Learning, cross country trips, vegan food, people, music and music business, PR, beer (hence the cupholder on my bike)
My reason for summer:
Music business contacts, bands that need merch, and old friends
CDs I can't live without right now:
Gaslight Anthem "Sink or Swim"
Arcade Fire "Neon Bible"
Regina Spektor "Begin To Hope"
Billy Bragg and Wilco "Mermaid Avenue"
Tim Barry "Riviana Junction"
Some of my favorites are: The Pogues, Bob Dylan, Gaslight Anthem, Regina Spektor, The Little Willies (Nora Jones), Arcade Fire, Bright Eyes, Beat Strings, The Format, David Allan Coe, Son Volt, Drive By Truckers, Lucero, Toy Dolls, Those Unknown, Street Dogs, Skrewdriver, Randy Newman, Lead Belly, Johnny Cash, Pat Benatar, Jeff Buckley, Tom Waits, Uncle Tupelo, Emmy Lou Harris, Gogol Bordello, The Highway Men, Carly Simon, Bad Religion, Dropkick Murphys, Benny Goodman, The Cars, Jerry Lee Lewis, Joni Mitchell, LP, Robert Johnson, Elliot Smith, Queen, Shane MacGowan and the Popes, Something Corporate, Dottie West, Loretta Lynn, Kay Hanley (from Letters to Cleo), Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton, Alabama, Willie Nelson, Alkaline Trio, Cindy Lauper, Joan Jett, Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams (jr & sr), No Doubt, Billy Bragg, The Vandals, Veruca Salt, Mae, Beach Boys, Bon Jovi, Flogging Molly, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Eat World, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, World Inferno Friendship Society, James Taylor, The Living End, Billy Joel, Motorhead, All Rattle and Dust, Tim Barry of Avail, and lots more
Spinal Tap
A glass of wine and America's Next Top Model is my guiltiest and most pleasurable of all guily pleasures; 24; Planet Earth; Flip that House; Daily Show; History Channel, TLC, and Discovery channel
I suggest the book Losing my Virginity by Richard Branson to anyone interested in the music industry or being an entrepreneur,Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki to anyone that wants to learn a bit about finances, and Tuesdays with Morrie for anyone that likes to cry.
Ron Frangipane, Richard Branson, my parents, Bret (only because he gets to work at home)