From Unconcious Mutterings, here's my free association for this list of words:

1. Courage:: Christopher Reed
2. Stamina:: Bill Kazemeir
3. Leader:: Nelson Mandela
4. Idea:: the X-Prize
5. Rockstar:: Mick Jagger
6. Dew:: Mountain
7. Guards:: Crimson
8. Lenny:: Bruce
9. Alliance:: Reform
10. Cigarettes:: allergic

My thoughts on Dew are almost linked to jazz: Mel Torme did an ad for it near the end of his life...