J. Thorp

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Communications or Media
Occupation Writer
Location Albertville, MN, United States
Introduction Father to several; married to one. My dad says we all marry above our station; he's right in my case.
Interests Fishing, Western boots, music, fine ales, whiskeys, New York Yankees, Yale Bulldogs, airedales, TDIs, books, poetry, hunting, movies, faith, Catholicism, public policy, values, and how kids think.
Favorite Movies Ghost Dog, Groundhog Day, As Good As It Gets, Kill Bill, Office Space, Enter the Dragon, Star Wars, Hero, Pirates of the Caribbean, Rashomon, Stray Dog, Touch of Evil, Shakespeare in Love, Shaun of the Dead, many more
Favorite Music The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Neko Case, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam, Johnny Cash, P.O.S., Doomtree, Mike Doughty, Soundgarden, Flogging Molly, Lay Low, The Raconteurs, Beastie Boys, Miles Davis, Edgar Meyer, Yo-Yo Ma, etc.
Favorite Books East of Eden, The Great Gatsby, The Power of Myth, Living Buddha Living Christ, Second Nature, A Sand County Almanac, Bag of Bones, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Carter Beats the Devil, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The Great Gatsby, Basho, William Carlos Williams, more