Biking, Snowboarding, Photography, Cooking, Camping, Playing Bass, Music (life would be so incredibly dull without it), Going to shows, Baseball, Football games, Hold 'Em, Tasting of Fine Spirits, Relaxing...
Cool and interesting people, fellow musicians, and a few famous folks: Les Claypool, Brant Bjork, Mike Patton, Trey Parker, Doyle Brunson, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Page, Kool Keith, Clinton Portis...
To name a few influences (in no particular order): Mogwai, Trans Am, The Shins, Tom Waits, Howlin' Wolf, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, David Holmes, Modest Mouse, MMW, Melvins, Kool Keith (aka Dr. Doom, Dr. Octagon), Gorillaz, Arctic Monkeys, Explosions In The Sky, Kyuss, Che, Brant Bjork and The Operators, Electric Wizard, High On Fire, dead horse, Red Sparowes, Black Flag, Misfits, The Stooges, Bad Brains, Interpol, Tool, Tomahawk, Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Pixies, Sonic Youth, The Clash, Clutch, Ween, Fugazi, Ramones, The Strokes, Primus....... ...
I love so many, but here's some that come to mind: Team America, Office Space, Dawn Of The Dead, Suspiria, Jacob's Ladder, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original...and still the best), 28 Days Later, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Caddyshack, Airplane!, The Naked Gun, the Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers, Batman Begins, Alien, Aliens, The Game, The Big Lebowski, Miller's Crossing, Goodfellas, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Empire Strikes Back, Dirty Harry, First Blood, Gladiator, Fight Club...
Television is Satan Incarnate, but there are a few beacons of hope out there: The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Daily Show, South Park, The Sopranos, Forensic Files, Chapelle Show, SportsCenter on ESPN, World Series of Poker, Pro Football on Sundays...
My parents, my brothers, my friends, and Clint Eastwood