A little experiment on my 41st birthday. Which is today. 41 works that have created who I am today. I invite any of you to make your own list. I’ll also most likely be cross posting this to get more interaction.

I don’t have any rules for this. Some things will encompass many within the number while other things will be separated. For example, the Marvel movies are going as one entry so it doesn’t take up over 20 spots on the list. Also, I have a feeling I’ll forget something along the way. But let’s play along and see what this inspires. This will be in order it comes to mind, not in order of influence or importance.

41 Works from any media that have created who I am today.

1. Marvel Cinematic Universe
2. Star Wars
3. High Fidelity (book and movie)
4. Tao of Steve
5. The Warriors
6. Godzilla
7. Hanna Barbera
8. Kevin Smith
9. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
10. GI Joe (cartoon, comic, and toy line)
11. West Coast Avengers
12. Daredevil
13. Anthrax “Sound of White Noise”
14. Nirvana “Unplugged”
15. Alice in Chains “Dirt” and “Unplugged”
16. Ghost “Prequelle”
17. Wizard magazine
18. Mystery Science Theater 3000
19. Cartoon Network
20. Adult Swim
21. The Simpsons
22. WWF/WWE/WCW/ECW/ all of it
23. Mad magazine
24. Batman 1989
25. Christopher Reeve Superman
26. Incredible Hulk TV show
27. Batman the Animated Series
28. the Stephen Spielberg Presents cartoons – Animaniacs, Tiny Toons, Pinky & the Brain, Freakazoid
29. Saturday Morning Cartoon Hits CD
30. Batman 1966
31. Chuck Klosterman
32. Harlan Ellison
33. Stan Lee
34. Disney Afternoon
35. Monster Squad
36. Rad
37. The Last Dragon
38. Speedball (and the New Warriors)
39. Toys R Us
40. Headbangers Ball
41. Beastie Boys

I honestly expected that to take longer. I’m already thinking of things missed. But this acts as a bit of a starter recipe to get something close to who and what I am.