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Wizard

I am here for Friends

About Me

A WIZARD's TALE
I was born in 1950; the progeny of Czech and Croatian Jewish grandparents. My grandparents fled Czechoslovakia prior to the world war and the German occupation of Prague. If they had failed to escape I would probably never have known them. God truly works mysteriously. My father met my mother in SC as teenagers and it was love at first sight.
I had a wonderful childhood with two parents who loved me very much. My father passed away in 1979 of pancreatic cancer and my mother died of cancer in 1999. I do have a brother, and although we are estranged I love him very much.
My nickname, WIZARD is from an inside joke my grandparents had regarding a man they knew. They were convinced the poor soul was a dead ringer for the Wizard of the Emerald City in Wizard Of Oz .
I have earned a number of college degrees in theatre, though my BA is actually in Education. I have several AA degrees in Theatre and Theatre Arts.
I became interested in the hair industry in my early 30s and became quite successful at it. I was a platform artist for Redken Laboratories for 6 years after which I opened my own salon franchise.I later developed my own patented gravimetric cutting system which is now taught in most cosmetology and barber training facilities. I have also developed a homeopathically inspired product line which is probably well known to you but which I am not here to network. I am here to make friends!
I'm very easy-going and slow to anger. I'm an Aries/Sagittarius if that means anything. I read a lot and I like old films. I have a dog who is a dachshund-beagle mix. His name is Rambo. I travel when possible and I love NYC for the shopping and the theatre. I am a patron of the arts and enjoy encouraging fresh musical and acting talent wherever I find it.
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THE WAKING by Theodore Roethke
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I have to go.
We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep and take my waking slow.
Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.
Light takes the Tree; but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air.
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.
This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.

My Interests

God, Books, Bible, Religion, History, Football, Soccer, British Comedy, Sci-Fi, NASCAR Racing

I'd like to meet:

Jean Marc Barr, Daniel Day Lewis, John Barrowman, Warren Beatty, Rufus Wainwright, Dave Koz, Brad Pitt, Paul Simon, Dame Judy Dench, Russell Davies, Hillary Clinton, Tom Hanks, Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniel Craig, Jonny Lee Miller, Reese Rideout, Al Gore, Jake Delhomme, Christopher Tolkien, Joni Mitchell, Frank Thornton, Stephen Sondheim, Burt Bacharach, Maya Angelou, Alain Delon, Sidney Poitier

CURRENT MOON about the moon

Jet Man

Jet Man

Music:

Eclectic....Rufus Wainwright, Leonard Bernstein, Barbra Streisand, Stephen Sondheim, Meatloaf, Roberta Flack, Diana Krall, Frank Sinatra, Chris Botti, Elvis Costello, U2, Snow Patrol, Duran Duran, Edith Piaf, Crosby Stills and Nash, Hodges, Elton John, John Mayer, Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, Lizt, Chopin, Dvorak, Gin Blossoms, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Todd Rundgren, Paul Simon, The Beatles, Macy Gray, The Moody Blues, Nat King Cole, King Crimson, The Strawbs, Martha Velez, The Pixies, Ry Cooder, Neil Young, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Carole King, The Cranberries, Bob Dylan, Maxi Priest, Robert Palmer, David Bowie, Nirvana, Cher, Jethro Tull, Neil Young, Louis Armstrong, Dave Koz, Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael Buble', Chris Cornell, Sting, Van Morrison, Casting Crowns, Henry Mancini, Les Miller, Brahms, Jeff Lorber, Enya, Judy Collins, Robbie Williams, Keith Urban, Diana Ross, Rob Thomas, Brian Eno, David Byrne, Gin Blossoms...lots of others.

