If you were to burst into my home unannounced, you'd probably find me partaking in one or more of the following interests: Writing, cryptozoology, reading, comic books, comedy, daydreaming, wishing I had a dog, watching Garden State and having a complete emotional breakdown each and every time but always going back for more, wishing I'd been cool enough to have been in a band at some point, worrying that I'm ridiculously pretentious, trying to dance like Melvin Odoom and failing miserably, gaming, following the UFC, (still) mourning the death of ECW, ganking the shit out of Night Elves in WoW, laughing at the time Derek Acorah pretended to be possessed by a monkey - five years on, screaming into the sky.
If we're talking celebrities, I'd gladly step on your face for a chance to hang out with Natalie Portman, Maggie Grace, Thora Birch or Nora Greenwald. Someday, they shall all be my wives.
For the more platonic fantasy encounters, Chris Morris would be top of the heap, along with Armando Iannucci, Louis Theroux, Stan Lee, Wes Borland, Danny Baker, Bas Rutten, Crispin Glover, and Devin Townsend, who are all fine, fine men. Although actually, I shouldn't meet any of these people, as I'd probably nervously mutter something completely unfathomable, fall over in front of them like a massive spaz, and look up from the ground at their scourning faces wishing I'd been smart enough to follow the 'never meet your heroes or women you think are indescribably attractive' rule. But in an ideal world where I have the combined charisma of Christ, The Rock, and Dr Doom, I'd like to meet all of these people. Also, the Cheeky Girls.Devin Townsend, Black Light Burns, Faith No More, Sneaker Pimps, The Wildhearts, NOFX, Rancid, Entombed, Pitchshifter, Machine Head, Nirvana, Soulwax, Fear Factory, Cecil, Kerbdog, Wilt, Sepultura (Max-era), Soulfly, Goldfinger, Nailbomb, Morcheeba, Korn, Deftones, Team Sleep, Marilyn Manson, A, The Distillers, Strapping Young Lad, Dance Hall Crashers, Richard Cheese, Kunt and The Gang, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Oingo Boingo, Juliette Lewis and The Licks, E.S. Posthumus, Deadsy, Atari Teenage Riot, The Aquabats, Sevendust, Pist.On, Foo Fighters, Mudvayne, Goldie Lookin' Chain, Dead Kennedys, Feeder, The Eels, Bjork, Beatallica, Ai Otsuka, Operation Ivy, Mudvayne, Dave Navarro, CIV, Gorilla Biscuits, Bloodhound Gang, CKY, The Black Mages, 311, Butthole Surfers, Ben Folds, Kelly Clarkson, System Of A Down, The Eels, The Start, Tenacious D, Soundgarden, Orange 9mm, Honeycrack, ICP, Jedi Mind Tricks, Backyard Babies, K's Choice
Fight Club, Ghostbusters, Karate Kid, Garden State, the Spider-man movies, Star Wars, the LOTR movies, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Edward Scissorhands, Dead Man's Shoes, The Last Broadcast, Aliens, Battle Royale, Cannibal! The Musical, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Batman Begins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, American Splendor, Life Of Brian, Holy Grail, The Station Agent, Willard, Bad Santa, Das Experiment, Hellboy, Donnie Darko, Dog Soldiers, Session 9, Spinal Tap, Best In Show, Shaun Of The Dead, Bubba Ho-Tep, the X-Men movies, Sin City, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, V For Vendetta
Carnivale, Lost, Oz, Brasseye, The Armando Iannucci Shows, League Of Gentlemen, Father Ted, I'm Alan Partridge, Knowing Me Knowing You, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Family Guy, South Park, Fist Of Fun, This Morning With Richard Not Judy, Spaced, Nathan Barley, The Ultimate Fighter, 15 Storeys High, Peep Show, The Day Today, The Goodies, Big Train
Frantic Planet , is always a good place to start. Also, comics like Preacher and Transmetropolitan, autobiographies of cool, interesting people, and anything Fortean. Obviously this includes all of Charles Fort's work, but particularly I'm loco en el coco for cryptozoology and weird local folklore. Books about the craft of writing and story, and the backstage machinations of Hollywood.
Charles Hoy Fort, Chris Morris, Natalie Portman, Kenneth Williams, Quentin Tarantino, Wes Borland, Nora Greenwald, Devin Townsend, Mike Patton, Peter Cook, Ronnie Barker, Armando Iannucci, Tim Burton, Lee and Herring, Steve Feltham, Raven, Stan Lee, Randy Couture, Ric Flair, Crispin Glover, Bas Rutten.