Gary Villani
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Occupation | Craftsman |
| Location | Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, United States |
| Introduction | An eternal optimist, I started adulthood as a GED- wielding Young Republican with a big smile but a really bad dental plan. I almost took a bullet for The Gipper, in absentia,and once upon a very different time. That Google-able close-call earned me the nickname The Lucky Ducker from ol' Ronnie "Dutch" Reagan himself. I survived with a signed letter, a "mild" concussion, and cloudily drifted toward boxing and away from Harvard Square, whereupon I got a few more bell-ringing lessons as a thug-for-hire: security guard, bouncer, nights-only courier, backdoor man, et al. Then I had yet another lucky duck experience and escaped to the safety of the Army... via open doors and flying planes. The 82nd Airborne raised me in a lot of ways I'd missed out on, but that's a mini-series for another day. Right now I'm all in for Obama. Go figure, huh? Must be the AFL-CIO card I keep in my wallet these days. I'll tell that tale in fuller fashion if interest exists in this venue. These days I'm a Steelworker. |
| Interests | I am an activist, a real one. Between bouts of human misbehaviour, all I'm trying to do is help save the world. |
| Favorite movies | Casablanca, Field of Dreams and a zillion other story-driven character studies. Best lately? Batman. Gothic metaphors throughout, and a Gotham worthy of the next best Joker. Rest easy, Heath Ledger. |
| Favorite music | Stones, Floyd, Pavarotti, Bocelli, and a wide scattering of other audible delights... |
| Favorite books | Books are among my favorite possessions. Stephen King is one of just a few Authors to hold possitions of honor on the antiquated-but-durable display cases of my home. Also in places of reverence, Robert B. Parker, The Bard, Robert Silverberg, Papa Hemingway. Sai King, (the 'sai' an homage to the macabre danser's Dark Tower masterpiece), haunts a pie safe all his own. |
You've just inherited a manufacturing plant that specializes in plastics. What are you going to make?
Made In America specialty items that all bear this legend: BOYCOTT WAL-MART!