Myles

I'd like to meet:

The title of this myspace section ... "I'd like to meet" ... really does not apply here but I have no easy way to change it.Before we move on with even more, here are a few things to think about ....

Who would I like to meet is what it asks here. I suppose I am always looking for somebody that wants to run off on a boat. Well ... that above paragraph is what I wrote when I started this myspace page back in May of 2006. As of mid August 2006 I think I have made some self discoveries or perhaps these thoughts just came to the surface. I prefer sailing alone. I have been married more than once. A bit of a joke that I have used more than once is that my second wife was the best wife I ever had. Actually, my current wife is the best wife I have had but there is a bit of truth in the statement about my second wife. She was a horse breeder and horse trainer. She is now a vet. She is somewhere in Northern California or Oregon I believe. Her name is Dawn. If anybody in that neck of the woods knows a blonde Dawn who is remarried to a vet and is a vet herself please tell her I said hello. While I was married to Dawn she had about five horses and other animals. I had two boats. She would go to horse shows. I would go off racing. We both had what we loved close at hand and did not get in the others ones way and were supportive of each others passions. The best boat I ever owned had no engine, no plumbing, and a bucket for a toilet. It was a stripped down racing boat that never let me down. Looking back on my life now I realize that I love to sail alone. I have had boats with showers and ovens and all those things but was not in love with them as I was with Spitfire. Go off alone, sail hard and fast, toss dirty clothes up in the sail locker, eat out of cans, forget all forms of personal hygine, sleep 20 minutes every four or five hours, and just sail. Once you get to where you were racing or sailing to: Call a taxi, hit a pricy hotel that has room service and room pickup laundry servide. Jump in the shower and then get some sleep for about 18-20 hours. By the time you are done sleeping your partner should have arrived. Take her out to dinner and see the city. Return to your hotel suite and catch up for lost time. That is now my reality as of August 2006 that falls right in line with how I have lived my life for decades. I have sailed with others for long periods of time but I did feel a bit ill at ease at times when I was asked even simple things such as "what do you want to eat". When I am hungry I eat. When you are hungry you should eat. Leave me out of it. Life is that simple. I have been able to meet a number of the most amazing people on the planet during my life. One was Timothy Leary. His autograph may be the only autograph I own. His mind seems to go in 10,000 directions at the same time.

I have a number of single handed ocean racing videos in my video area and some double handed videos too. I am pulling most of these down from this main page so the page will load a bit faster.

There is a promo video done by the yachting folks in Barcelona where they host a number of major sailing events including the double-handed round the world race which is also a non-stop race. This race and the Vendee Globe race are non-stop. Some of you may have heard of the BOC Challenge. That particular race has four stops. I have one major issue with this video .... they say the first solo circumnavigation was done in 1969. This is quite wrong. It was actually done at the turn of the last century by Joshua Slocum. Slocum departed from Boston Harbor, MA on his famous circumnavigation on April 24, 1895, at the age of 51, in the rebuilt 37-foot sloop Spray. Slocum returned, sailing into Newport, RI, on June 27, 1898 after single-handedly sailing around the world , a passage of 46,000 miles. This historic achievement made him the patron saint of small-boat voyagers, navigators and adventurers all over the world. I enjoy meeting all long distance single-handed or double-handed sailors. On this page you might see photos of Oceanplanet from time to time. This is one of the current Open 60 class of boats. This boat was successfully campaigned by Bruce Schwab and the Oceanplanet organization and racing team in many events. With less than 1/100th the sponsorship of the French boats in the last round the world race, Bruce finished 8th which was spectacular when you realize he had virtually NO budget for much of anything. This boat will continue a strong campaign while Bruce campaigns Oceanplanet II. We are trying to raise sponsorship for Oceanplanet II and sponsorship not only means money but exposure and interest. If this is at all interesting to you there is much more at www.bruceschwab.com/index.asp and there is even a page where you can donate if you want to do that. Don't worry about the amounts on the donation page! You can donate any amount no matter what button you click. If you do not want to donate money that is fine too ... just spread the word on the efforts and mission of Oceanplanet. Bruce does a lot for kids and the environment. He is also an American in a sport that is generally dominated by sailors and sponsors from Europe.

