I am a librarian serving teens in Northeast Ohio. The purpose of this page is to let my friends and patrons know a little bit about me and stuff I'm up to.
10 Things About Me That You Probably Wouldn't Guess:
1 I sing and play guitar in an indie band with other old dudes.
2 I read almost every night and pretty much only use the tv to watch movies.
3 I am a step dad to two wonderful kids.(Although they would probably disagree about the kid part since they are 13 and 12.)
4 I received a National Merit Scholarship that helped me attend the University of Chicago as an undergrad.
5 Even though I didn't officially become a librarian until in my 30's, I worked in libraries both in high school and college.
6 I've been published as a writer, but nothing cool like a novel or comic book.
7 I've visited Mexico, England, the Netherlands, and Germany.
8 I've been lucky enough to see a lot of bands play live including David Bowie, Blondie, the Ramones, the Pretenders, the Flaming Lips, Dinosaur Jr., the Grateful Dead, Husker Du, the Violent Femmes, Jane's Addiction, the Brian Jonestown Massacre, the Butthole Surfers, Echo & the Bunnymen, the Mekons and Rain Parade.
9 The older I get, the less I like rollercoasters.
10 I did a couple of performance art pieces in my radicalized 20's.
bonus: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page did their best work with the Yardbirds. OK, that has nothing to do with me, but it is TRUE! Here's three more things really about me just so y'all don't feel cheated:
I've spent way over ten grand on music cds in my life; that might not be so surprising, but what is is that I still have a lot of holes in my collection.
My General Tso's Chicken, Chicken Paprikash and Vegetarian Chili are to die for.
My biggest hero or influence in my life is not some musician or author, but my mother.WAFFLE FREE ZONE
