Theatre. Classic movies. Acting. Singing. Old couples holding hands. Funny people. Music. History. Reading. Art of all kinds. Painting. Drawing. Democrats. New York. Jimmy Stewart.
Elaine Stritch. Because she's as badass as it gets.
SHOWTUNES. Standards. Jazz. Big band. (If your grandmother listened to it, I probably do too.) Glenn Miller. Frank Sinatra. Dean Martin. Rosemary Clooney. Judy Garland. Liza Minnelli. Nina Simone. Ella Fitzgerald. Blossom Dearie. the Beatles. Barenaked Ladies. James Taylor. Joni Mitchell. Van Morrison. Regina Spektor. Rilo Kiley. Aaaand more Billy Joel than you could shake a stick at.
Casablanca. Grey Gardens. Harold and Maude. It's A Wonderful Life. The Apartment. The Philadelphia Story. Some Like It Hot. Singin' in the Rain. Back to the Future (I, II, and III-- but mostly I and III). Anchorman. 40 Year-Old Virgin. When Harry Met Sally. Office Space. To Kill A Mockingbird. Pillow Talk. Mixed Nuts. You've Got Mail. The Goodbye Girl. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Annie Hall. Everyone Says I Love You. Born Yesterday. The Majestic. Anything involving Christopher Guest. Almost all movie musicals.
The Daily Show. Kathy Griffin. Weeds. Scrubs. Conan O'Brien. The Golden Girls. Moonlighting. Old SNL. Frasier. Cheers. Family Guy. Arrested Development. Anything on TCM.
Anything by Dorothy Parker, Fitzgerald, or Lillian Hellman. I read a lot of biographies. And plays. Lots and LOTS of plays.
My mom. And a lot of awesome theatre folk.