too much to list
bands/musicians: cake, chris carrabba, ben gibbard, jason mraz, conor oberst, jack johnson, dave grohl, matchbook romance, trent reznor, elliott smith, radiohead
actors/comedians: ben stiller, trey parker and matt stone, zach braff, will ferrell
other people who make me think: TESLA, einstein, frank peretti, edgar allen poe, ayn rand, george orwell
ok.... i'm going to ATTEMPT a list... this is by no means complete or comprehensive... well here goes (in no particular order): THE POSTAL SERVICE, MxPx, relient k, fm static, thousand foot krutch, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, snow patrol, THE FRAY, kings of leon, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, all american rejects, hawk nelson, RADIOHEAD, BRIGHT EYES, yellowcard, kaiser chiefs, smile empty soul, BEN FOLDS, three days grace, autopilot off, weezer, interpol, lit, project 86, THE USED, unwritten law, BRIGHT EYES, the killers, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, butch walker, grits, eminem, blink 182, hoobastank, korn, CAKE, jason mraz, kj-52, kutless, ELLIOTT SMITH, local h, LAST WEEK, papa roach, BRIGHT EYES, maroon 5, pax 217, pillar, BRAND NEW, the bravery, rammstein, riddlin kids, gorillaz, something corporate, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, oasis, johnny cash, tenacious d, hot hot heat, the format, senses fail, tobyMac, BRIGHT EYES, everclear, jet, bowling for soup, MATCHBOOK ROMANCE, five for fighting, franz ferdinand, foo fighters, they might be giants, JACK JOHNSON, laguardia, fall out boy, EMERY, the white stripes, billy talent, armor for sleep, JONNY VALENTINE, pinback, beck, straylight run, black eyed peas, DAVID BOWIE, dandy warhols, BRIGHT EYES, the decemberists, THE LEGION OF DOOM, nada surf, cursive, crossfade, her space holiday, GARBAGE, damien rice, interpol, MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK, vendetta red, the cranberries, tegan and sara.... that's all i can think of for now....
DUMB AND DUMBER, dodgeball, LORD OF WAR, crash, THE ISLAND, anchorman, THE MATRIX TRILOGY, saw, 13 GHOSTS, SUPER TROOPERS, chronicles of riddick, DONNIE DARKO, willy wonka and the chocolate factory, BOONDOCK SAINTS, constantine, SNATCH, flags of our fathers, CLICK, collateral, AMERICAN HISTORY X, south park: bigger longer uncut, V FOR VENDETTA, hitch, UNDERWORLD, walking tall, flyboys, WEDDING CRASHERS, blade trilogy, TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE, elektra, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (2005), hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, A SOUND OF THUNDER, spider man, SERENITY, unleashed, SILENT HILL, vanilla sky, UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, x-men series, SILENT HILL...
don't have a lot of time to watch... but i try to catch scrubs, boston legal, house, colbert report, and psyche whenever i can...
the oath, the visitation, monster, the prophet, this present darkness, piercing the darkness, ie pretty much anything by peretti, left behind novel series, catcher in the rye, 1984, the fountainhead, anthem, deadline, passages series, pet semetary, amusing ourselves to death, chronicles of narnia.... i read pretty much anything remotely interesting i can get my hands on
TESLA! other than that i don't really have any famous people that i consider heroes of mine... i mean i don't actually know them so i wouldn't feel right saying that they're my hero... however i admire the red hot chili peppers for being around for so long and still making awesome music. i consider every firefighter a hero... i consider every youth pastor/leader/mentor/anyone who gives up their own time to help/teach/just hang out with kids... and i also have a few specifics but no names that would mean anything to anyone reading this