Bill Burton
My blogs
| Industry | Communications or Media |
|---|---|
| Occupation | editor, writer, information manager |
| Location | hhhhh, hhhhh, United States |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | Divorced, but in a committed relationship with Christina... and we're trying to figure out how she can move in with me. Living in a house named Doghouse with two dogs, Clyde and Luna, who are both Australian-shepherd mixes I got through Austin Aussie Rescue. Working freelance, but looking for a full-time job. I've worked for many mags: STEREO REVIEW, LEISURE TIME ELECTRONICS, CAR AUDIO AND ELECTRONICS, A/V INTERIORS, CAR STEREO REVIEW, MOBILE ELECTRONICS, and more. |
| Interests | Poetry, philosophy, car racing (especially F1, CanAm; especially Team McLaren), Denis Hulme, Bruce McLaren |
| Favorite movies | Inherit The Wind, A Christmas Carol (especially the Mr. MaGoo version, but they are all good), Shawshank Redemption, Dirty Filthy Love, Little Miss Sunshine, Mannequin (just because of the bulldog), Apollo 13, The one that hasn't been made yet about Bruce McLaren, In And Out, Running With Scissors, The Family Stone, |
| Favorite music | Beatles, Genesis, Bowie, P.I.L., Eno, Fripp, Bach, Roxy Music, Ruthie Foster, Yanni, John Gorka, Dvorak, Sex Pistols, Reicha, Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Sparks, etc. |
| Favorite books | The Origin Of Consciousness In the Breakdown Of The Bicameral Mind (Julian Jaynes), Finnegans Wake=-------Born in IN. Family moved to Riverside, CA, when I was less than 1 year old. First 2 years of college at UC Riv. Second 2 years of college at UC Berkeley. Then San Antonio; got a job making fake yellow-pages ads. Then accepted to NYU Mag Publishing Workshop. Finished end of July 1978; lived in a few places in Manhattan, then rented house in Flatbush. In 1980, with $$$ from Mom and Dad, I bought a 2-family house in Queens. My mother passed away in August of 1985. Got married to Holly Emma in Oct. 1985. I was offered a great job in LA in 1988, and Holly and I moved to Hancock Park, and then Westlake Village. Divorced 1992 or 93. I moved to Riverside. Met Ali in 1994. 1997 was eventful; my company was taken over and I switched from CAR AUDIO AND ELECTRONICS back to CAR STEREO REVIEW (which changed its name to MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT and finally to ROAD GEAR). Ali and I were married August 1997. Joy died Feb. 8, 1999. I started an affair in Dec. 1999. Father died Feb. 2000. Affair discovered and ended August 2001. Ali and I moved to Jurupa in Nov. 2001. She got breast cancer. She decided to divorce me at the end of 2004. Moved to Austin in June 2005. Started relationship with Christina McBeth. Road Gear croaked Nov 2005. Started working freelance. |
How tall would you be if you had never cut your fingernails?
Give me your hands cuz you're wonderful.---David Bowie