- McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters)
- lugged steel bicycle frames
- old Fender Champ tube amps
- Lee Oskar harmonicas
- George Dickel
- Suntour friction bar end shifters
- Brooks B17 saddles
- Shure Green Bullet microphones
- Hunter S. Thompson
- Flying Dog "Doggie Style" Pale Ale
- Rock 'n' Roll
- Chicago Blues
- John Hiatt
- 1968 Triumph 650 Bonneville
and last but definitely not least...
- Ribby