Hmmm, love and cartoons, interesting mix. i'll stick with love any day. Let's see, The Oyster Band (remember, I'd walk over hot coals for that lead singer) June Tabor, Gordon Bok, John McCutcheon, Frankie Armstrong, Pete Seeger, Bela Fleck (and, of course, Victor, his base player) Michael Arnowitt (the amazing concert pianist to whom I am married) Madhur Jaffrey, cookbook author par excellance, Mom, siblings, nieces, nephews. a panda cub out on the west coast . . .