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Gail

Soul Excited

About Me

I'm quite brilliant! At least, I like to think I am but no doubt there are some - ok, many - that would disagree. It's taken me ages to get around to adding this bit as I'm not too sure what to write but here goes...
I live in Oxford, I have a great job, some amazing friends and family and I'm having a great time living my life. Can't ask for much more than that really.
I love to get out and about at weekends, whereever the mood takes me as long as at least one of the following is involved...friends, family, great music, lots of conversation, great food and the occasional :) glass of wine. If I can get all of them together then I couldn't be happier. To get all that and meet new people and make new friends...well, for me, it's as good as it gets.
Things I like to do....buying records although not as many as I used to, I love to read but I try not to pick up a book too often because nothing else will get done, films, cooking, wandering (foreign cities preferably) and taking photo's.....nothing artistic (unless it's a complete fluke).
My other very bad habit is spending way too much time here.....http://www.essentialmodernsoul.co.nr .....a friendly place, most of the time, and an outlet for me to talk nonsense, quite a lot of it
A favour to ask, it only takes a minute....
The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to underprivileged women. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on "donating a mammogram" for free (pink window in the middle).
This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.
Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know.
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/
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My Interests

Things that make me happy - soul music, friends, family, conversation, laughing, beautiful things, dancing, sunny days, travelling is great but don't do enough of it, lazy days, carefree moments, great smiles, unexpected guests

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You could take a listen here some time, this is a great radio station, try it, you'll like it...... http://www.realloveradio.co.uk
You'll find details of the shows on the website, look out for Soulboys Sundae (brilliant), Love & Happiness and The Soul Lounge, all great shows presented by some great people.

I'd like to meet:

Happy, friendly, positive, talkative, fun loving people
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Music:

Where do I start?? Willie Hutch, David Ruffin, O T Sykes, Bobby Womack, Marvin Gaye, Leon Ware, Aretha Franklin, Four Tops, Temptations, Main Indredient, The Dells, The Impressions, Leroy Hutson, Tavares, Harold Melvin, Margie Joseph, Jean Carn, Phyllis Hyman, Lew Kirton, Sounds of Blackness, William Bell, Major Harris, Linda Clifford, Rahsaan Patterson, Malik Pendleton, Norman Feels, The Whispers, Magic Lady, Glenn Jones, TP, Atlantic Starr, Michelle Wiley, Luther, Barry White, The Lovelites, Love Unlimited, The O'Jays, Chaka Khan.......I know I've left out loads of favourites but my memory isn't all that! 2 Step, Rare, Modern, Philly, Disco, Boogie, Crossover, Jazz, Hip Hop (the good stuff)R 'n' B, Ballads, Deep Soul, Southern Soul, Neo, Nu, what have I missed???

Movies:

Once upon a time in America, Little Miss Sunshine, Rosanna's Grave, The Five Heartbeats, Leon, Agnes Brown, High Fidelity, Rear Window, Dogma, The Shawshank Redemption, Pay it forward, The Godfather - 1 & 2, Leon, True Romance, Keeping Mum, Grosse Point Blank, Life of Brian, It's a Wonderful Life, On The Waterfront, To Kill A Mockingbird, As Good As It Gets............all sorts really

Television:

Shameless, Clocking Off (bring it back) Lost, Ugly Betty, 24, The West Wing, Heroes & Boston Legal. For comedy I like Catherine Tate, Eddie Izzard (love his rambling) Coupling, Peter Kay, Father Ted and developing a liking for The Simpsons (I know, I'm a bit late)

Books:

Biographies & Novels......Kathy Reichs, James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell, Lisa Scottoline, Stephen Fry, Colin Andrews, Donna Leon, Howard Fast and Quentin Jardine, there are lots more but my memory is rubbish. Reading Challenge of the century - Bear v Shark - I was sent it and I've promised to read it but it's hard, it's a bit odd.

Heroes:

My Dad was (and is) my hero. Anyone who has overcome huge odds and succeeded and positive people whoever they are.