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Knox

music lover and economist

About Me

i am an american, most recently of athens georgia, now living in new farm on the edge of fortitude valley in brisvegas queensland australia, with my lovely wife julz. she used to teach maths and marketing and now she crochets headwear! i am a professor of economics and a lover of music (rockabilly, R&B, soul, R&R, roots/bluegrass, and even jazz). i am an announcer at the wonderful 4zzz 102.1 fm radio station here in brisbane.

My Interests

4ZzZ, music, travel, seafood, tofu, the beach

I'd like to meet:

Sam Phillips, people to chat with at the pub, musicians, warren h. williams, salts of the earth.

Music:

pre-army elvis, chuck berry, beach music, rockabilly, C&W, pre-invasion rock & roll, rhythm & blues, 50s jazz (Miles & Trane), irish ditties, toe sucking cowgirls, coojee timms, stringman sassy, finn maccool, disgraceland, rockets to memphis, gleny rae virus & her tamworth playboys

Movies:

i want to live, midnight cowboy, ascenseur pour l'echafaud, all three for the music as much as for the story

Television:

whatzat?

Books:

i read mysteries set in the american south, new orleans, key west, Arizona and outback Australia (Arthur Upfield)

Heroes:

the first settlers