I watch a lot of movies. I occasionally read -- mostly fiction. I like fishing, canoeing, swimming, and being outdoors when I have time. I love to cook. I do not watch sports on TV, but I will go to a live event once in a while -- college basketball or baseball, and hockey. Theatre is always good, but I would like to go more often. My biggest interest, though, is spending time with my fiancee Alicia Harlan and hanging out with friends.
I'd like to meet:
Steven Spielberg/ Ian Mcshane/ Jim Carrey/ Arnold Schwarzneggar/ Anthony Hopkins/ Bill Murray/ Morgan Freeman/ Al Pacino/ Ian Mckellan/ Micheal Crichton/ Stephen King/ James Gandolfini/ David Lynch/ Robert DeNiro/ Quentin Tarantino/ Adam Sandler/ Tim Burton/ Jason Mewes/ Harrison Ford/ Daniel Day-Lewis/ Tom Hanks/ Steve Buscemi/ Anthony Keatis/ Christopher Walken/ and more...
Music:
I could listen to pretty much anything, except for hillbilly country music. I hate it. Classical music and movie scores are good. Some of my favorite groups are: A Perfect Circle/ Red Hot Chili Peppers/ Creedance Clearwater Revival/ Smashing Pumpkins/ Incubus/ Black Sabbath/ The Beatles/ Garbage/ The Beastie Boys/ Staind/ Radiohead/ Tool/ Green Day/ Nirvana/ Queen/ and more...
Movies:
I cannot stand B-rated films or cheesy action movies. Re-makes (in most cases) are terrible. Movies that are predictable and cliche are boring and not worth my precious time. Here are some movies I do like: Full Metal Jacket/ A Clockwork Orange/ Punch-Drunk Love/ The Elephant Man/ The Exorcist/ Saving Private Ryan/ Schindler's List/ A.I./ Magnolia/ Seven/ 12 Monkeys/ Rain Man/ Serpico/ The Godfather/ Raging Bull/ Taxi Driver/ Goodfellas/ Casino/ Braveheart/ Gladiator/ Ben-Hur/ Jesus of Nazareth/ The Passion/ Alien/ Dr. Strangelove/ Kill Bill/ Pulp Fiction/ Reservoir Dogs/ Signs/ Dumb and Dumber/ Monty Python and the Holy Grail/ An American Werewolf in London/ The Jerk/ Tommy Boy/ Anchorman/ Munich/ The Lord of the Rings/ Star Wars (IV, V, and VI)/ Being John Malkovich/ The Life Aquatic/ Dirty Harry/ Gangs of New York/ The Aviator/ The Longest Day/ Unforgiven/ Westworld/ History of the World: Part I/ High Anxiety/ Young Frankenstein/ Spinal Tap/ Nacho Libre/ Clerks/ The Goonies/ Lawrence of Arabia/ Psycho/ The Birds/ Rear Window/ Lifeboat/ Man on the Moon/ The Matrix/ Donnie Darko/ Apocalypse Now/ The Fifth Element/ Die Hard/ The Village/ Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid/ The Outlaw Josey Wales/ Edward Scissorhands/ Batman/ Batman Returns/ Mars Attacks/ Deer Hunter/ Eyes Wide Shut/ Space Oddyssey: 2001/ The Edge/ High Noon/ King of Comedy/ Stand By Me/ The Shawshank Redemption/ Toy Story/ Aladdin/ The Incredibles/ Ed Wood/ Blow/ Adaptation/ Sling Blade/ Fargo/ Raising Arizona/ Terminator 2/ Predator/ Cast Away/ Forrest Gump/ Toll Stone/ and I could go on and on...
Television:
I am addicted to shows on HBO, like: Deadwood/ The Sopranos/ Curb Your Enthusiasm/ and Band of Brothers. I sometimes watch VH1's I love the 80s, 90s,etc., and Dog the Bounty Hunter. I like SpongeBob Squarepants, but the older cartoons were best: Rocko's Modern Life/ Ren and Stimpy/ Looney Tunes/ Animaniacs/ Spider-Man/ X-Men/ The Tick/ and some others...I watched Salute Your Shorts, Hey Dude!, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Twilight Zone (the classics, not the stupid new ones), X-Files, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Seinfeld, Newsradio, Eureka's Castle, Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, Johnny Bravo, Dexter's Laboratory, among others.
Books:
I have read a few non-fiction books on World War II such as Pegasus Bridge, D-Day, and Band of Brothers (all by Stephen Ambrose). I have read some Stephen King: The Sun Dog/ The Langoliers/ The Library Policeman/ Secret Window, Secret Garden/ Salem's Lot/ The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon/ and Cell. I have read some of Micheal Crichton's fiction: Andromeda Strain/ Congo/ Jurassic Park/ The Lost World/ Sphere/ Airframe/ Prey/ and State of Fear. I have read Tolkien's Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings. I have read A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Lord of the Flies, War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, Mario Puzo's The Godfather, and Bram Stoker's Dracula. I have also read Peter Benchley's Jaws, White Shark, The Beast, and The Island. I have read Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, and The Mummy; Jules Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in 80 Days. These are the books that I have read worth remembering.
Heroes:
I could name people -- or groups of people -- in history who made notable accomplishments, but none that I would specifically call personal heroes
