Anything, and I mean anything Dungeons and Dragons (I told you I was a geek). I am a fan of other forms of games as well: Collectable Card Games (Magic: The Gathering); Board Games (Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Scene It); Video Games, especially RPG's and Fighting Games (I will own anyone at Soul Calibur 3!!!)
Stan Lee, Les Claypool, Kevin Smith, Wil Wheaton, Gary Gygax, Monte Cook, Maynard James Keenan, anyone who is as in touch with their inner geek as I am
I have an appreciation for most genres of music. Having said that, there are a few that I completely detest. I do not listen to disco (especially Bee Gees, yech!!!), gospel, or 'inspriational' (that could almost be gospel as well). I do prefer Heavy Metal/Hard Rock above all others. Well, almost all others. My favorite band of all time is....Primus!!!! Les Claypool is a Bass God!!!Primus sucks!!! Primus sucks!!! I also listen to Metallica (pre-Black Album preferred), Slipknot, Tool, Disturbed, Mudvayne, White Zombie, Sevendust, Pantera (RIP Dimebag!!! You are missed!!!), Stone Sour, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Audioslave, Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, and more to follow. I also like Toad the Wet Sprocket, 10000 Maniacs, Jewel, Tori Amos, Evanescence, Hootie and the Blowfish, Level 42, Harry Chapin, The Eagles, Van Halen, The Beatles, Moody Blues, and The Cure.
Horror and Sci-Fi, along with some Comedy and Drama. Notable Favorite include Aliens, Predator, Day of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Land of the Dead, Evil Dead 2, Slither, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Nightmare on Elm Street (the first one), Jeepers Creepers 2, Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Incredibles, Lord of the Rings (all three), X-Men 1 and 2 (and as soon as I see it, 3), Kiss of the Dragon, Transporter 1 and 2, Serenity, Star Wars (Empire Strike Back is my favorite), Office Space, Real Genius (a classic), any Kevin Smith movie (I'm a f**king demon!!), Requiem for a Dream, Vanilla Sky, Memento, Butterfly Effect, Donnie Darko, Excalibur, Terminator 1-3, Hellraiser, and In The Mouth Of Madness, to name a few
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Firefly, Family Guy, House MD, Lost. I also watch Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, and Gilmore Girls with my wife (aren't I a good hubby?)
I like to read, and my favorite authors are David (and Leigh) Eddings, Isaac Asimov, Stephen King, Margret Weis, Tracy Hickman, and H.P. Lovecraft.
My real-life heroes are my father for putting up the deluge of shit that was my adolescence; my mother for teaching me to think for myself, even if my beliefs differed from hers; my brother for having my back; Pat Tillman for his overwhelming bravery; and my darling wife Terri, for giving my life more meaning than I thought was possible. Ok, time to geek out. I have two fictional heroes, or more accurately, antiheroes. First, Magneto, long time foe and oftimes ally of the X-Men. I strongly identify with much of his internal strife.Second, Maleficent, the witch from Disney's Sleeping Beauty. She's just plain evil, and extremely f**king cool. Besides, I've always wanted to be able to turn into a dragon when someone pisses me off. Musically, my heroes are Les Claypool, Geddy Lee, Flea, Joey Jordison, Maynard James Keenan, Corey Taylor, Philip Anselmo, Dimebag Darrel, Tom Waits, Glen Phillips