Movies:

Blue, The Infidels, Reds, Dogville, Europa, Being Light, Lovers: Dogme 5, The Music Man, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being, The Color Purple, Making Love, Shampoo, Alphaville, The Wizard of Oz, Steel Magnolias, Bus Stop, Tigerland, Dark Victory, The Misfits, My Beautiful Laundrette, My Left Foot, West Side Story, Summer of '42, Tootsie, Cinema Paradiso, The Way We Were, Schindler's List, E.T., Chariots Of Fire, Amadeus, There Will Be Blood, The Witches of Eastwick, Up The Down Staircase, The Children's Hour, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, Butterfield 8, Psycho, The Birds, The Goodbye Girl, A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, Lust In The Dust, Polyester, Hairspray, My Fair Lady, The Sandpiper, Promises Promises, The Sound Of Music, Gigi, Donnie Darko, Pan's Labyrinth, Eastern Promises, Crimes Of The Heart, The Big Blue, Casablanca, The Island, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Under Capricorn, Let's Make Love, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back, Kismet, Carousel, Breakfast At Tiffany's, A Rage To Live, Single White Female, Porgy And Bess, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, Raisin In The Sun, The Daytrippers, Once Upon A Time In The West, Now Voyager, I Want To Live, Mildred Pierce, The Letter, High Plains Drifter, Reflections In A Golden Eye, Streetcar Named Desire, Funny Girl, Hell's Angels, A Place In The Sun, All About Eve, The Lion In Winter, Key Largo, Citizen Kane, La Vie En Rose, Labyrinth

Television:

CSI (Las Vegas), NCIS, Two And A Half Men, Keeping Up Appearances, As Time Goes By, The Last Of The Summer Wine, Are You Being Served?, Cash In The Attic, Antiques Roadshow, This Old House, Dr. Who, GlobeTrek, Meerkat Manor

Books:

The Motion Of Light In Water, The Name, Misquoting Jesus, the Bible, The Silmarillion, Center Square, Split Image, Palimpsest

Heroes:

Jesus Christ, my Father and Mother, Irena Sindlerowa, Jean-Marc Barr, Tom Hanks, Dr. Tim Hutchinson, Hillary Clinton, John Kennedy, Al Gore, Issac Asimov, Jimmy Johnson

My Blog

Mel Ferrar Obit

Mel Ferrer, the tall, darkly handsome star of such classic films as "Lili," "War and Peace" and "The Sun Also Rises," as well as producer and director of movies starring his then-wife, Audrey Hepburn,...
Posted by Wizard on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:18:00 PST

Hillary Clinton May Run As An Independent

That's right, you  heard me: Hillary Clinton is seriously considering running as an independent presidential candidate should she lose the Democratic nomination, say various Internet sources. Althoug...
Posted by Wizard on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:14:00 PST

Chinese Karma & Sharon Stone

The backlash in China against Sharon Stone continued Wednesday as the Shanghai International Film Festival said the American actress was not welcome at this year's event.The 50-year-old "Basic Instinc...
Posted by Wizard on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:33:00 PST

The Blahs

Yeah, I got those pretty bad today. I didn't wake up until after 11 am. I can't believe I stayed in bed that long. At least I CAN sleep that long.Yesterday turned out to be a very long, tiring affair....
Posted by Wizard on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:30:00 PST

Tatum O'Neal Thanks the Cops

E! News Now - Tatum O'Neal Thanks the Cops ...
Posted by Wizard on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:52:00 PST

George Takei and Brad Altman Announcement

George Takei, best known for playing Sulu ..rek," will never forget the first time he saw Brad Altman, the man he plans to marry, more than two decades ago.They were working out in a running club and ...
Posted by Wizard on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:25:00 PST

Saving The World One Crisis At A Time

Well, I got a call this morning at 4 am. It was the husband of a friend who has been taking chemotherapy treatments for 7 months, now. She went to the emergency room and he was sort of falling apart. ...
Posted by Wizard on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:59:00 PST

Tomatina

The World's Largest Tomato Fight In August each year, the small Spanish village of Bunol hosts the world's largest tomato fight, the Tomatina. Messy. And I thought I had a mess to clean u...
Posted by Wizard on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:31:00 PST

Yoou’re In Good Company if You’re in Foreclosure

The foreclosure problems sweeping the United States apparently have ensnared Ed McMahon, who is best known as Johnny Carson's sidekick on "The Tonight Show." The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday t...
Posted by Wizard on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:18:00 PST

Greenpeace Vessel The Arctic Sunrise Attacked

The Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise navigated into perilous waters yesterday in the Cypriot Channel. Greenpeace was in the area calling for an end to unsustainable fishing practices and requesting...
Posted by Wizard on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:38:00 PST