Ben

I'd like to meet:

Open-minded, adventuresome people who won't let fear, doubt or inexperience get in their way of living life to its fullest.

I do try to be outgoing and am happy to meet most anyone, though I choose my close friends very carefully.

Music:

I can find musical merit in almost any genre, though my personal tastes lie in house, trance, punk, ska, drum and bass, jungle, hip hop and classic rock. Some name dropping - Punk: Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, NOFX, No use for a Name, Anti-Flag, Bouncing souls. Electronic: Honeyroot, Prodigy, Infusion, Moshic, Hernan Catenao, Danny Howells, Sasha, Digweed, Jimmy Van M, Union Jack, Trentemoller, Unkle, Gorillaz. Hiphop: Timbaland, Scott Storch, Dre, Nelly Furtado, Manny Fresh, Missy Elliot. Rock/Classic Rock/80s/: The Doors, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, CCR, The Beach Boys, Blondie, Pat Benetar, Real Life. Other stuff - amazing guitar players... Paco De Lucia (Flamenco), Yngwie Malmsteen (electric)

Movies:

Requiem for a Dream, Vanilla Sky, Sunshine, PI, Donnie Darko, Solaris, Monty Python stuff, The Professional, Event Horizon, Full Metal Jacket, American Me, Pulp Fiction, Heavy Metal, Apocalypse Now, Aliens, Terminator 2, Predator, Memento, The Matrix, V for Vendetta, The Usual Suspects, Cube, Borat, Pitch Black, Snatch, Space Odyssey 2001

Television:

I only watch LOST. No time for anything else. Shows I liked in the past: Sopranos, Da Ali G show, Airwolf, South Park, Curb your Enthusiasm, VH1, Discovery and History Channel.

Books:

NAM, One flew over the Cuckoos Nest, The Anarchists Cook Book, Jurassic Park, The Sandman, the Killer Angels, 1984

Heroes:

I don't have any specific heroes. In a general sense, I highly respect anyone who puts their life on the line to do their job -- this first includes the men and women on the front lines in our military along with our local police and fire fighters.