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Relationship

Single

Hometown

Portland Oregon, (thats ore-gun) west coast kinda-guy, through my work I have lived months at a time in Texas, New Mexico, Colarado, Singapore, and China, it has been a good life.

Places I've been

High School Name (City, State) My parents were seventhday adventist, they thought I was getting to worldly and sent me to a sda, boarding school Lauralwood Academy for high school, 4 years of 4 point average in music and art got my grade average up enough to graduate, frankly I don't think they could have put up with me another year anyway, that was 1959, yea College Name Advertizing Art School, they taught me to draw whisky bottles and naked women, it was the early 60's you know Occupation(s) I interviewed for a job in industrial graphics, showed the (boss) my art school portpholio with among other things, (naked women), his comment was that if I could draw naked women I could draw 2x4's, and he needed some one to draw 2x4's I went from there to heating and aircod. ended up designing air flow systems for high tech factories all over the world, it has been a good life

Education

• advertising art school - 1960 to 1962

More about me

I was born on 10/17/41, I have worked hard and played hard, all my life, I have been divorced since Jan. 1991, I have been a streetroder, drag racer, trout fisherman, fly fisherman, photographer, golfer, beer drinker, now I am married to a kidney dialysis machine 3 days a week 4 hours per day, 20 years of elivated blood pressure and type 2 dia. took its tole, but life is good, I just can't travel as I would like, 3 sons, 7 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, wouldn't change a thing! well maybe a couple healthy kidneys would be good, oh well....

Favorite Movies

the original Oceans 11, magnificent seven, never cry wolf, the great escape, the guns of Navarone, history of the world part 2, any thing with Peter Sellers, I don't go to movies much any more, maybe if I had someone to go with

Favorite TV Shows

mickey mouse club, star trek, westerns, Barney Miller, Taxi,

Favorite Charities

Oregon food bank

Favorite Music

50s 60s improvisational bebop jazz, is my favorite, yes I grew up with the very earliest rock and role, loved it all, I like the blues, light classical, even a little Texas swing, no head banger crap!!! just good music.

Favorite Books

don't read much, I have read a Clancy novel, many fishing books, and the bible, just don't take the time even though I have it now, I would like to read Hemingway, but oh well

Favorite Quotes

Woody Allan, "having sex is like playing bridge, if you don't have a good partner you better have a good hand"

Favorite People

Jesus Christ, the Apostle Paul, king David, coach Vince Lombardi, Steve Mcqueen, Oscar Peterson, Frank Sinatra, Mel Brooks Peter Sellers, interesting mix isn't it

Favorite Places

Oregon's Metolius river, southern and eastern Idaho, including Yellow stone and Grand Tetons/Jackson hole, Oregon coast, Austin Texas, Mainland China, a nice Smokey dimly lit jazz club at midnight with good music, good food, good drinks and good friends

Favorite Animals

Puma, big cats, little cats, birds of pray, no dogs

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