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John B

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Been married twice...4 great kids (a 14 year old at home)...now single, retired, livin' in S Maine on the coast...I stay in shape but I'm not obsessed with it...love to play both the 4 string and 5 string banjo.

My Interests

The banjo...I play 'em, collect'em, fix 'em, restore 'em; I also enjoy hiking, canoin', road trips to the maritimes, Irish pubs, dinner out with my kids, hanging out with Colorado, Minnesota, and Nova Scotia friends

I'd like to meet:

1. A tuba player, a piano player, a trombone player (let's get a band going!)2. A local "60's folkie" who can sing and play the guitar

Music:

The Kingston Trio, Mississippi John Hurt, Wood's Tea Co., Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Gibson, Pete Seeger, Billy Faier, The Clancy Brothers, Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Gordon Lightfoot, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee, Fleming Brown, Ron Kelly and Middle Tickle (Newfoundland);all acoustic Celtic music,

Movies:

Stripes, The Sting, High Noon, Animal House, Songcatcher

Television:

The Honeymooners, The Andy Griffith Show, Everyone Loves Raymond, Fraser, History Channel, MPBN, World Series when the Yankees are playing

Books:

The Grapes of Wrath, Catcher in the Rye, On The Road, The Old Man and the Sea

Heroes:

George Washington, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, my parents and my kids