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tim paul

I am here for Friends

About Me

Semi-retired from the bright lights of the proverbial Big City, Mr. Paul nevertheless continues to enjoy an overstuffed armchair, a good cognac, and a fine cigar. In his spare time he lends himself to the furtherment of Good Causes, donates generously, and has been known to quip that he would go contentedly to the grave having been credited in at least one major motion picture as "himself." He would like to thank his family, friends, the Internet, and "you know who you are" for making it all possible. He said something else, too, but then he's always saying something, isn't he.

My Interests

words, pictures, sounds, being away from home and then returning, my living room, luxury hotels, persons possessed of behavioral traits not unbecoming an adult, muddy cleats, vestax, vinyl, techs, triple cream, ten-dollar words, bass guitars, comma-separated lists

I'd like to meet:

THX 1138

Music:

uh huh... you can do what you want, but i never touch the stuff.

Movies:

touch of evil, the hunted (cause my Mom was in it), the loneliness of the long distance runner, ghost dog, lola rennt, the limey, the conversation, the taking of pelham one two three, 24 hour party people, hero, black and white, nick and nora, mcqueen, kubrick, michael mann

Television:

32" jvc, with remote.

Books:

salinger's 'raise high the roof beam, carpenters' (eternal favorite), winston churchill's 'painting as a pastime,' burgess, john d. macdonald, john irving, dick francis (esp. aboard a plane), the invasion of the moon 1957-70, the most beautiful woman in town, southern africa by rail, the messiah of stockholm, the missing piece meets the big O, highbrow, graphic, pulp, my stepmother's series of coffee table books.

Heroes:

my folks.