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David

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About Me

I'm an actor, mainly stage work, but the occasional short film as well. My favourite stuff to act in is Shakespeare, but I've appeared in other plays too.
You can see my CV at:
My Spotlight Interactive Page or
My own website with voice clips and showreel
I also love music, mainly progressive rock, and enjoy going to as many gigs as I possibly can!
Your Birthdate: July 11
Spiritual and thoughtful, you tend to take a step back from the world.
You're very sensitive to what's going on around you, yet you remain calm.
Although you are brilliant, it may take you a while to find your niche.
Your creativity is supreme, but it sometimes makes it hard for you to get things done.
Your strength: Your inner peace
Your weakness: You get stuck in the clouds
Your power color: Emerald
Your power symbol: Leaf
Your power month: November What Does Your Birth Date Mean?
..51.35 50 58.33 57.58--
ISFP - "Artist". Interested in the fine arts. Expression primarily through action or art form. The senses are keener than in other types. 8.8% of total population. Free Jung Personality Test (similar to Myers-Briggs/MBTI)

My Interests

Sport, mainly football and cricket. I'm a Reading Football Club season ticket holder. I love reading, listening to music and going to gigs, and eating and drinking!

Music:

Mainly progressive rock: IQ, Pendragon, Magenta and Cyan, pretty well anything Clive Nolan's been involved with, Genesis and associated solo stuff, Pink Floyd, Camel, Credo, Landmarq, Darwin's Radio, Satellite, Tr3nity, Also Eden, Marillion, Fish, Twelfth Night, Solstice, The Enid, Gandalf, Iona, Jadis and Karnataka.I also like classical composers such as Delius, Bruckner and Mahler.Some of my favourites are below:

Movies:

Favourites include Moulin Rouge, The Wizard of Oz, The Jungle Book, The Lord Of The Rings and Serenity. I'm hoping that The Golden Compass will match up to the wonderful books. Please tell me if my daemon is right in the questionnaire below!

Television:

Joss Whedon and Russell T Davis are TV Gods! I also like Alias, 24 and Farscape and older British series like The Beiderbecke series and A Very Peculiar Practice.

Books:

Mainly SF and Fantasy: Dan Simmons, Orson Scott Card, Guy Gavriel Kay, Stephen Donaldson, George RR Martin and Peter Hamilton come to mind. I also like William Wharton, John Irving and John Fowles very much. Oh yes, and Shakespeare!

Here's a link to my Bibilophil site which shows what I've been reading recently!

My Blog

Loreley - Night Of The Prog Festival, 21-22 July 2007

What an eventful weekend! It didn't start off too well when Heathrow closed it's doors due to overcrowding  early on the Saturday morning leaving me outside wondering if I'd get a flight at all. ...
Posted by David on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:20:00 PST

Genesis at Twickenham

Sunday was a very special day when I went to Twickenham to see Genesis. The first time I'd seen them since the Ray Wilson tour, and the first time I'd seen Phil Collins since August 1992 at Knebworth....
Posted by David on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:55:00 PST

Six Months old!

Unbelievable as it seems, Isaac is now six months old! The time has gone So quickly. He's very well and we're so happy with him. His name means laughter and it's such a good name as he laughs and smil...
Posted by David on Mon, 14 May 2007 08:33:00 PST

The Somerset Prog Festival - 14th May 2007

Went to the Somerset Prog Festival yesterday to see Crimson Sky, The Electric Soup, Pineapple Thief and Magenta. A long rainy job, but it was worth it as it was a great day. Crimson Sky were great and...
Posted by David on Mon, 14 May 2007 08:25:00 PST

Festive Football

Reading had four matches over the festive period, and what matches they were! It started off a little disappointingly  a 2-0 reverse at home to Everton. I was at the match, and it was disappointing h...
Posted by David on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 02:05:00 PST

One Month Old...

Amazing there's no category for family! Still, life will do!So... Isaac is one month old today. It's been a wonderful month, completely life-changing of course, and we're all very happy. Tired though!...
Posted by David on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:02:00 PST

IQ at The Mean Fiddler, 9th December

What a night! I have said that the Bury gig earlier this year was my favourite IQ gig, but this beat it. It was the normal mix of a standard set-list and some Christmas surprises, and the band looked ...
Posted by David on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:50:00 PST

Newcastle 3 - Reading 2

This was the first time I've managed to get a ticket for a Reading away game - I probably managed this time as it was a midweek game all the way up in Newcastle. I've always wanted to go to St James' ...
Posted by David on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:51:00 PST

Isaac George - born 12th November 2006

So, nearly 12 years after the birth of my daughter, I now have a son, Isaac George! I've been quite nervous about this baby - after all, I'm 43 and I thought all that was behind me! But I have to say ...
Posted by David on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 02:19:00 PST

Pendragon - The Jewel Anniversary Gig at Riffs Bar, 28th October 2006

Apologies in advance - this is going to be a long one! This was a very special gig indeed. Pendragon released The Jewel 21 years ago, and this was a one-off (well apart from Poland next week!) gig to...
Posted by David on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:12:00 PST