Bruce is also a guitar player. Maybe think of him as a bit of a model as well. He comes across on camera quite nicely in all his press stuff and in the news footage that was done on him. Bruce is not a part of SSM (Saunders Stewart Models) but he may be called upon for a photo shoot or two. There you go ladies ... a single guy that can truly fend for himself! He lived totally alone on the sea for over three months non-stop circling the globe. He fed himself, cooked for himself, did his own laundry and "housework", and still kept his boat going in everything from no wind to storms that would have people on land evacuating their homes. He runs an organization that helps kids and educates folks about ecology. I cannot think of too many people that have so many sides to their personality and abilities. He has a sensitive side. He helps the environment and educates people about the planet. He writes songs and plays guitar. He can be totally self sufficient and yet be in the center of the spotlight whether the entire world is watching him on camera or at a post race celebration with thousands in attendance. I can do the "run off at sea all alone" part of the formula and play a bit of guitar but this guy sure has me beat in about a dozen other ways!

The Vendee Globe is a single handed non-stop round the world race. It has been run every four years since 1989/90. The race generally starts in November for better weather south of the Equator. The next race is November 9th, 2008.

Below is the course for the Vendee Globe run by the Open 60 class and Open 50 class boats.

http://www.vendeeglobe.org/uk/parcoursor is a redirect to the page with a larger version of the above route and more information.

About Open 60's

The Open 60 race boat is the ‘Formula 1’ ocean racing machine of the high seas. The name comes from the simple fact that the design of this boat is open, the only rules are that the length is 60ft on the waterline and that each boat must pass strict security measurements and stability tests so that the safety of the yacht & skipper is paramount. Therefore boats are designed by different architects and customized to suit the skipper and the racing programme, but they do compete as a class on a level playing field. As these boats are raced in all conditions and across all the world’s oceans, they are built out of carbon fibre in order to be robust but also extremely light and fast. Although 60 foot long, an Open boat is designed so that they can be handled by just one person.

The sail locker up in the bow carries an inventory of up to 9 sails, weighing in total 413 kg and with a total sail area of 490 square metres downwind. These ocean-going ‘greyhounds’ can reach speeds of up to 33 knots on the fastest point of sail, and can cover over 400 miles a day.

Running away on boats

The first time I ran away on boats after dropping out of society was after my first divorce in 1979. In 1979 I was Data General Corporation's youngest Regional Manager. I had gone through a divorce. Rather than stick around in the corporate world I moved aboard my boat and left what you or others may define as a conventional lifestyle. I ran off from 1979-1981. In August of 1981 I returned to the corporate world. I once again left the world of big business in 2002 and shifted my life full time into the music business. Today I have "half a conventional lifestyle" as being in the music business is not exactly a Monday to Friday 8-5 job.

The boat below is a great Bill Tripp design, a Columbia 50. These boats are still great sailers today and could still take one around the globe in safety, comfort, and with ease.

Above: This is my past I love Bill Tripp designs and look at the classic lines above. This is my idea of form following function and just a beautiful boat to my eyes. This fellow below is less than an hour from big problems. You really have to think about having more than ONE other person on a boat with you if you have anybody else along at all. This fellow is out numbered. Things may look like they are under control in this photo but I would bet that a short time later he was having second thoughts!Since 1973 I have worked for companies such as Control Data, Data General, Delphi Communications, Lexar, United Technologies, Infonet and others. My last corporate stint was at Infonet ( www.infonet.com ) where I was their VP of Operations and Engineering. I worked there for ten years prior to deciding to leave the world of big business and go full time rather than part time into the music business.

So when they ask here "who I'd like to meet" ... I suppose I am always looking for somebody that loves to live life for the moment. Somebody who has not grown up too much yet. Somebody who could take each day as it comes. I think we are all looking for somebody who share our passions and interests.

Some of the folks on my page here are people that I work with directly and support them in the tour and in the studio. At times they may want to throw a party that will not be forgotten. The best way to travel I know of is by boat. The best vacations are by boat. The best way to have a boat experience that cannot be beat if you are looking for the ultimate vacation and want to experience life far beyond that in any 5 star hotel is by charter yacht.

For many years I have worked with Camper & Nicholsons International and Purcell Yacht and Ship Brokers. C&N has been around for 230 years in the areas of yacht and ship design along with construction. They have offices all over the globe. The main office I work with is their West Palm Beach office. If you would like to charter a yacht for a week or more just drop me a message and we can arrange something. You can also contact Diana Mares at CNI WPB directly at 1 561 655 2121. If you contact her directly please mention my name to her. Frankly, there is a big chunk of money that comes my way for this sort of work.

