BluesPlayer's profile

The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, The Natural, Same Time Next Year, Blade Runner, V For Vendetta, The Hunt For Red October, Citizen Cane, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Robin Hood (Errol Flynn NOT colorized), Animal House, Field of Dreams, LA Confidential, The Day The Earth Stood Still, Blazing Saddles, Harold and Maude, North By Northwest, Starman, Fail-Safe, The Manchurian Candidate (Frank Sinatra), The Shawshank Redemption, Three Days of the Condor, Young Frankenstein, City of Angels, The Fifth Element, Dr. Strangelove, Groundhog Day, The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes

I Claudius, The Prisoner, M*A*S*H, The Sopranos, Quantum Leap, Dead Like Me, Stargate SG1, Nip/Tuck, Six Feet Under, Connections (James Burke), Seconds From Disaster, Buffy/Angel series, Julia Child, SNL (most years), Star Trek (except for DS9), ER, 24, Heroes, Rome, Family Guy

I'm the Webmaster and an Asst. Scoutmaster/Merit Badge Counselor for BS Troop 194 in Flemington, NJ and serve as a volunteer for the Hunterdon County Medical Reserve Corps. On the really fun side, I'm the leader, bassist, vocalist and arranger for The BassBoards Blues Band.

American Cancer Society, Salvation Army

Blues, blues, blues...oh yeah, and classic rock, jazz, big band, swing, classical (especially Vivaldi) and throw in a little country. Can't stand death metal, rap, hip-hop and any other screaming junk.

Lord of the Rings trilogy by Tolkien, the Dark Tower series by Stephen King, the entire Dune series by Frank Herbert and later by his son, the Jack Ryan books by Tom Clancy, anything by Dean Koontz, Isaac Asimov or David Eddings. Throw in the occasional politically incorrect non-fiction.

"The stupid don't get to breed" - Caruana's corollary to Darwin's Law of Natural Selection / "Sometimes you just have to say 'Fuck it'" - Tom Cruise, Risky Business

John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Ghandi

San Diego, CA / Lucerne, Switzerland / Boston, MA / Vancouver, BC / Dallas, TX / Cape Cod, MA / Montreal and Quebec City / Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. Want to visit Malta. Generically, romantic beaches or mountains in state and national parks. There's beauty everywhere.

Yellow Labradors, Golden Retrievers and opossums (because they walk funny).

What are you buying at the farmers market?

Seasonal fruits & vegetables

Are you saving for retirement?

Yes, regularly

Do you own a cell phone? If yes, how long have you owned one?

4+ years

Who in your life is going back to school?

My children

If you were a contestant on Jeopardy what would be your dream trivia category?

Words that end in "urple", foods that end in "amburger" or sounds that a dog makes. Seriously, anything but science questions. It's not that I'm a Mensa candidate; I just seem to remember a lot of weird (and useless) stuff.

Who are your heroes?

Most policemen, ALL firemen, naval aviators, people serving their country, nurses.

What is your favorite family dinner?

Cold antipasto, fresh stuffed mushrooms, Bolla Soave -- Stuffed shells with sauce meat -- Eye round roast with garlic and cloves, mashed new potatoes with garlic and butter, fresh string beans sauteed in olive oil and tarragon, Chianti Classico ('97, '99 or '01) -- Garden salad with olives and artichokes, Provolone and BelPaise cheese with crackers, Mondavi Chenin Blanc -- Fresh cannoli and napoleons, expresso with anisette, Piersporter Lay Auslese 2001, Grand Marnier Cent-Cinquantenaire

What is the most important reason for dating?

Find a serious relationship

Are you looking for a new job?

No, I'm good where I am

What kind of trip would you love to take in Italy?

Rent an Italian villa with my friends and/or family

What would you buy if money wasn't an object?

Help people in need

Do you think it's a good idea to pay for a child's college education?

No, I did it myself and they can too

Who is the most interesting person you have ever met?

Bettina. She walked onto the plane wearing a feathered boa. I prayed that she would be sitting next to me and she was. Who the hell would be wearing a feathered boa in November on a flight to Dallas? Turns out she was the costume director for an opera house. After talking on the flight, we had dinner twice and went to see Der Fledermaus (she had people to see). One of the most interesting, "out of time" people I have ever met. Don't ever change, Bettina!!!

What's your favorite game to play at home?

Computer/electronic games

How many children do you have?

2 - 3

What is your educational background?

Graduate School

Now that you are over 50, what are you doing that you never thought you would?

Playing paid gigs with a blues band and having my daughter perform on stage right next to me / Starting a new career and a new life

Men look most attractive in:

Business suit

How is your garden doing this season?

Full of ripening vegetables

What is your favorite type of music?

Jazz/blues

What organizations do you belong to?

County Medical Reserve Corps, Boy Scouts of America (Asst. Scoutmaster & Webmaster)

What is your dream vacation?

Fly to Sicily and Malta (followed next year by Tonga). Gotta have a beautiful, romantic beach. Have lots of "vacation sex", you know, wake up, have sex, have lunch, have sex, lay out on the beach, have sex, go to dinner, have sex, go to sleep, dream about having sex. Repeat for 8 days, seven nights.

Where were you born?

Brooklyn, NY (Dyker Heights, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst). Ever see The Sopranos? That's the way my neighborhood was when I grew up. Local dons, wiseguys, the whole nine yards. My dad's grocery was three storefronts from The Bay Ridge Social Club on 13th Avenue. Cadillacs doubleparked everywhere but no one ever got a ticket (wonder why that was...). Something got stolen from the church = body floating in the Narrows the next day. Get the picture?

How much are you paying for a gallon of gas this week?

$3.26 - $3.50

What is your favorite picnic food?

Grilled chicken & pasta salad