Media; Music; Advertising; Psychology; Politics/Current Events; The Bible
George W. Bush (so I could tell him to his face what I think of him); Dick Cheney (ibid); Allan Holdsworth; Pat Metheny; Steve Khan; Mike Stern; Ty Tabor; Chuck Loeb; Adrian Belew; Jerry Douglas; Bill Bruford (still my all-time favorite drummer); Bela Fleck; Victor Wooten; Jeff Berlin. [I have already had the privilege of meeting Steve Morse, John Scofield, and one of my all-time favorite bass players, Percy Jones ("Brand X"; "Tunnels").]Other than the first two bozos mentioned in the aforementioned, the rest of this group of names represents artists whose music is truly worth investigating -- if you haven't already. ... I encourage you to check them out.
Jazz; Progressive Rock; Avant Gard
Anything with intrigue, realism and quality scripting and acting. I have recently seen: "Charlie Wilson's War", and; "American Gangster"; I enjoyed them both. I thought the dialogue in "Charlie ..." was very well-thought-out, and quite entertaining.
An appalling bunch of muck, primarily designed for the entertainment of brain-dead idiots. "Pass the Cheetos, Thelma." ...
I am currently reading "Dissent: Voices Of Conscience", by Retired Colonel Ann Wright (a true American hero for this age) & Susan Dixon. ... Excellent book. I also read a morning devotional book, and read The Bible (though not nearly as frequently or quantitatively as I should).
Jesus Christ; Ann Wright; Ron Paul; Gregory Anderson (a fresh, REAL, authentic voice in Hollywood)