Gavin - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm very passionate about helping the environment and sustainable living. All things international spark my interest. Thankfully I've been lucky enough to have seen some distant corners of this world. Traveling to me is like an addiction in that one yearns for more of it once you get a taste. Personally the world has become more and more interesting with each additional trip I have taken.Traits & Features I enjoy the most in people (in no particular order): Passion, a positive outlook on life, sensitivity, intelligence, backbone, those very relational, cultured individuals, those that consider the global community we live in, people that really enjoy music, those in touch with the environment, people who want to make a positive change in life, diplomatic style, people not afraid to be different and exhibit personal styleAt heart I'm very much an urban lover that feeds off the diversity and energy of cities. But deep down I have a strong adoration for a natural landscape. Daily, I want to live a bustling and gritty urban lifestyle. Although, at all times I'm think about nature.I was born in Oakland California and moved to Kansas City when I was 11. My mother was born in New Zealand and my Dad is from Los Angeles. I have dual citizenship for the United States and NZ. My mother is a kiwi but her heritage is full blooded English/Scottish. My father is first generation California, with his roots going back generations to New York City and Long Island. His family is predominantly Swedish, with a seasoning of English. Naturally I was raised American, but always had Anglophile influences.

My Interests

Music, City Life and City Dynamics, Dancing, Traveling, Friends, Walking, Positive people with good outlooks on life, New Zealand, Royals Baseball, The environment, Recycling, Information, Architecture, Urban Issues, City Parks, urban public spaces, public transit, fashion, suits, Community, Politics, International relations, Comparative Politics, Chess (when I can find somebody), wine, scotch and whisky, lawnmowing, new food, the smell of women, open (river)market shopping, civil liberties, good music good green, national resource defense council, Rock and Roll history, electronic music, Italian + English Culture, San Francisco, coffee, really getting to know people, those that really get into music and talk about it, sleeping with my cat, rail passes, gaining a different outlook on things, British tailoring, Israel, Cooking every night, Showers, Political checks and balances, urban roof top gardens, those who get fired up about stuff, mixing diverse friends together to meet each other, the outdoors, experiencing all natural elements like rain, snow, winter air, a sunset, etc, Saunas, Maps of all kinds, Sexy and intelligent woman, Truth in Politics, Elvis, meaningful people, electronic music, bush walking and tramping, forests, sensitive and genuine people, those special moments that you want to never stop while you experience them

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet Winston Churchill, All my distant relatives, BONO and the whole U2, President Bill Clinton, Jason Kay (Jamiroquai), Al Pacino, Mick Jagger and the whole Stones, John Lennon, Alexander the Great, Machiavelli, All the great baseball legends (Will Clark, Ruth, Ted Williams, Mantle, Yogi Berra), George Washington, Jimmy Carter, Michael Caine, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, Jesus, Tony Blair, Elvis, Ian from Lonely Planet, Einstein, Napoleon, Lewis and Clark, Christopher Columbus, All great explorers, Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Sophia Loren in her prime, Ghandi, Rudy Guiliani, Tom Pendergast of Kansas City, Carmen Miranda, Madonna,

Music:

Rolling Stones, Jamiroquai, Sly and the Family Stone, Prince, Beatles, U2, The Verve, Smashing Pumpkins, Herbie Hancock, Chic, Danny Howels, Nick Warren, Daft Punk, Mushroom Jazz compilations, Ministry of Sound (compilations), Lenny Kravitz, The Who, Global Underground mixes, Hed Kandi collections, AIR, Zero Seven, DISCO, Thievery Corporation, Mylo, Sasha, Scissor Sisters, Ladytron, Chicane, Planet Funk, Hernan Cattaneo, James Brown, Motown, Jimmy Hendrix, 70's Funk, Sheryl Crow, Beth Orton, I love house music (deep house being my favorite, as well as tribal, progressive), Sam & Gigi, Tastexperience, funky west coast San Francisco House, melodic trance, The Killers, Seal, Dzihan & Kamien, DJ Dan, Miguel Migs, Kylie Minogue, anything downtempo and dubed out, rowdy 50's & 60's drinking songs, Mike Wizniak's tunes

Movies:

Thin Red Line, Terminator 2 (life changing experience), Godfather 1-2, Get Carter, Quadraphenia, Wallstreet, Magnolia, Saturday Night Fever, Bonnie and Clyde, Traffic, Naked Gun 1-3, Vanilla Sky, Syriana, French Connection, Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, Run Loyla Run, Ghostbusters, Heat, Boogie Nights, V is for Vendetta, Star Wars, Zoolander, Apocalypse Now, The Candidate (redford), Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, anything with Al Pacino, The Thomas Crown Affair(1968), Easy Rider, Woodstock, Give Me Shelter (Rolling Stones documentary), Purple Rain, Apocalypto

Television:

Overall TV is dead air. I don't watch it unless it is news, a niche show, or sports I'm interested in. Vh1 Classic Alternative, Lonely Planet, Faulty Towers, Curb your Enthusiasm, Simpsons, Arrested Development, Happy Days, The A-Team, BBC News, news in general, Baseball Tonight..

Books:

Out of the Silent Planet, Embattled Courage, Death and Life of American Cities, Rolling with the Stones, Bowling Alone, The Habits of Highly Deceptive Media, Cities: Then and Now, Machiavelli's The Prince, 1984, Yes Man The Devil's Alternative, Plato's Republic, In Cold Blood, Wealth of Nations, Enders Game, Choose your own advertures, Trouble for Trumpets, not a huge book guy but but I love political and news related monthly/weekly journals and publications

Heroes:

My strong Mother, my steadfast Father, BONO, My Grandpa Bill, Lewis and Clark, FDR, Winston Churchill, Jesus, Plato, all explorers of the world, all individuals who have taken a stand for protecting the environment, Martin Luther King Jr, Tony Blair, Lance Armstrong, Will Clark, Abe Lincoln, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, Steve McQueen, Sherlock Holmes, Bill Clinton,