CNI has boats in all ranges, sail and power. They start at about $25,000 week for a vessel such as Viking Girl II:

and move on up to vessels such as Christina O (yes, the famous one) at just under $600,000 per week. Keep in mind this includes a full crew and food you cannot imagine with your own preferences taken into account before the trip.

For more information on charters, yacht brokerage, crew placement, vessel management, charter locations, detailed information and brochures on many of the vessels, and other information, just hit their website at www.cnconnect.com or drop me a message or give Diana Mares a call at the above number and say hello from me. If you are interested in purchasing a boat that is a little less pricy than some of the CNI yachts that are offered for sale (a different division than the charter division but I can help you there too), I can work with you in Southern California through Purcell Yacht and Ship Brokers in Marina Del Rey where I have been on their staff for over a decade.

Thankfully there are artists like the ones shown on my page, some of the greatest photographers out there. There are some shots below of Ashley Danielle by Keith McNulty (I wish I had a myspace page URL for him), Frank of Implied Images, Charlie Couch, Mike Byerly (I wish I had a myspace link or website link on him too), and maybe some other photographers. It really gives one something to think about when different artists with their own take and style can get such different results working with the same model. There is a magic that comes together when the photographer and model click. It is like when a band is together and has one of those magic performances. Having great photographers in places like Florida, California, and Utah is very fortunate for me. These photographers are the few with the talent to make me look at a photograph of some models with the highest level of respect for their talent. These photographers produce images which generate in me the same weight as the love of a properly designed boat sailing on the water captured in a photo when the boat is one of perfection in design and execution.

Valerie Nobel ( www.constellationsalon.com ) and Emily Marilyn at Implied Images shoot. Implied Images (Frank Murdock) is the finest photographer I have ever seen. The group of photos directly below is just a fraction of the work of Implies Images. More on Implied Images at http://www.onemodelplace.com/member.cfm?P_ID=85282 or on their great website at http://www.impliedimages.com

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Below some great photos from Brian at iYi Images. Brian is also in my top folks with the other photographic masters.

See much more of iYi Images / Brian's work at his website at www.iyiimages.com or his myspace page at www.myspace.com/iyi_images

The below photos were taken by Charlie Couch. If you want to see more of his work look on his website at www.charliecouch.com

