Patrick Barry Barr
My blogs
Blogs I follow
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Occupation | retired |
| Location | Lima, Lima, Peru |
| Introduction | Born in Jamaica and was a Journalist at The Daily Gleaner before joining Kaiser Bauxite Company in St. Elizabeth. Migrated to the US in 1968 and received a B.A. in Journalism from University of Wisconsin-Madison; interned at The Wisconsin State Journal. Worked at the United Nations and UNICEF before joining AT&T Public Relations in 1977. Retired in 1996 and moved to Lima, Peru in March the following year. Published five articles in CounterPunch, called "America's best political newsletter" by Out of Bounds Magazine. Here are the links: Terrorists R US; A War Crimes Avoidance Strategy; Have Box Cutter, Will Travel; Don't Try to Tame the Lightning Bolt; Why the Smears Have Worked: Obama's Punchless Campaign. |
| Interests | Opera, Ballet; Photography, Film, Theater, Literature |
| Favorite movies | Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West; Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai |
| Favorite music | Jazz, Blues, Reggae, Hip-Hop/Rap, Classical, World |
| Favorite books | Tropic of Cancer; The Rosy Crucifiction; La Batarde; Death on the Installment Plan; |
What did you dream when you ate a spider while sleeping?
I dreamed I was swallowing an octopus whole.

