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Rick Bickmore

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love... and be loved in return

About Me

See my interests/music/etc. to learn about me.

(more coming later here... patience....)



My Interests

Movies and TV (see below), spending time with friends (either having fun or sharing our thoughts), D&D/AD&D and other fantasy RPGs, all varieties of Settlers of Catan (including Xplorers at http://games.asobrain.com -- ask me about my username there) and a lot of similar games, EverQuest (when I have the time), music (see below), reading (see below), the outdoors, my son and daughter, and a lot of other stuff. I'm an intensely curious person, and I find many things (and people) that intrigue me. Maybe you'll be one of them.... (or maybe you already are...?)

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I'd like to meet:

I want to meet an awful lot of people. I'll get more specific eventually.... :o)

Music:

I have a rather broad taste in music -- Alex Godelier , Dangerous Muse , The Carpenters, Nemesis , Annie Lennox, Shayan Italia , Pink Floyd, Twisted Sister , ABBA, Ryan Huston , Moody Blues, Daniel Powter , Gavin Mikhail , Dolly Parton, Snow Patrol , Pat Benatar, Jake Phillips , Spike Jones, Weird Al Yankovic , Ray Stevens, Cascada , Remy Zero , Cathexis , Mitch and Mickey, Aaron Shust , Stuart Dix , Christian Andréason , Josh Winiberg , Josh Groban .... the list goes on. Not really into Gangsta Rap/HipHop, but just about any other genre has something I like in it. (Yes, even Country/Western.)

Hey, for a limited time, go to Weird Al's page to download two FREE songs. One is You're Pitiful -- Al's hilarious parody of the James Blunt hit You're Beautiful -- and the other is a single from his new album (Straight Outta Lynwood) called Don't Download This Song (yes, it's okay to download it). Both are excellent, and being offered free by the artist.

Movies:

I love lots of movies, but not into slasher/gore/horror movies. Most other kinds, I like.

If you live on the Wasatch Front in Utah, and you're gay and from an LDS background (or if you're straight but not homophobic) and you like going to movies without spending a lot, you might consider joining us for Gay Mormon Movie Nite every Wednesday night. Ask me if you have any questions about it.

Television:



Visit cwtv.com/shows/smallville Smallville, Charmed, Commander in Chief, Stargate (all varieties), Dr. Who (the new one) , Star Trek (all varieties) , Kyle XY , Alias, Prison Break , Lost, Medium, Bones , House M.D., Conviction, Supernatural, Invasion, The 4400, Over There, Nip/Tuck, The A-Team, Battlestar Galactica (old and new), That 70s Show, and probably a lot more that I haven't thought of right now....

Books:

Beyond October by my friend Shawn , and a lot of things by J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Douglas Adams, Mercedes Lackey, Anne McCaffrey, Isaac Asimov, Stephen R. Donaldson, Terry Brooks, Connie Willis, Jane Yolen, Anne Rice, Orson Scott Card, Robert Heinlein, and lots of others -- I'll add more from time to time.

Heroes:

I admire, respect, and honor our military personnel for their service. I also support the following organizations, and hope you will take a look and possibly support them, too:

My Blog

E-mail sent to Utah Atty General Mark Shurtleff

TO: Mark Shurtleff, Attorney General of the State of Utah CC: Equality Utah Dear Sir,When so-called "recognition lawsuits" are filed in Utah to force our state to recognize marriages between people of...
Posted by Rick Bickmore on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:54:00 PST

Ban Gay Marriage! (please read)

Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging a...
Posted by Rick Bickmore on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:26:00 PST

"Superman Returns" review by Orson Scott Card

One of my favorite authors has posted a review of the new "Superman Returns" movie on his website. I don't completely agree with the review, but he examines the movie pretty well. WARNING: He does giv...
Posted by Rick Bickmore on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 07:29:00 PST

Quoted by Nelson Mandela (and Akeelah)...

Nelson Mandela quoted this when he was finally released after many years in a South African prison, and it is also featured in the recent film "Akeelah and the Bee". Our deepest fear is not that we a...
Posted by Rick Bickmore on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:22:00 PST

BYU instructor on Equal Marriage Rights for Gay People

This was published on Utah's Gay Pride Day (June 4, 2006) in the Salt Lake Tribune, and I think it's worth re-posting here: LDS authority and gay marriageBy Jeffrey Nielsen The leaders of my church, ...
Posted by Rick Bickmore on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:17:00 PST

ABC Nightline report on Gay Mormons

Here's a link to ABC Nightline's recent report on gay Mormons, in case you would like to view it.Click Here for VideoEnjoy!...
Posted by Rick Bickmore on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 02:49:00 PST

Useful MySpace tools I've come across....

I will be updating this whenever I find something I find particularly useful. Feel free to check back here any time.Customize "Friends" display, etc. - http://www.r4wr.com...
Posted by Rick Bickmore on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 07:13:00 PST

Free song from "Weird Al" Yankovic

I added this to my profile, but for all you slackers who don't make a pilgrimage to my profile every single day (*grin*), I'm re-posting it here to bring it to your attention.For a limited time, go to...
Posted by Rick Bickmore on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 03:36:00 PST

A Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime....

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to me...
Posted by Rick Bickmore on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 09:23:00 PST

Sharing others' thoughts

I came across a MySpace profile with some excellent quotes, and I "stole" the following items from it -- each one of these touched my soul in some way, resonated with it. I hope at least one will move...
Posted by Rick Bickmore on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 03:10:00 PST