The photos in the next group below are from Robert at 40 Digital Photography. www.myspace.com/40digital In the four shots directly above is Kelly Kaye. She is available for CD artwork and music video work. You can see more of her on her myspace page by looking in my top row of my friends list. Kelly also has some of her extensive portfolio online at at Saunders Stewart Models at the top of the page at www.saunders-stewart-models.com Kelly also has a great website. Click on the link here or one of her banners above: www.kelly-kaye.com Two of my favorite people: Phil Jamison of Matchless Amplifiers and Ashley Danielle. Matchless is one of the "top 5" builders on my list. Who can not love a DC-30? It was a great amp in the late eighties and still great today. Since Matchless started they have moved forward. Today's new designs and offerings from them are just spectacular. www.matchlessamplifiers.com Ashley Danielle. There is a lot more of Ashley Danielle on this page below. You can see more of Ashley on her myspace page. Just click her icon in my group of favorites at the top left in the first spot. Above is a shot by Mike Byerly of Ashley Danielle. Mike is another top photographer. See a lot more of his amazing work at www.mikebyerlyphoto.com You can also find his myspace page by clicking on his myspace icon directly below Two great shots above of Ashley by Keith McNulty (another amazing photographer). There are many more of his beach shots on Ashley's various pages such her own myspace page. This is Ashley Danielle - This is the photo she has on her site. A comment I made at one time was "my favorite girl with my favorite guitar" I am one who thinks that a classy girl looks just as good with a 57' Les Paul Gold Top as she does with a $50,000 necklace. Just kicking back practicing her guitar chording Thanks to: 1960 Fender Custom Shop Blue Strat - Sam Austin GT Pro Audio. 65 Amps T-Shirt - Dan Boul at 65 Amps . The photo - thanks to Implied Images . I cannot think of three cooler things off the top my head than Ashley, a classic Strat, and a 65Amps amplifier. Yes, Ashley can bias an amp. Above she is in her "work clothes"; a T-shirt from 65Amps. (In case you did not notice, Ashley makes the 65Amps shirt look better than I do in the Implied Images shot with the 60s blue Strat). A girl of many abilities who change to any role without much notice at all as you see in the shot below A quick change out of her 65Amps work T-shirt and a bit of time on her hair and Ashley is ready to head out for a formal evening. As a model, Ashley produces great results for any shot or project. She is not only a model but also a Medical student, actress, dancer, musician, technician, martial arts expert, amp tech, gymnast, and the head of Artist Relations at Guitar Amplifier Blueprinting. You might wonder, what does she do in her spare time? For more on Ashley Danielle just go to my top row of friends and click on her myspace icon. There is a lot more to Ashley Danielle than the shots here can show. *********TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey Name: Myles Birthday: June 25. Same day as Custer's Last Stand and the start of the Korean War. Maybe explains a bit about my personality? Birthplace: Los Angeles Current Location: Los Angeles but I'd rather be in Seattle on a boat or actually anywhere on a boat Eye Color: Hazel Hair Color: Browinsh, greyish Height: 5'10" Right Handed or Left Handed: Either Your Heritage: Grandparents - 1/2 English and 1/2 Russian The Shoes You Wore Today: Same shoes as what I wore at my three weddings - western boots Your Weakness: Boats - love 'em more than anything else Your Fears: Vomit in any form or anyplace or anytime in any quantity Your Perfect Pizza: New York Thin Crust at the Pizza place next to where the OLD Norm's Rare Guitars was years ago on Tampa. Pizza place is still there Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Get Keith Urban to try an SRZ-65 for his hard rock tones Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: I do not really use IM Thoughts First Waking Up: It's time to wake up Your Best Physical Feature: My butt - I have been complimented on it many times. I have also been complimented on my long eyelashes Your Bedtime: When I get tired. On a boat alone I only sleep for 20 minutes at a time Your Most Missed Memory: Wendy Babbitt Pepsi or Coke: Coke - no ice - 35 degrees MacDonalds or Burger King: Daglas in Canoga Park Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: I do not drink tea in any form Chocolate or Vanilla: VANILLA if we are talking ice cream - with at least 190 calories per serving from fat but for candy it is dark chocolate all the way Cappuccino or Coffee: Only straight espresso maybe once a month. I do not drink coffee in any other form Do you Smoke: I quit for over three years when I lived on my boat full time Do you Swear: I was in the U.S. Navy. What do you think? But I can control it in mixed company Do you Sing: Better than Bob Dylan or Neil Young. I actually play guitar better than either one of them too and I can get that statement confirmed by a lot of players Do you Shower Daily: Sometimes three times a day if it is hot. On a boat alone it can be once a week Have you Been in Love: I have been married three times and probably in love at least ten times but REALLY in love maybe only twice if you count somebody you let walk out of your life when you could have followed or asked her to stay and she would have. We all make mistakes (I enlisted in the military in 1967 - that is a pretty great example of a mistake) Do you want to go to College: Not again - once was more than enough Do you want to get Married: Sure, why not. Anybody out there want to be #4 after #3 leaves me? Do you belive in yourself: You bet Do you get Motion Sickness: Nope Do you think you are Attractive: Apparently attractive enough to be married three times and enough so more than a few people said OK or SURE when I asked them out Are you a Health Freak: No. I do not want to end up in the hospital at 75 dyin' from nothin' Do you get along with your Parents: One yes ... the other one is dead but I got along with him as well Do you like Thunderstorms: Love them Do you play an Instrument: Yes - Guitar and keyboards In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Yes In the past month have you Smoked: Yes In the past month have you been on Drugs: No but we will refrain from talking about the sixties In the past month have you gone on a Date: Well, that is an interesting question to say the least! Define date. If you are talking about having lunch or dinner with somebody, sharing time with them, and doing an activity you like with them then sure. Remember this; I own a model agency, I work with a great girl writing and producting music, I am married, and I sail with a great girl as well. So right off the bat I have three great girls in my life if you count my wife, sailing mate, and music collaborator. In the past month have you gone to a Mall: If I did I did not want to be there In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No but I would like maybe three cookies now of just about any type. Chewy preferred. Oatmeal raisin is sort of cool. Maybe some Junior Mints? York peppermint patties? No ... a big brownie. Wait ... pastries! (SEE'S Candy, Avacado, Crab or Duck in the "meat group", and Coca Cola are the four basic food groups as a side note) This survey did not ask my weight! I weigh 170 pounds but check back after I eat all the above. In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Yes. I can eat Tuna all day if it was provided and fresh In the past month have you been on Stage: Yes but that is just part of my job In the past month have you been Dumped: Not yet - the month is not over In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No In the past month have you Stolen Anything: No Ever been Drunk: Maybe a few times in my life but not for many years Ever been called a Tease: No Ever been Beaten up: Probably but the other folks probably ended up dead Ever Shoplifted: No How do you want to Die: On a boat What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I don't know yet What country would you most like to Visit: I love Hong Kong, England, and Thailand
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Music:

