I like a lot of things. In no order, music, concerts, sports (especially disc golf), kids, fishing, small parties, numbers. I can't stand pretensions, American Idol, and "Best of" collections. And especially self-centered assholes.
Every virtual friend I haven't met yet. And to meet everyone again that I've met. And a few well-known people, George Carlin, Ian Anderson, to name a couple. And people who can have discussions without flaming or getting upset.
I'm a internet DJ on auralmoon.com with a show called "The Rickter Scale" (see below under companies). I play mostly progressive rock, but I've been known to sneak in a bit of everything. The show plays 8-11 PM EST on Sundays and 1-4 PM EST on Mondays. I've seen 500+ different bands since 1979 and like a lot of diverse bands. Hard to rank them, but my favorites are Jethro Tull, Rush, Gentle Giant, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Yes, Genesis, King's X, Discipline, Salem Hill, King Crimson, The Flower Kings, Djam Karet, Ozric tentacles.....the complicated shit is fine but you can catch me always listening to The Cult, Smithereens, dada. There are so many to list.
I don't usually have time to watch but when I do I love movies. My favorite movie was The Carey Treatment, 1972 with James Coburn and Jennifer O'Neill. Not really spectacular...just entertaining in an understated way. Spinal Tap was a great flick too. I have a ton od DVD's I never have time to watch.
I've got 240 of the 272 Hawaii 5-0's on VHS. I love it. It had criminals getting away, and it was gritty. Not everyone was right, and it was real. I grew up watching it and never looked back. I can recite complete episodes of the original Star Trek, and like comedies like "In Living Color" and British humor (Python, Black Adder, Mr. Bean, Fawlty Towers). M*A*S*H was also a favorite. I love watching sports, and that's one of the few things that can divert me from accomplishing things.
Try "Bullies, Tyrants, and Impossible People" by local lawyer Ron Shapiro. His other book "The Power of Nice" is a must read. George Carlin's "Brain Droppings" and Neil Peart's "Ghost Rider" are also high on the list.
I try not to have heroes....we're all just people.But some people I admire...Ian Anderson, George Carlin, Bobby Clarke (it's hockey, sorry!), Cal Ripken, and sorry if it pisses you off, Al Gore.Some musicians that I respect greatly are Carl Groves and Matthew Parmenter.I also greatly admire Roger Federer. He is the perfect combination of class, competitiveness, talent, and graciousness I've ever seen from an athelete.