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"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster" is the opening line to Goodfellas, directed by this famous Italian American that Tom wrote a thesis about for his Major Authors course in college.

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This Witchy Woman and former member of Fleetwood Mac performed Leather and Lace with the Eagles' Don Henley at the first concert Tom ever attended. She also was portrayed as a goat in South Park.

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"I find your lack of faith disturbing" said James Earl Jones when he portrayed this character in another famous trilogy - one that Tom just saw for the first time during the pandemic.

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Before moving back to Chicago, Tom worked for a music festival. In 2015 he was responsible for driving around hip-hop group Run The Jewels who were in the midst of declaring their support for this 2016 and 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary candidate from Vermont.

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"I, too, like to live dangerously," is a quote from this cryogenically frozen super spy. The title character of one of Tom's favorite trilogies.

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While working for Wolfram Research, Tom was responsible for public relations for founder and creator of the Wolfram Language, Stephen Wolfram. In 2014 Wolfram was a keynote speaker at this Springtime Austin Music and Tech Festival which Tom has been to twice.

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Gordon Bombay, played by Emilio Estevez, tells his rag tag bunch of Incredible Waterfowl, "A TEAM IS SOMETHING YOU BELONG TO, SOMETHING YOU FEEL, SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO EARN" in this 1992 Disney comedy - one of Tom's first VHS tapes that he still has today.

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This eccentric, Detroit-based but Nashville-residing guitar player and musician has a vinyl record club that Tom has been a part of for years and cannot figure out how to cancel. He may need a Seven Nation Army to help.

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"I never went in for embroidery, just results," claimed Lee Marvin in this 1967 war film about 12 unkempt soldiers sent to destroy a Nazi outpost. It's Tom's favorite film of all time.

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This Septuagenarian just did one of the most bizarre commercials of the year during this month's Super Bowl. No matter, Tom still loves Dancing in the Dark to this New Jersey native's tunes - his favorite artist.