When it comes to music I like just about every style if it is done well. You can find many of the artists I work with in my friends list here on myspace. There are many more who are not on myspace. You can also see many of them on my GAB website, some with photos and in many cases photos of their gear, amps, and/or backline. There is an entire section on the GAB website for owners of Dr. Z amps where there are photos of the amps of folks I have assisted and who are friends.

I grew up falling asleep to the radio before I could walk. I listened to every kind of music from the 1950s on. Decades ago, before the age of digital recording and punching in to correct mistakes, and even before the advent of stereo, recording was a grand production. Scores of top musicians would back singers. Backup singers were multiple in numbers to harmonize. It was groups such as The Beatles that showed the world that a group could be self contained.

There was a magic and charm to the old recordings. Back in that era there were lots of great examples. The Motown sound with the group that has been on more recordings than any other group in history (The Funk Brothers) spanned 14 years of #1 hits behind various artists.

When it comes to music I cannot tolerate bad production values, bad mixing or poor arrangements. I always prefer live performances even with the occasional mistakes.

At times I feel the folks from Nashville are more fun to work with than folks right here in Los Angeles! That is a generality but tends to be somewhat true. It seems like more than half of the folks I work with are out of Nashville. The next 30% are from all over the globe and only about 20% are from Los Angeles or So Cal. When groups are on tour I suppose it does not matter where they are from as we seem to be able to meet up and work without much trouble.

I design custom amplifiers and work with many amp designers. I do live sound work, engineering, producing, mastering, arranging, etc. I have played guitar since the age of 8. I did play the accordian from the age of 5 to 8 but will never admit that to anybody.

I always find time to support a number of up and coming groups if I have faith in them. This includes the loan of my own equipment and my support. I do these things at no cost to the band if they need the support to grow. I also do my best to arrange endorsements for these bands when it comes them wanting to purchase their own equipment. I have just as much fun supporting a band in a club of 200 as I do working at a 30,000 seat arena.

I support many bands and acts out of self preservation. If I am going to have to listen to them for one to three hours I don't want to spend 90% of my time thinking (or worse ... complaining to anybody that is around me) that their amp bias is off, their tubes are shot, they have the wrong preamp tube in V1 and have lost articulation and things are just not all that right.

Generally you will see a number of artists which I support in the top 20 videos on CMT and GAC. Some of these can be seen on my GAB website.

The Nashville "A" Team The "A Team" are a few folks that have stellar reputations whether on tour or in the studio. Look them up or look in my top friends list for some of them. They are worth the effort to find. To shorten this page and fix broken links I have moved this part of this section to a blog post where some of the "A Team" folks are mentioned. This is one of the best amp books I have ever seen. From an entry basic level to the levels of the most experienced amp tech this book will provide interest to all. You can find this book at all the typical spots and Amazon has the book and you can find it by CLICKING HERE or you can find it at Backbeat Books by CLICKING HERE

Carl Verheyen - DVD Rumor Mill. Carl is the best guitarist I have ever heard. Period. Above is the dual DVD Rumor Mill. If you do not have this and you either play guitar or like guitar in the least or even love a great show then trust me ... get this .... CLICK HERE

The two shots above are Carl's latest CD. Two different cover shots, the Europe version above and USA version below. This is CD with a bonus DVD on the making of the record, recording info, band member info and more. Sure you can get this at places like Amazon but I think getting it directly from the artist is pretty cool. From Carl Verheyen

Michael Burks - One of the greatest blues players you will ever hear. For more go to www.michaelburks.com

Brad Paisley - last CD. A must for any guitar player.

