Hi.....I'm Dave. Some of my friends call me DT (like i'm a character in the australian 90's soap Heartbreak High or something)...others call me Wolfman (for reasons i only explain in person over a friendly pint, as it is a somewhat lengthy tale!). I think i am just one of life's genuine nice guys. I am honest and fairly open so welcome to my MySpace (which rocks by the way Tom, well done fella!!!) come if you have the time and read all 'about me'............
I think friends are important. Very important...if not the one of the most important things in life. Well for me they are anyway, but i realise and can empathise with others who prefer a more solitary passing of their days to the hubbub and whirl which an extended set of mates can result in... I have a bit of a lonewolf streak in me, and can be more than happy with just my own company when in a pub etc. as long as i have a pint, cigarettes, a notepad and pen... (damn smoking ban :-(
Growing up in a village in Bucks where many kids were chavs in the making... (they use to call them Kevs back then and there, but i still don't know what a generations of Kevins got up to, but hey?!) ...I had a small but strong group of mates from my village. And then an extended set of schoolmates i used to play football with.
These people saw me through my schooldays and allowed me to be confident in myself that if they really appreciated my company and we had great times together then thats all i needed for the moment, even when others viewed me as a bit geeky or weird... ok I was a bit of a metaller back then with a collection of skull t-shirts, and explained to my GCSE english class about Labyrinthe Live-Roleplaying Club. This involved running around a system of caves on mercenary adventures wearing fantasy-film type costume hitting each other with weapons (fibreglass and foam covered in latex and resin), casting spells at each other, and acting out all manner of strange creatures from vampires to goblins, elves to demons, priests to assassins not the most normal of hobbies, but i am not ashamed of it like some are. It was a way of pursuing my desire to act but not on school-play stages, with some combat challenge thrown in for good measure - my classmates and bus mates may have thought it odd and took the piss but hey...It gave me a thicker skin towards that sort of thing and part of my inner calm now.
I was a fairly good student at school, choosing subjects I enjoyed and teachers that inspired me. I got fairly good grades. I went to Uni.....
I got a little distracted but scraped a Desmond (Tutu - 2:2) in History and War Studies at King's College London, which i highly recommend. During my educational days I loved studying history (especially Classic Roman and Greek, and Medieval). I loved English Literature. I loved Music (though my composition coursework was ropey as hell!) I loved my school's sense of tradition. At Uni I loved War Studies, that course attracted a different type of student and academic. I loved "The Waterfront" our uni bar and Tutu's Club above it.......
I loved living in SE London a train ride from Uni or The Chislehurst Caves - home of Labyrinthe. I spent many a weekend down the pit during uni. Bruised and aching semi-slumber in Monday lectures was a norm. I gave up on being able to put AKC after my name by doing an extra monday course and small exam for that reason. Since then i have been a door-to-door Anglian Home Improvements Foot Canvasser, A Sainsbury's Meat and Fish Counter staffmember, A Rainbow-Fire and Flood Restoration Administration Assistant, and now finally i am the job of my childhood dreams the General Cave Manager of Labyrinthe Live Roleplaying Club................
Update. I am now living back in High Wycombe working as an Administrator for Buckinghamshire New University. It feels like my life has finally got a secure foundation...great friends, a good home with a great rental agreement, a good job, hobbies, a town i like...and a girlfriend moving to live with me soon! UPDATE relationship on very shaky ground currently as she is not replying to messages...UPDATE relationship is over... she has dumped me for someone closer to home despite the promises of a year :-( Why are the young SO fickle???
For all this time Music has been my other passion besides acting and stories. I love to listen to it, dance to it, chill out to it, wake up to it, walk to it, sing along to it, drink to it, rave to it, kiss to it, play pool to it, smoke to it, tap along to it, talk about it, travel to it, and make it. My Mum is after all a Music teacher! As a child a played classical stuff in windbands and orchestras on the French Horn - doing up to Grade 6. At 11 going on 12 i dropped the Piano (upto Grade 4) for the Drums. I am in a band that began as The Shards in the early to mid 90's, but has evolved in the last year and a bit into a band i am much more proud of, and love my place within...The Known Unknowns (search myspace music).
