Cooking, indigenous cultures, anthropology
People that provide a perspective as different from my own as possible, influence in my life has always come from the most unexpected places. People that can help me remember to take life less seriously.
Everything....Pink Floyd, Widespread Panic, Jurassic 5, Old Crow Medicine Show, Talking Heads, The Doors, Neil Young and Bob Dylan are among my favorites but I love being exposed to something new that catches my ear.
Six Feet Under, Friends, Food Network, Top Chef
Tolkien, Stephen King, Edward Abbey, Wendell Berry I especially enjoy fantasy, science fiction and social commentaries. Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" may be the funniest thing I have ever read.