Brad's latest CD ... out June 2007. Best one yet. It's going to be interesting seeing how many of these songs end up with award nominations. There are at least four or five that could turn into amazing videos based on Brad's humor and writing. The songs just keep getting better and better. You can probably get this at www.bradpaisley.com or over at the old standby, Amazon by clicking here

Rebecca Lynn Howard - Forgive. One of my favorite singers on the planet.

Loni Specter - Lapdancer Lap Steels. Look on my GAB website for more info.

Carl Verheyen amp shootout - his plexi 50 vs the SRZ-65 from Dr. Z Amps. The SRZ-65 won.

Carl's Blackface Twin Reverb - I am doing a bit of blueprinting on the amp.

Greg Leisz - maybe the most requested steel player around. Playing the Pierson Amp tweed champ.

Jimmy Wigle - GT Lab - Killer hard rock player - and general all around crazy man.

Patrick Selfridge from GT - great player (Rockabilly is his forte') and all around great guy. Patrick left GT mid December 2006 and is now over at Mercury Magnetics ... makers of the best transformers in the world.

Brad Paisley and Mike Zaite (Dr. Z).

Loni Specter and John March (Zenblues)

Typical mess on my floor blueprinting somebodies Black Face twin Reverb (I believe)

One reason my wife hates amps - the corner of the living room.

Movies:

I do not watch a lot of movies in the movie theater. The last cool movie I saw was Good Night and Good Luck. I do not go to a lot of movies as I really dislike when some people don't seem to care that others are there and are disruptive. I do not care for lines, parking in crowded lots at the theater locations, and the general chaos of many people being pushed together in one room. Perhaps that is also why I stay on stage during concerts and also arrive 6-8 hours before the show. (Yes, there is work to be done but I also avoid the crowds by getting there early.) I write music scores for movies with Dina Covington. I guess we do watch some of the movie we are trying to score if it grabs our attention. On this page you will see a lot of boats. Boats are probably my favorite thing in life. I love all kinds of boats. I am not just a sailboat fan. A boat is a tool and having the right tool for the job is paramount. You would never go sport fishing on a sailboat! I can fall pretty hard for a perfect boat of perfect design. Back in my "Spirit of Nemo" days I was walking along the docks with a close friend Eric Lambert before a big race and saw a yellow boat of twenty something feet with a flush deck named "Legs". I turned to Eric and said ... "I don't know what that thing is but if it is not still made today I will build one. I met the owner and learned that the builder was indeed in business. I contacted the builder, Ron Moore of Moore Sailboats in Santa Cruz, and started to build "Spitfire". Spitfire went on to hold the highest trophy to race entered ratio of any boat on the west coast for a number of years. I fell in love with fast, small, seaworthy, fast, beautifully designed boats. The boats shown below are from a class called "650". These boats are raced, singlehanded, from Europe to the Brazil in one race and to the USA also every few years. The reason I have put this in the "movies" section of myspace is because in my video section there are a number of videos on these boats as well as videos on other boats. As a side note, the boat I love to sail on more than any other is a boat of this class. The boat is named "Ashley Danielle" as it is a 21 foot boat that is small, fast, very well designed and can do just about anything. The real Ashley Danielle is a student (18 units) on her way to being a doctor, a model, a martial arts expert, actress, gymnast, and can do just about anything. Ashley is 5'1" tall. Both the boat and Ashley prove to old adage that great things come in small packages. You will find a lot more of Ashley all over my myspace page and also find her in my top row of friends. When I race double handed races (two people on a boat) I race with Mya Scott who is with the Ritz Carlton Hotel chain. The Ritz Carlton is our sponsor. The relationship with the hotel chain goes back to my Infonet days when they would host Infonet's global events and conferences. This is my favorite type of boat to sail alone or sometimes with one other.
Columbia 50 designed by Bill Tripp. Built in the late sixties and rebuilt continually. There are two shots of the forepeak area in the little slideshow; one of the original design and one after being updated. This boat can take you anywhere. With H.O. 211, 229 and 249, two sextants, full charts and the more common GPS aids used today, finding your way across the globe is not much of a problem if you know what you are doing.

