People I Admire: Chuck Close, Louis Sullivan, Paul Rand, Saul Bass, Michael Schwab, Paul Simon, Wyclef Jean, Jackie Chan, Quentin Tarantino, Rickson Gracie and family, and the designers at Leo Burnett, Duffy & Partners and Landor Associates.

Favorite Quotes:
"Form follows function." - Louis Sullivan

"My power is discombobulatingly devastating. I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm." - "Iron" Mike Tyson

Top Movie Picks: Pulp Fiction, True Romance, Shawshank Redemption, Crash, The 6th Sense, Apocalypse Now, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Groundhog Day, Payback, The Man Who Knew Too Little, The Insider, The Last of the Mohicans, Legends of the Fall, A Beautiful Mind, Snatch, American History X, Old School, Good Will Hunting, Dune, Full Metal Jacket, Breakin', Goodfellas, Wedding Crashers, Reservoir Dogs, As Good As It Gets, Private Parts, Scent of a Woman, We Are Marshall, The Bourne Identity and Knocked Up

Favorite TV Shows: East Bound and Down, Kitchen Nightmares, Dexter, Fringe, The Ultimate Fighter, Life, Eli Stone, Entourage, Law and Order, Seinfield, 60 Minutes, 48 Hours, Mind of the Married Man, 20/20, Curb your Enthusiasm, Dateline, The Sopranos, Inside the Actor's Studio, ROME, Weeds, Da Ali G Show, Show Me St. Louis and Great Day St. Louis

In the '70s & '80s: Hardcastle & McCormick, The Fall Guy, A-Team, Greatest American Hero, Dukes of Hazard, Battlestar Galatica, MacGyver, Magnum, P.I., Simon & Simon, Quantum Leap, T.J. Hooker, Buck Rodgers, Starsky & Hutch, CHiPs, Gilligan's Island, The Six Million Dollar Man, Doogie Howser, Tour of Duty, The Master, The Wonder Years, Who's the Boss, Growing Pains, Different Strokes, Family Ties, Kung Fu and Mork & Mindy

Favorite Restaurants: If you have never eaten at any of the following places I highly recommend doing so. Each and every one are great places to dine in and around St. Louis, MO.

• Tony's Restaurant St. Louis, MO: AAA five-diamond restaurant located in downtown St. Louis, MO - 314.231.7007 (recommend the scallops in truffle sauce, Tony's salad and the lobster & scampi in mustard sauce)
• Fleming's Steak House: great steak, seafood & wine joint in Frontenac (St. Louis, MO) - 314.567.7610 - www.flemingssteakhouse.com (recommend the Wicked Cajun Barbecue Shrimp, the Tuna Mignon and the Crab Legs)
• Andrea's Restaurant: great steakhouse just outside of St. Louis, MO located in O'Fallon, IL - 618.632.4866 (recommend the grilled shrimp for an appetizer)
• Erato Wine Bar: great restaurant in Edwardsville, IL. All the ingredients are fresh and the food is exquisite. - 618.307.3203 - www.eratoonmain.com
• Pi: St. Louis finally has GREAT pizza! Deep dish pizzas that rival my favorite Chicago joints. (across from The Pageant on Delmar) - www.restaurantpi.com - 314.727.6633
• Giordano's Pizza: (not in St. Louis, MO) Best pizza in the world located in Chicago, IL (recommend the famous stuffed pizza) - www.giordanos.com
• La Bamba: burritos as big as your head: (not in St. Louis, MO) burrito joints located in Chicago, IL and on campuses of almost every state university in Illinois - www.labambaburritos.com