Travel. Pop & Underground graphic art. Standard & old lounge tunes. Asian art. I've had the chance to travel a bit - London, Köln (Cologne Germany), Paris, Signapore, Innsbruck, Halifax, Toronto, Abu Dhabi... name a larger city in the US and I've probably been there.
Some of my favorite places and things: The Mai Tai Bar at the The Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki. Yosemite in winter. Emil Villa's BBQ in the SFO bay area. The Shell Island near Panama City. Tiki Mugs. A great pizza and cold beer about any where. San Francisco. Carmel. Dark Chocolate (long before it became popular). Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Piano Bar at the Bellagio, Las Vegas. Great bourbon. The Fox. The Degas chalk room at the Musee d'Orsay.
My music tastes range from Steve Tyrell, Diana Krall, Acousitc Alchemy, Rick Braun to Dean Martin, with a little Van Morrison and Blood Sweat & Tears on the side. Also enjoy a lot of current music... I hear it, like it, put it on the iPod but could not name most of the bands/artist.
Lord of the Rings (Its a story about friendship), Salem's Lot, The Stand, The Courage to Be, Wicked (The musical is fantastic!), For Whom the Bells Tolls, Potter Books (They're fun... what can I say.), Dark Tower Series (King), How the Irish Saved Civilization...
My mother (really, single mothers are amazing people). My grand parents.