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Uncle John

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About Me

I talk Maria into a roller coaster ride. She hates them.The ride starts and she can't get off!That is one big drop! Oh Yeah!Thats me with the shit eating grin. The evil side of uncle John!BASS CLEFT BLUESCOPPER/STAINLESS STEEL BUTTERFLY under constructionBUTTERFLY IN MY YARD - Dedicated to my late father RIP Bud!COPPER BUTTERFLY - Erin works in my office the sculpture is in my officeLance Armstrong (Some see him going up hill and some see him going down hill)TABLE & FLOWERS - steel FISHSteel Cross & Wood CrossRISE / Concrete & SteelSUN & MOON - Steel & Brass My crane and crew building a small office building - Laurel MD Auto cad drawing for a yard sculpture. This is the next project I am working on and should be complete in about a month.Water fountain that I have built but am waiting for the weather to warm up to intall in a friends back yard. It is silver from galvanizing. It moves 5000 gallons of water an hour and sounds great!X-Mass gift I made for my sister. The base was an piece of scrap steel plate, the rods were tie rods from an old grain silo and the trays I pounded from an old fuel tank all polished or painted flat black.Watermelon Mountain (Sandia)

My Interests

Playing my drumsEric JohnsonBand Days!Art of all kinds (Mexican folk art, Tribal Native Art, Abstract Sculpture, Impressionist Paintings, PhotographyMy PetsMy cat in my officeRed Husky in my officeNephew & ZIA the red husky Mountain Biking, Road Biking, Sailing, Vollyball

I'd like to meet:

The great generals of WWII (both sides) FDR, JFK, DDI,(Presidents) Veterans of world war2 they are all moving on. I had an uncle that survived the Bataan Death march and years in a Japananese POW camp.

Music:

Lots of stuff!

Movies:

Kelly's Heros, Fight Club, Seven, Emerald Forrest, Saving Private Ryan, Outlaw Josie Whales, The Good the Bad & the Uglyhref="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vcGhvdG9idWNrZX QuY29tLw==" target="_blank"

Books:

WWII history books. I read many books on the war in Russia. I love Roman, Greek and Spanish history. Most of what I read is non-fiction and is quite dry for most.Art History, how to do books. I am reading a book on stained glass, soon I will incorporate it into my art projects.cool band I hope free music is around for a while!

Heroes:

Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, My Mom & Dad, Veterans of all wars, Fire Fighters my doctors and my wife.This is a photo of my late father at rest. I love this picture of him because he was the most dedicated and hardest working man I ever met. He was not sick a day in his life and when this picture was taken it was the begining of a disease that killed him. It was nice to see him getting some rest even while my dogs were hard at play. I miss him and I am proud that he was my father.Class Clown! (What a tool)Maria & John in North Carolina

My Blog

My uncle the POW 1941 to 1945

I was watching a movie with my mother and wife about the Army Ranger's raid and rescue of American POWs from camp Cabanatuan in the Philippines.  The movie we were watching is called "The Ra...
Posted by Uncle John on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:44:00 PST