gleaning every detail I can find on Prohibition era gangsters...especially on one in particular. Trekking through unexplored parts of the city and those beyond its borders, learning languages, studying pre-war architecture.
I'd like to meet:
that crazy Bronx boy Dutch Schultz( if you don't know, don't ask) =), my great-great grandparents, Polly Adler, Alice Rhinelander, Josephine Baker, bootleggers, flappers and the ever versatile Ian McDiarmid.Plus people I don't know...strangers are friends you are yet to meet right?
What Your Soul Really Looks Like
You are quite expressive and thoughtful. You see the world in a way that others are blind to.
You are a grounded person, but you also leave room for imagination and dreams. You feet may be on the ground, but you're head is in the clouds.
You believe that people see you for how you are, not how you look. But deep down, you know that's not exactly true.
Your near future is in a very different place (both physically and mentally) from where you are right now.
For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust.
Inside the Room of Your Soul
Your Five Factor Personality Profile
Extroversion:
You have low extroversion.
You are quiet and reserved in most social situations.
A low key, laid back lifestyle is important to you.
You tend to bond slowly, over time, with one or two people.
Conscientiousness:
You have high conscientiousness.
Intelligent and reliable, you tend to succeed in life.
Most things in your life are organized and planned well.
But you borderline on being a total perfectionist.
Agreeableness:
You have medium agreeableness.
You're generally a friendly and trusting person.
But you also have a healthy dose of cynicism.
You get along well with others, as long as they play fair.
Neuroticism:
You have medium neuroticism.
You're generally cool and collected, but sometimes you do panic.
Little worries or problems can consume you, draining your energy.
Your life is pretty smooth, but there's a few emotional bumps you'd like to get rid of.
Openness to experience:
Your openness to new experiences is high.
In life, you tend to be an early adopter of all new things and ideas.
You'll try almost anything interesting, and you're constantly pushing your own limits.
A great connoisseir of art and beauty, you can find the positive side of almost anything.
The Five Factor Personality Test
Music:
any and all things recorded between the years 1900-1945, world music, I cover the whole spectrum.
Movies:
The Killers (1946), The Docks of New York (1928),Lonesome(1928),Underworld(1927); Billy Bathgate,Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle,Crossing Delancey, Play It Again Sam, The Women, On The Town, Casablanca, Angles with Dirty Faces, Marie Antoinette, Hoodlum, The Cotton Club, Mobsters, Radio Days, Bullets Over Broadway, Bridget Jones' Diary, Purple Rose of Cairo, Crossing Delancey, Star Wars trilogy, Being Julia, Travelers and Magicians, Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Television:
Turner Classic Movies
Books:
A House is Not a Home, Kill the Dutchman, Field Guide to Getting Lost, Josephine, Love on Trial: An American Scandal in Black and White, The Da Vinci Code, Breakfast at Tiffany's, But He Was Good To His Mother, Lord of the Rings series, Only Yesterday: History of the 1920's, Billy Bathgate, World's Fair, Loon Lake, Guys and Dolls, Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin
Heroes:
My family and friends, Anyone who isn't afraid to go after what they want and no matter how many times they get knocked down, they still stand up and try again.Anyone who can afford a brownstone and appreciate it for what its worth!.. Dutch Schultz, a crazy bastard who wasn't afraid to go after what he wanted. :)
