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Andy

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About Me


I'm the pastor of a small church in northeastern Queens, New York. While there's certainly nothing glamorous about my work, it is very rewarding and at times even quite challenging.
I grew up in Mississippi, so New York is a big change. Nonetheless, I love it here -- the people, the city, the faster pace of life, the mass transit, and even the cold!
I'm a pretty quiet and introspective person. I love to spend a quiet evening at home after a long day of work, but I also enjoy a lot of what New York City has to offer. I've seen most everything there is to see on Broadway, and I enjoy other concerts and similar events as my schedule allows.

My Interests

music (alternative, classical, and choral); Presbyterian Church (USA); Broadway

Music:


classical performers: New York Philharmonic, Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, Berlin Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Gabrieli Consort and Players, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
classical composers: Gustav Mahler, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Edward Elgar, Edvard Grieg, Antonín Dvorák, Jean Sibelius, John Adams, Osvaldo Golijov, P.D.Q. Bach
choral groups: Chanticleer, St. Olaf Choir, Concordia Choir, Dale Warland Singers, Anonymous 4, Boston Camerata
"alternative": Death Cab for Cutie, Coldplay, U2, Guster, Wilco, Bright Eyes, Radiohead, Travis, Rufus Wainwright

Movies:

Shawshank Redemption, Lost in Translation, Far from Heaven, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind, A Bug's Life, Kitchen Stories, Gosford Park

Books:

John Calvin, The Institutes of the Christian Religion; Karl Barth, Dogmatics in Outline, Marilynne Robinson, Gilead; Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies; William Faulkner, Light in August; David Sedaris