Favorites:
Books -- Orson Scott Card's Ender series and
his short stories "Maps in a Mirror"; Asimov's
Foundation series; anything by Dick Francis;
and recently discovered Spider Robinson!

Movies -- Annie Hall; Star Wars (IV & V best);
The Sting; Ferris Beuller (yeah, I know... but
it's fun!); Where Eagles Dare; Top Gun

Music: (diverse!) Pink FLoyd; Indigo Girls;
Lynyrd Skynyrd; Marc Cohn; Nine Inch Nails;
Jane's Addiction; Nina Simone; Billy Joel;
Elton John; Beastie Boys; Fresh Prince :-);
Prince; the Dead; Chuck Mangione; Satchmo
And if you ever get a chance to see John Gorka,
he's a wonderful folk-rock musician!