Barack Obama, Richard Roundtree, Morgan Freeman, Sidney Poitier, Aaron Neville, Forrest Whitaker, Michael, Robert DeNiro, Vincent D'Onofrio, Michael Palin, John Taylor and Gordon Ramsay
Smooth Jazz, Old Skool, All Isley Ballads, Gerald Albright, The Police, AWB, Marcus Miller, Jeff Golub, U2, The Maestro--Barry White, Tim Bowman, The Neville Brothers, Kirk Whalum, Rod Tate, Brian O'Neal, Simply Red
The Godfather, Enter The Dragon, The Matrix, Malcolm X, Lonesome Dove, The Outlaw Josie Wales, Kill Bill I and II, Caddyshack, Galaxyquest, Arthur, Gosford Park, Last of the Mohicans, and my 2 favorite pseudo-documentaries--Best in Show and Drop Dead Gorgeous
Reno 911, Prison Break, Heroes, Venture Bros., Deadwood, Family Guy, The Office (British and U.S. versions), Little Britain, Ab Fab, Columbo, and my only "Reality" Shows--Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares on BBC America, and Kitchen Nightmares on Fox
My Mom, Paul Hewson, People who have perservered through the hardest of situations.