* Comic books. Batman is my favorite character.
* WizKids' "Pirates of the Cursed Seas" Collectible Strategy Game.
* Trivial Pursuit, in many of its varying forms. But I do have a hard time finding someone to play.
* NASCAR. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is my favorite driver.
* Softball. But I haven't had the chance to play as much since Gracie came along.
* Civil War history.
* Watching movies.
* Reading, both fiction and non-fiction.
I'd like to meet:
Jesus; the Apostle Philip (to ask him what teleportation feels like); Robert E. Lee; Stonewall Jackson; Chuck Dixon, Gail Simone, Beau Smith (comic book writers); Scott McDaniel, Graham Nolan (comic book artists); Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; "Weird Al" Yankovic; Will Smith
Music:
Country
Rodney Atkins, Big & Rich, Blackhawk, Garth Brooks, Junior Brown, Johnny Cash, Teri Clark, Patsy Cline, Toby Keith, The Kentucky Headhunters, Little Big Town, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, Taylor Swift, Randy Travis, Josh Turner, Clay Walker, Keith Whitley, Hank Williams Sr.
Rock
Bon Jovi, Creed, Daughtry, DecembeRadio, Def Leppard, The Eagles, Kutless, Lifehouse, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Stryper, 3 Doors Down, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Whitesnake, 80's "Hair" Bands
Pop/General
Bryan Adams, Brian Setzer Orchestra, John Elefante, Debbie Gibson, Glenn Miller Orchestra, The Honeydrippers, Huey Lewis and the News, Dean Martin, Mr. Mister, Relient K, Frank Sinatra, Sister Hazel, The Stray Cats, The W's, "Weird Al" Yankovic
TV/Movie Scores
Back to the Future series, Batman, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Firefly, Harry Potter series, The Incredibles, Iron Man, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Three Musketeers, Danny Elfman's works, John Williams' works
TV/Movie Soundtracks
Animal House, The Beverly Hillbillies (movie), The Breakfast Club, Cars, The Drew Carey Show, Iron Eagle, The Lost Boys, Radioland Murders, Smallville (Talon Mix and Metropolis Mix), UHF, Veronica Mars, The Wedding Singer (Vols. 1 and 2), 10 Things I Hate About You
I also enjoy comedians Bill Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy and Tim Wilson.
I also like to listen to old radio shows from the Golden Age of radio. My favorites are The Burns and Allen Show, Inner Sanctum, Mysterious Traveler, The Sealed Book, The Shadow, Green Hornet and X Minus One.
Movies:
Any Batman movie (live action or animated), Animal House, Back to the Future Trilogy, Big Jake, Big Trouble, Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, The Breakfast Club, Career Opportunities, Cars, Christmas Vacation, Doc Hollywood, The Emperor's New Groove, Enchanted, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Field of Dreams, Frequency, GalaxyQuest, Ghost Rider, Ghostbusters, Happy Gilmore, Harry Potter series, Hitch, Home Alone, Home Alone 3, I Robot, I Spy, The Incredibles, Independence Day, Indiana Jones series, The Iron Giant, Iron Man, A Knight's Tale, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Liar Liar, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Lost Boys, Major League, Major League II, The Man in the Iron Mask, The Mask of Zorro, The Matrix, Maverick, Men In Black, Men In Black II, Monsters Inc., Much Ado About Nothing, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, My Fellow Americans, Mystery Men, National Treasure, National Treasure: Book Of Secrets, Night At The Museum, Oscar, Over The Hedge, The Phantom, The Pirates of the Caribbean series, The Prestige, Radioland Murders, Ratatouille, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, The Rocketeer, The Rundown, Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2, The Sandlot, Serenity, Shanghai Noon, Shanghai Knights, Signs, Sixteen Candles, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Sky High, Some Kind of Wonderful, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Wars series, Stripes, 10 Things I Hate About You, The Ten Commandments (1956 version), The Three Musketeers (1990's version), Tombstone, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Transformers, UHF, Walk the Line, Wedding Crashers, The Wedding Singer, Weekend at Bernie's, Weird Science, What About Bob?, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Wild Hogs, X-Men series.
Television:
Current (although I watch most of them as DVD sets rather than weekly)
Burn Notice, Chuck, Heroes, Lost, Monk, N.C.I.S., Psych, Smallville, Supernatural
Classic
The Andy Griffith Show, Batman: The Animated Series, The Beverly Hillbillies, Boy Meets World, The Dukes of Hazzard, Home Improvement, Justice League/Justice League Unlimited, MacGyver, Veronica Mars, Whose Line Is It Anyway? (American version)
Only The Good Die Young
The Dresden Files, Firefly, Shadow Chasers, Sports Night, Tales of the Gold Monkey, Veritas: The Quest
Books:
Fiction:
Anything by Stephen Lawhead, Edgar Alan Poe's works, Jim Butcher's "The Dresden Files" series, Jasper Fforde's "Thursday Next" and "Nursery Crime" series, Rene Gutteridge's "Boo" series, Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Peter David's Knight Life, Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, Paul L. Maier's A Skeleton in God's Closet, Sharon Carter Rogers's Sinner, H.G. Wells' The Time Machine
Non-Fiction:
John Heatwole's Shenadoah Voices and The Burning: Sheridan in the Shenandoah, Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims
Comic Books
On-Going Series: Detective Comics, Dr. Blink Superhero Shrink, Fables, Jack of Fables, Jonah Hex, The Lone Ranger, Love and Capes, Secret Six, Zorro
Completed Series: H-E-R-O, Meridian, Y - The Last Man
Discontinued Series (i.e Cancelled): Eclipse Comics' Airboy, Brath, El Cazador, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Way of the Rat, Welcome to Tranquility
Series of Mini-Series: Astro City, The Black Coat, Danger Girl, Samurai: Heaven & Earth, SpyBoy, WildGuard, Wynonna Earp
Mini-Series: Archangels: The Saga, Batman: The Long Halloween, Blaze of Glory, DC: The New Frontier, The Kents, Superman for all Seasons, Storming Paradise, Team Zero, Winter World
Graphic Novels: Batman Adventures: Mad Love, Batman: Detective no. 27, The Joker: Devil's Advocate, Superman: Speeding Bullets, 300
Favorite Runs: Batman and the Outsiders (the Dixon Era), Birds of Prey (the Dixon and Simone Eras), Green Arrow (the Dixon Era), Nightwing (the Dixon and Tomasi Eras), Robin (the Dixon Eras)
