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About Me

I'm new to Chicago area. Originally a Florida boy. I'm not a redneck although many of my family members are. I guess I wasn't at the meeting that day. I didn't get the memo. I grew up in the south then went into the Navy. I spent a looooong time in and recently retired. now I'm under-employed and loving it. As you can see from my picture I grew an outstanding beard. Now I'm a good looking guy in disguise. I am an accomplished musician, artist, comedian, and woodworker (furniture maker). I enjoy long walks on the beach, entertaining friends and playing with my cat Mr. Whiskers...Ha Ha... No really I love to laugh at myself as well as others. After all the marching and Humping up hills in a full pack with the marines, I'm done walking on a beach, on a hill, or anywhere else...Taxi !!. I do entertain friends and do have a cat named Mr. Whiskers. Just don't walk much anymore. I'm 45 and I'm in the best shape of my life...oblong. So no matter where you go, there you are, and If I wasn't here right now I'd probably be somewhere else. I have ringing in my ears from all the live firings and training I did. I wish I could answer the ringing and make it stop. It sounds like an alarm clock going off at O dark thirty. So if I seem to yell, just excuse me. I found this website through meeting Niseem today at the mall. He was playing piano and singing so well that I bought his CD. Absolutely brillient. I'd put him up there with Yanni and John Tesh. I haven't met a nicer guy. He talked to everyone that bought his CD. What a priviledge it was too. His passion for his music and his faith in GOD is overwhelming. But that is what it's all about. so for now, that is what I am doing. playing and praying.....later...........

My Interests

Woodworking...I'm obsessed with building furniture, I recently built a large wall length bookcase, a loft-bed, bench seats, table, an entertainment center/armoire /birdfeeder/stereo console center. (Ok it didn't have a bird feeder but that would have made for a great pictute.)

I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet others with the same passion as me. A Love for GOD, of life, people, and wood.

Music:

I absolutely love smooth jazz, pop, R&B, soul, hip-hop belly flop give the dog a bone, new age, old age and in between. After meeting NISEEM now I can add him to the list. If you don't know about him go to www.myspace.co/niseem and click on his music. You'll want to buy his latest CD. I did. you can too only nineteen ninety five...actually it's only $15. But it's well worth it. Read his bio also, if it doesn't touch your soul, then you're dead, just lie down and relax.

Movies:

Kung Pow, Thumb Wars, Thumbtanic, Bat thumb, frankenthumb, and King Kong.

Television:

3, one upstairs, two down...no wait 3 upstairs, one down, I can't remember because I don't watch them, see woodworking comments in the other parts of this profile.

Books:

all woodworking...

Heroes:

GOD, JESUS, NOAH, and my dad.