Some friends have said in the past that i should have left and tried other bands, especially in the early to mid Shards days, but i loved something about those quirky-but with hindsight admittedly 'a bit cheesy', tunes. That something i loved and wanted to stay with was Neil and Pete's songwriting, now coupled (after a late 90's member swop) with Steve's personal basslines... UPDATE Sam has replaced Steve after the Fist of Fury went into TKU retirement and now enjoys gigs from the other side of the stage. The band and its songs have matured and developed until today it is better than ever, and i just love the fact that by meeting Neil on that random holiday camp, and remaining loyal all these years.....(a big part of my inner wolf-spirit is the love of the loyalty of yester year)..... i am still playing in a band which is writing music i believe in and adore providing the beats for. We have been playing much more promising venues and receiving good revues for our demos and performances.....
Here's to the childhood dreams of a career in LRP, and being a drummer in a touring rock band. One down, one to go!...
Basically in summary, I'm David (which apparently means 'Loving and Giving' after King David in the Bible but i can't remember how i know this... distant childhood memory back in my christian childhood before i saw through it). I'm the friend-loyal wolfman. I am an optimist. I believe in forgiveness. I try to practice empathy towards all people that i meet. I like to believe people. I don't like to lie, it makes me uncomfortable. I am a pack spirit, yet also a lone wolf. I have had few loves in my time and even fewer relationships. I am a gentleman. I used to try to be a scholar. I want to keep medieval chivalry alive (even in this emancipated age as a pleasant social custom) I like to develop bonds of trust. I like friends who stick up for you behind your back. I dislike two-faced backstabbers. I dislike chavs, thugishness, arrogance, selfishness, bullying, and ignorance. I adore creativity, escapism, going dancing, friendships, philosophy, a good safe fight (at Labyrinthe), pubs, hugs, friends falling in love, the idea that i too will one day find my princess, the concept of reincarnation (send me a message and i'd love to chat over my philosophy on this topic), chilling, performing, i actually adore working which is a luxury not many people have these days. True my pay isn't astronomical, but such things are not important to me, compared to life-satisfaction (far more important than, but tied up so often in job-satisfaction) at the moment. I like playing indoor and outdoor games. I like to win, but can deal with losing, i love to play team sports but aren't all that good in technique. I like people. I hate some people. I have loved and still love some people, especially family. All life is about people, and friends as i said at the beginning, and on that front i am richer than many. I have met so many excellent and interesting people over the years and made such good friends amongst them that my phonebook runneth over................
I am Dave "The Wolfman" Taylor, SEMPER FIDELIS (always loyal) - Hunter for my pack. Drop me a message, i'd like to get to know more people through this medium. It seems such a wonderful opportunity. "Be excellent to one another... And Party On Dudes!!!" (Abraham Lincoln, Bill & Teds' Excellent Adventure)
You Are a Dreaming Soul. Your vivid emotions and imagination takes you away from this world. So much so that you tend to live in your head most of the time. You have great dreams and ambitions that could be the envy of all... But for you, following through with your dreams is a bit difficult. You are charming, endearing, and people tend to love you. Forgiving and tolerant, you see the world through rose colored glasses. Underneath it all, you have a ton of passion that you hide from others. Always hopeful, you tend to expect positive outcomes in your life. Souls you are most compatible with: Newborn Soul, Prophet Soul, and Traveler Soul.
Your results:
You are Magneto
Magneto
61%
Dr. Doom
60%
Mystique
57%
Dark Phoenix
57%
Two-Face
53%
Venom
52%
The Joker
51%
Apocalypse
50%
Mr. Freeze
50%
Lex Luthor
49%
Green Goblin
49%
Catwoman
48%
Poison Ivy
46%
Riddler
41%
Kingpin
29%
Juggernaut
25%
You fear the persecution of those that are different or underprivileged so much that you are willing to fight and hurt others for your cause.
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Your results:
You are Spider-Man
Spider-Man
75%
The Flash
70%
Green Lantern
60%
Robin
58%
Superman
55%
Wonder Woman
55%
Supergirl
45%
Catwoman
45%
Iron Man
40%
Batman
35%
Hulk
30%
You are intelligent, witty,
a bit geeky and have great
power and responsibility.
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The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Fifth Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
Level Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers) Very Low
Level 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers) Moderate
Level 2 (Lustful) High
Level 3 (Gluttonous) Low
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious) Very Low
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy) High
Level 6 - The City of Dis (Heretics) High
Level 7 (Violent) Moderate
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers) Moderate
Level 9 - Cocytus (Treacherous) High
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