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Ross

Don't ask where Burt's other hand was... we won't discuss it.

About Me

BIO: Ross Chappell is the Operations Director for the Division of Fine & Performing Arts at Marymount Manhattan College and is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at MMC. As the voice of Gigfrog.com, he conducts interviews with a variety of musicians, bands, and other music industry professionals. In addition to serving as a theatre reviewer for NYTheatre.com, he also does freelance work as a publicity/postcard designer for theatrical productions and occasionally arranges music for dance performances. His writings include songs, plays, and poems, and he is working on his first novel. He received his Masters degree in Theatre Education from the University of Montevallo and has directed and acted in a variety of plays and musicals.

My Interests

Laughs and love top my list. After that... theatre, music, books, movies, shopping, travel, tennis, computers,.... aaaaand Quakers.

I'd like to meet:

People who make me laugh.

Music:

The JAMs to Jewel to John Prine to Jim Croce; Counting Crows to Count Basie; David Wilcox to Dougie MacLean; Beastie Boys to Beethoven; KLF (wink, nudge), Etta James, Harry Belafonte, Violent Femmes, Leon Redbone, Eva Cassidy, Bela Fleck, Allison Krauss, ...hell, even Eminem and Eazy E.

Movies:

My top 5? hmm. Schindler's List, Shawshank Redemption, High Fidelity, Garden State, & Eddie Izzard's Dressed to Kill... (& Princess Bride... & Punch-Drunk Love & Goonies & Godfather II & Moulin Rouge) ...Lord of the Rings, Singin' in the Rain, Clue, Inside Man, Léon... Dear God, make me stop!

Television:

Sex in the City, Firefly, Alias, ER (of old), Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order, Scrubs, Friends, Daily Show, Sopranos

Books:

Lord of the Rings, Last of the Breed, Run with the Horsemen, Coming Home, Boy's Life, Forever (by Peter Cahill... truly beautiful, you must read it)

Heroes:

My dad. My mom. My Jenn.

My Blog

No blogs, as yet. But please check back.

Well, it's not much of a start, but this will have to do.  Please check back soon as everyone in my life seems convinced that I should be sharing my thoughts with the world.  mm-hm.  We...
Posted by Ross on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 04:05:00 PST