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747 Captain

Nothing makes one so vain as being told that one is a sinner.-Oscar Wilde

About Me

Hmmm, well, uhh...I'm not very good at talking about myself, but I'll do my best. I grew up in Renton, WA in a lovely little neighborhood called Newport Woods. Then in 1991, my folks moved us over to May Valley between Renton and Issaquah. I attended Liberty High School, which is sort of ironic since Liberty was more like Servitude High, but I digress. High school was a real drag, and upon graduating, I began my life of traveling around the world. I've worked for Western Pacific Airlines (defunct), and Northwest Airlines for 8 1/2 years. During my time with NW, I lived briefly in Minneapolis and for 2 years in Detroit. Detroit was interesting to say the least; I'm glad to be back home though in the amazing Pacific Northwest. Now, I work as a vendor for Microsoft in the travel department, employed by American Express. I truly love it here.http://www.flickr.com/photos/747captain/Speaking of amazing, it never ceases to amaze me when I think about all of the incredible people that I know and have known, the friends I have and the connections that I've made during my first 29 years on this interesting planet! I mean, I've really got some of the best people you could imagine in my life. Boy, am I a fortunate one.CURRENT MOON about the moon
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My Interests

I had the AMAZING opportunity to attend an Earl Wild concert at the Mannes College of Music, IKIF in New York, July 2005. I also attended his master class the day following the concert and met Mr. Earl Wild himself. I'm still catching my breath!

Music:

Earl Wild, Ilana Vered, Maria João Pires, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sigmund Thalberg, George Gershwin, Moritz Moszkowski, Claude Debussy, Meat Loaf, Camille Saint Saëns, Johannes Brahms, Frédéric Chopin, Johann Strauss, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Neeme Järvi, Byron Janis, Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, Ferrante & Teicher, Ruth Brown, Linda Ronstadt, Bee Gees, Barry Manilow, Leon Russell, Shonen Knife, Fleetwood Mac, Lenny Kravitz, Sesame Street Fever, Pink Floyd, George Benson, Heather Nova, Roxy Music, Christopher O'Reilly, The Singers Unlimited, REO Speedwagon, Jim Croce, Zero 7, Blonde Redhead, John Mayer, Chicago, Nana Mouskouri, Modest Mouse, Pink Martini, Kate Bush, Autechre, The Real Group, Pat Metheny Group, Modern Talking, George Jones, Kraftwerk, Willy Nelson, Jimmy Sturr, more Earl Wild, Bob Moog (for creating such an amazing instrument!), Dead Can Dance, Pat Benatar, The Carpenters, Simon and Garfunkel, The Manhattan Transfer, Journey, Nilsson, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Supertramp, Janis Joplin, Dionne Warwick, Astrud Gilberto, Cher (her early (1960s/1970s stuff)), PJ Harvey, Hoyt Axton, David Bowie, Brian Culbertson, Alison Moyet, Donna Summer, Tori Amos, Elton John, [Diana Krall, Elvis Costello], Anne Murray, Abba, Pizzicato 5, Lou Rawls, Blondie, Tina Turner, Naoko Yoshino, Peter Björn & John, Roberta Flack, Steely Dan, Dan Fogelberg, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Joni Mitchell, Tuck & Patti, The Singers Unlimited.

Movies:

Casino Royale, Girls Will Be Girls, The Lives of Others, Tea and Sympathy, Stand by Me, Team America, Steel Magnolias, any John Waters film. I should really brush-up on my movie reportoire!

Television:

No TV for me. I LOVE muscles and muscle cars...I'll show you one of my favorites from the latter:

Books:

Love a good Dean Koontz novel, Carl Sagan, the rants of Dan Savage, Al Franken, I'm trying to make more time for myself and reading. Being on MySpace doesn't help...

Heroes:

Earl Wild, Wonder Woman, my family and friends!