I'd like to meet:
The man who invented the martini glass so that I can strangle him
Music:
Wilco, Old 97's, Beatles, Rufus Wainwright, matt pond PA, Decemberists, Sloan, Badly Drawn Boy, Glen Phillips, Beach Boys, Patty Griffin, Trash Can Sinatras, Guided By Voices, Shins, Bright Eyes, Death Cab for Cutie, Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, Pavement, Beastie Boys, Led Zeppelin, Cake, Dogs Die in Hot Cars, Teenage Fanclub, Kathleen Edwards, Elliott Smith, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Billy Bragg, My Morning Jacket, Ben Folds, Kings of Convenience, Rogue Wave, Joe 'Bean' Esposito
Movies:
Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Sting, Indiana Jones, Jaws, The Fugitive, Back to the Future, Army of Darkness, Goodfellas, A Christmas Story, The Shining, Groundhog Day
Television:
The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, HBO OnDemand, Cops and Fear Factor (when people won't pay for good cable)
Books:
Ray Carver, John Steinbeck, David Sedaris, Jack Kerouac