazes and monsters. i rarely like hollywood blockbusters, they are: star wars, lord of the rings, the matrix. i like foreign films by pedro almodovar and kungfu films made in hong kong. the WORST movie ever is: armageddon. my favorite anime are: any Miyazaki film, fist of the north star, akira, berserk, robotech, evangelion, vampire hunter d, ninja scroll, samurai champloo, trigun, and wicked city. ..
buffy the vampire slayer, dukes of hazard, wonderwoman, smallville, beauty and the beast, adult swim, arrested development, the original battelstar galactica (jesus, am i the only one who remembers it?, southpark.
im a lazy reader, but these are a few books that i thoroughly enjoyed: the emperor wears no clothes (exposes the origins of marijuana persecution), the kebra nagast (ethiopean story of kings), lord of the rings trilogy+ the hobbit, elric saga, conan, the bible (yes, the whole thing), the tao of pooh, and the way of the samurai.
this is where i get to drop names and in no particular order, but first let me explain the reason i have honored these people. each of them has touched me in some way, changed me, and left me the better for it. my vision of humanity is more complete because of them. my life has been more enriched. they are: mom and dad, my big brother erik, jesus christ, buddha, ghandi, mother teresa, martin luther king, jr. , bono, believe it or not- JFK, bruce lee, marlon brando, daniel day lewis, bob marley, my friend gessie, christopher reeves, nelson mandela, mrs rainey, dave chapelle, mozart, beethoven, lindsey, pope john paul ll (how can people say he was evil?), haile selassie l, anne bancroft, my art professor roxi mccloskey, ken russell, hideaki anno, wes anderson, george lucas (god forgive me), lou reed, my wing chung sifu- gilbert leal, my mentor father oconnell (deceased), liz (deceased), all my ancestors, my little buddy, and last but not least is my girlfriend Julie who has won a place here by saving me from Koyaanisquatsi.