My Key Influences
The underlying conditioning of contemporary culture is ongoing, of course, and the fundamental influence of home, loved ones, and parental values need not be listed nor measured. That being said, here is my attempt to enumerate the primary external influences in my life:
My Top Thirty
(in alphabetical order, according to era)
Early Life
American Television, 1957–1972
Catechism of the Catholic Church
DC Comics, 1960–1970
Famous Artists Course for Talented Young People
Friends at School
Greek and Roman Mythology
Seitz and Dixon Relatives
Vagedes Boys
Transformative Years
American Cinema, 1974–1989
Confucian Ideals and the I Ching (Book of Changes)
Consumer Advocacy of Gregory, Honorof, and Yiamouyiannis
Cosmic Law Teachings of Mark and Elizabeth Prophet
Conservative Movement of Reagan, Bennett, and Limbaugh
Economics of Kemp, Gramm, and Ruff
General Semantics of Alfred Korzybski
German Bauhaus and International Design
Heroic Lives of Tecumseh, Kenton, Washington, and Houston
Numerology of Pythagoras and Juno Jordan
Objectivist Philosophy of Ayn Rand
Pushpin Studios and the Society of Illustrators
Sex, Drugs, and Rock-N-Roll
Mature Studies
American Masters of Art and Literature
Creative Habits of Bewick, Tharp, and the Wyeths
Emerson and the Heirs of Transcendentalist Thought
European Classical Music from Vivaldi to Sibelius
Exercise Practices of LaLanne, Maffetone, and Pilates
Health Principles of Still, Chopra, and Weil
Heston and the Defense of Personal Liberty
Martial Arts of Ueshiba, Ayoob, and Cooper
New Testament and the Words of Christ
a work in progress . . .