Diving, guitar, singing, photography, traveling. I enjoy writing, fine home audio, and the modern-day gladiators of mixed martial arts.
Paula Cole. I'd like to ask her the backstory for every song she's ever written. James Taylor - I'd like to sing two or three songs with him and accompany him on guitar. Same with David Wilcox. Photographer, Guido Argentini - check out his 'SilverEye' collection. Jesus.I want to hear it all from his mouth.
David Wilcox, Paula Cole, Lyle Lovett, Van Halen, Larry Carlton, Diana Krall, Raul Midon, Stravinsky (Firebird Suite slams), and Rachmaninov's Vespers are choral works to die for. Or perhaps die to...
Gladiator and Braveheart for their raw passion; Shawshank Redemption and American History X for redeeming people from darkness; Mulholland Drive and Eyes Wide Shut for their mystique and sensuality; Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, The Village - anything by M. Night Shaymalan - for composition, timing and inspired twists; X-men for a cool, candid and inspiring view of unnatural abilities.
Lost, 24, Family Guy, Futurama, Simpsons
Dickens' Tale of Two Cities and Nicholas Nickleby, Dominique LaPierre's City of Joy, Grisham's A Painted House and The Testament, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Anais Nin's Delta of Venus, Byron Katie's Loving What Is
Abraham Lincoln for vision and unsurpassed eloquence, The Greatest Generation - the soldiers of WWII - for courage unto death, The Passengers of United 93 (no, I haven't seen the film - I read the 9/11 report. Simply chilling, the final moments...) for courage in the face of death, Rosa Parks for courage in the face of something I can't understand, Eddie Van Halen - the most innovative rock guitarist, Neal Alden Armstrong for his famous steps, the beloved late Lucciano Pavoratti for singing like a god (buy his recent recording of Nessun Dorma, take it to a hi-fi shop - a real one - and ask to play it really loud), Phil Keaggy - the greatest acoustic guitarist who has "the most fun a guy can have with 9 fingers", Mirko 'Crocop' Filipovic - the most electrifying fighter in the MMA game. These are just a few pioneers and superheroes.