Television:

Do I watch TV? YesWhen I live on a boat I do not have a TV on the boat and never would.I watch a lot of GAC and CMT as that is work related. I like old British WWII sea movies, any submarine movie on TV, and shows like NCIS, and some of the typical action shows.I have NEVER watched a sports show in my life. I do not play sports that are team sports. I only get involved in sports where there are huge expenses to cover the equipment used. These sports are ones like sailboat racing and aerobatic airplanes. What do you get in basketball? A ball ... sometimes. Baseball? A mit, ball, and bat. If you win or loose it is a team effort. In aerobatics it is all on you. The same goes for long distance single handed sailboat racing. Then again, I sometimes will catch a sports show out of the corner of my eye when I am visiting friends. I now smile at football and basketball games as my oldest son is a basketball sports agent and he played football in high school and college. He had schlorships cover his college education so I see one great aspect of these sorts of sports.I do NOT watch ANY reality shows including music related shows. I would rather experience my own reality. On those survivor shows I cannot bear to watch lame mistake after lame mistake. I guess I can thank my military training for not being able to tolerate these shows! I watch The Unit, ER, Desperate Housewives, The Sopranos, most HBO series if I am around. I will admit to watching Sex and the City when it was on. My favorite series of all time was Northern Exposure.I guess my shows are varied something like my choices when I drink which is rare.   I prefer B-52's, good rum, wine on occasion, but never drink beer. I love those fruity drinks like Pina Coladas. I had a friend that once said to me .... "I cannot figure you out. You drive a big 4WD truck, ride a Harley, fly airplanes and sail boats. You shoot guns and wear levis and flannel with western boots but you drink Pina Coladas". I guess that says a bit about me right there. Sort the the same as my TV habits.

Books:

Something of an understatement would be that I am not an avid reader. My favorite book of all time is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (have about 5 different versions). What can you not like about a man that bails out on the conventional world to live on the sea? I have my Merchant Marine seaman's papers for both Captain and Engineer for very large vessels. I am more than happy to be a "hired gun" as a single handed racer. In France they have the right idea - they pay their singlehanded sponsored sailors more than they pay any other sporting people. They also pour tons of money into the boats that are supplied to their sailors. That is why they are very hard to beat. I have had sponsorship and backing from Coca Cola, United Technologies, Infonet, Motorola, Maxwell Winches of New Zealand, Horizon Sails, and Moore Sailboats of Santa Cruz. My race record seems to impress some people. In the end I can make an amp sound pretty decent, sail a boat pretty fast, or shoot pretty straight (another aspect of my life I suppose). On the minus side I am probably less than a desirable husband as boats and music generally come before most anything else. I read some of Timothy Leary's book but it was somewhat like a second hand acid trip ... sort of disjointed. I could not finish it. But he did autograph it for me when we worked together at Apple. I read Brave New World and 1984. Those are about 1/2 of the total books I have read by choice. I tend to read a lot technical material or magazines much more than I read books.

Heroes:

I have two heros. One is real and one from a book. Phil Weld who was the most amazing person I have ever met and Captain Nemo from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Phil Weld, at the age of 65, won the 1980 OSTAR (Observer Single Handed Trans Atlantic Race). He was the oldest competitor in the event. This just goes to show you that growing old is something that is earned (a quote from the movie "The Guardian"). Experience and skill overcame younger age once again. Captain Nemo ... I named my favorite boat after him ... "Spirit of Nemo" which I lived aboard for a number of years.

As far as real people to mention that I admire, there is one more. I only have one autograph ... it is from him, Timothy Leary.

Saunders Stewart Models on Myspace

There are a number of models who can be seen at

www.saunders-stewart-models.com

The models below may be seen at Saunders Stewart Models or at their own websites or their own myspace pages. The SSM models have extensive portfolios at Saunders Stewart Models where there are about 80 models available for music video work, CD cover work or other photographic projects. You can check the SSM website to see if there are any models that meet your project requirements. Some of the SSM models here on myspace may also have links to their own SSM pages.My favorite photographers here on myspace are shown in one of the rows of my top folks. Look on their pages for some great work.

Below in the first section are a few of the featured models at Saunders Stewart. If you want to get in touch with them or learn more about them you will find their myspace links in the top row of my favorites. Below are a few shots of Ashley Danielle. You can see more of Ashley Danielle on her own myspace page. She is in my top row of friends.
Below - Featured model Kelly Kaye You can see more of Kelly in my top row of friends and on her own myspace page at www.myspace.com/kellykayemodel You can see more of Kelly who is one of the featured models at the top of the page at www.saunders-stewart-models.com