Fast cars (esp. Corvettes), photography, music, soccer, horses, rottweilers, wine (Pinot, Barolo), cards (poker, euchre, spades, hearts), Italy.
My dad's dad. He died before I was born.
Hard rock bands (GNR, Van Halen, Extreme, Saigon Kick, Aerosmith, The Outpatience, Steelheart and anything else that XM's "The Boneyard" might play). Heavy things like Dream Theater, Death Angel, Motorhead. Classic rock like Rush, Boston, The Doors, Pink Floyd, etc) and most anything played on XM's Top Trax. Recent hard/heavy rock, incl. Brand New Sin, Meldrum, Lacuna Coil, Class Of Zero and some things played on XM's Squizz. Other things like GWAR, NIN. Guitarists like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson. Things you wouldn't expect, like David Sanborn, Spyro Gyra, Tower of Power, Billy Joel, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Asia, The Beach Boys, Huey Lewis. Bands (dead) from the old stomping grounds like Sweet F.A., Ma Kelly. Some bands/artists you probably haven't heard of (yet?), incl. Michael Kelsey, The Boston Horns, and Guards of Metropolis. Some small bands that never really made it and don't exist anymore like Honey Ryder, The Almighty Remainders, Slur and The Dead See ...
This Is Spinal Tap, Lost Boys, Star Wars, Star Trek, LOTR, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Ring, Heartbreak Ridge.
24, Lost, CSI, Deadwood, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Sopranos.
Anything from Isaac Asimov, Stephen King, Anne Rice, JRR Tolkein. But I don't read much.
My dad. My mom's dad (WWII vet). My wife's grandfather (WWII vet and Battle Of The Bulge survivor).