Music:
Pink Floyd to John Hartford to Buckwheat Zydeco to Angelique Kidjo and lots in between.
Movies:
The book was better . . . and always will be!
Television:
Jon Stewart and World Music on LinkTV
Books:
J.R.R. Tolkein, David James Duncan, Colin Dexter, Snorri Sturluson, Edward Abbey, Robert Burns, and yes for pure entertainment, J.K. Rowling. Plus many, many others . . .
Heroes:
My heroes have always been cowboys . . . Oh wait, that's someone else.