Sir Ian MacSleestak of Inverness!!

I'd like to meet:

Famous - John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page
I've been fortunate enough over the years to have met many of my musical heros,but there are still quite a few that I'd like to and haven't yet. Page and JPJ would definitely be at the top of the list. Also, Alex, Geddy and Neil of Rush would rank right up there as well
Friends- pretty much any cool people who share similar interests.

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Music:

While I do lean much more toward hard rock, metal, and older progressive rock, I still enjoy listening to a lot of other genres including blues,some alternative,acoustic(folk & celtic), some jazz, and classical... the only thing I really detest is rap, I can find NO redeaming qualities in that crap.Formulated stuff like the current trend in alternative rock and 'new' country aren't really my thing either(i.e.-Emo,Screamo{"whiny" rock} or country-wannabe stuff{Big & Rich,etc..)That stuff all sounds the same to me because much of it basically is. All image,all filler,with very little substance. Sorry,not a slam to those who like it,if that's your thing, more power to ya,but I just can't get into it.I dont mind some older country though(Real Country-Johnny Cash,Merle Haggard,etc..but I can only listen even to it in small doses & really have to be in the right mood..(Gimme a Beer! LOL) Mainly though, I'm classic & hard rock, through and through.The bands below are what I typically listen to(though I do listen to other stuff as well):
King's X(my Favorite band!)****-If you've never heard of them or listened to their stuff, then you've got something to look forward to(Get some KING'S X NOW!!!)
Other bands that I love and have been a fan of for years include Led Zeppelin(2nd favorite only to KX), Tool, The Who, Black Label Society, Rush, Cheap Trick, Tea Party, The Screamin Cheetah Wheelies,Pantera, Galactic Cowboys, Black Sabbath, Alice In Chains, Pink Floyd, Pat Travers, Frank Marino/Mahogany Rush, Robin Trower, Queen, Govt Mule, The Beatles, AC/DC, Big Wreck, Jimi Hendrix, Coheed & Cambria, Van Halen, Cry Of Love, Brother Cane, Spinal Tap ;) Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple, Ian Moore, Zebra, The Police, STP, Foo Fighters, SRV, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Soundgarden,Allman Brothers Band,Porcupine Tree, Rage Against The Machine, Brother Cane, Moke,Sly & The Family Stone, Incubus, Yes, old ZZ Top(pre-Eliminator), Blues Traveler, Eric Johnson, Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher, too many to really list here..in fact, let me just say that anyone who considers themselves to be a true rock fan should own at least a good number of these cds below, if not all of them.I'd personally be lost if I didn't have them to listen to anymore..to me these are crucial and mandatory albums!!!If you cant remember the names when you go looking for music, try at least to remember the covers so you might recognize them in the store,give them a listen, and consider each a new and exciting sonic gift:

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Movies:

Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Pink Floyd-The Wall,Monty Python & the Holy Grail,Devil's Rejects, Planes, Trains, &Automobiles, National Lampoon Vacation, Blazing Saddles,Saw,Animal House, The Cable Guy,The Exorcist(original), Rush R30 ,Led Zeppelin DVD, The Police Synchronicity Concert,Almost Famous, Im Gonna Get You Sucka, Kingpin, ,SRV Live at the El Mocambo,(Clint Eastwood spaghettiwesterns)Fistful of Dollars, Outlaw Josie Wales, Hang em High, The Good ,the Bad, & the Ugly, High Plains Drifter, For a Few Dollars More,Pale Rider(Dirty Harry was pretty cool too), Me, Myself, & Irene, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Cheech and Chong-Up in Smoke, Still Smoking, & THINGS ARE TOUGH ALL OVER, Steve Martin in The Jerk, Tommy Boy, Dumb & Dumber, Young Frankenstein, South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut, John Candy in The Great Outdoors,

Television:

Don't watch much tv but there are a few shows I try to catch when I can:

South Park, Beavis & Butthead, Married with Children, Family Guy,Madtv, MysteryScienceTheatre3000, Mythbusters, Overhauled,anything to do with hauntings or ghost/supernatural related, but I mostly watch the History Channel, Discovery, The Learning Channel, and Speedvision though

Heroes:

I have to say our men & women in the military are heroes in my book for being willing to fight for our country, our comfort and our safety.I think people take our freedoms and safety for granted quite often. In this day and age especially, that is the last thing we should do.I have many friends and family members who have and still are serving, and to them I give my utmost respect, support, and thanks,they are heroes in my eyes. Also, fellow firefighters and police who put their safety and lives on the line daily deserve my, as well as everyone's else's, respect as well.
As far as personal heros, 2 people I look up to and respect immensely are my parents for having grown up & started out in life dirt poor with basically nothing and yet raised myself & my sister without us ever having to do without the necessities in life. Though we often didn't have all the latest stuff as kids(toys,clothes,etc..)that the other kids around us did growing up & had what most today would consider a fairly strict upbringing, we never suffered for it. If anything, it made us both much better & stronger people for it. Material possessions are not a substitute for love... & not showing kids any discipline when they make mistakes is essentially the same as ignoring a problem or saying it's okay to continue messing up. So I guess what I'm saying here is that yeah, growing up was tough(it always is), but we were always shown love and guidance, there was never any doubt that our parents loved us and cared about us, and that to me is the most important thing in every kid's life growing up(and sadly, it's something that seems to be missing quite often in many of their lives today, which is ashame.) My parents never took a handout or depended on others for support, they put our needs ahead of their own, have worked harder than anyone else I know all their lives, and they did without many times while we were growing up to make sure we were okay. Mom & dad, you are my heroes if there ever were any, I love yall.

As for as musical heroes go though,I have way too many to list here.They include many great and talented singers, guitarists,drummers,bassists,etc...but due to shortage of space & since I am a bass player,those are the ones I'll post below & they'd include: John Paul Jones(Led Zeppelin),dUg Pinnick(King's X),Tom Petersson(Cheap Trick)-[These 3 are the guys who've probably had the biggest influence on me as a bass player...JPJ is IMO one of the best bass players and well rounded musicians ever & dUg and Tom for being the reasons I picked up the 12- string bass,what a trip!!],...Geezer Butler, Geddy Lee, Chris Squire,(the bass trifecta of gritty tone that works), Mars Cowling(Pat Travers Band..WOW!),Billy Sheehan(Insanity on 4 strings personified!),Bob Daisley(Ozzy,Black Sabbath,Rainbow), Glenn Hughes(Deep Purple,Trapeze,Black Sabbath)Paul McCartney(goes without saying!! ;) ), Tommy Shannon(SRV, Arc Angels ..master of solid Blues Groove),Jack Bruce(Cream),Allen Woody(Allman Bros, Govt Mule, ..R.I.P.) Bobby Sheehan(Blues Traveler..R.I.P.), James DeWar(Robin Trower...R.I.P.),Phil Lynott(Thin Lizzy..R.I.P.), John Entwistle(The Who..R.I.P.),Boz Burrell(Bad Company...R.I.P.) Leon Wilkeson(Lynyrd Skynyrd..R.I.P.), Justin Chancellor(Tool), Robert DeLeo(STP)