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:
Top Thirty-Three
(in alphabetical order, according to era)
Early Life
American Television, 1957–1972
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Dixon and Seitz Relatives
DC Comics, 1960-1970
Famous Artists Course for Talented Young People
Friends at School
Greek and Roman Mythology
Vagedes Brothers
Transformational 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 Ideals of Reagan, Ruff, and Kemp
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 and World Masters of Art and Literature
Charlton Heston and the Defense of Personal Liberty
Commitment to Humanity of Harris, Birney, and Booth
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 Lupus, Maffetone, Pilates, and Pinckney
Financial Strategies of Stein, Johnson, and Town
Health Principles of Still, Chopra, Weil, Junger, and Longo
Martial Arts of Ueshiba, Tohei, Ayoob, and Cooper
Narrative Sensibilities of Berry, Watkins, and O’Brian
Societal Analysis of Wolfe, Webb, Goldberg, and Krauthammer
The New Testament and Words of Christ
a work in progress . . .