Markguitar65
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Writer / musician - masquerading as project manager |
| Location | You can't get there from here, western Maryland (the 51st state), United States |
| Introduction | Novelist; poet; guitarist; bassist; pianist; vocalist; composer; worship leader; vegetarian; Civil War living historian; keeper of cats; husband and step dad; endless pursuer of the lost railroads of Western Maryland; insatiable explorer of the C & O Canal; unrequited Jungle Cruise skipper; political junkie, Trekker; avid listener to The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, the Waterboys, Phil Keaggy, Larry Norman, Tori Amos, the Monkees, Vince Guaraldi, Alison Krauss, Celtic Woman, Glenn Miller, and anything recorded from 1925-45; watcher of Garbo and Stewart, Astaire and Rogers, Davis, Gable and Stanwyck; devourer of Keillor, Bradbury, Poe, Stevenson, Conan Doyle,Hickam,and Shaara; fervent supporter of Peanuts and Remy the Rat; orange-blooded believer in the Baltimore Orioles; fighter of crabgrass; knight-errant on a quest for positive change; but above all else, first and forever, disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ, searching, struggling, along the never-ending path.... |
| Interests | Finding out who I am in Christ,my wife and kids,creative writing, composing and performing music, hiking & camping, living history, model railroading, old movies and radio shows, cats, baseball |
| Favorite movies | Field of Dreams,Gettysburg, Chariots of Fire,It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World,A Hard Day's Night,Ratatouille, Mr.Smith Goes to Washington, Pirates of the Caribbean, Singin' In The Rain, Mary Poppins, Napoleon Dynamite, Meet John Doe, The Philadelphia Story, October Sky, The Odd Couple, Once, Gods and Generals, It's A Wonderful Life, Top Hat, Horse Feathers, |
| Favorite music | The Beatles - Abbey Road, The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues, The Monkees - Headquarters, Tori Amos - The Beekeeper, Alison Krauss & Union Station - New Favorite, Phil Keaggy - Crimson and Blue, Larry Norman - In Another Land, Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water, James Taylor - October Road, Celtic Woman - A New Journey, The Cranberries - No Need To Argue, Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - Once soundtrack, The Proclaimers - Sunshine on Leith, The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds, Paul McCartney - Flaming Pie, Leon Redbone - Double Time, Carpenters - Singles 1969-73, Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever, Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority, Gods and Generals soundtrack, Ken Burns' The Civil War soundtrack |
| Favorite books | The Holy Bible, Lake Wobegon Days, The Mad Scientists' Club, The October Country, Rocket Boys, Treasure Island, The Killer Angels, The Wind in the Willows, Towpath Guide to the C&O Canal,Fireballs & Black Diamonds: The Western Maryland Railway, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Sketchbook, Landscape Turned Red, From 33rd Street to Camden Yards, Retreat From Gettysburg, Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, The Night the Lights Went Out, Pluck and Luck, The Gospel According to Peanuts, The Art of Walt Disney |
You've rented a sky-writer to propose to your significant other, but it's completely overcast. What will you do?
Calmly explain to her the original plan and the complication resulting from the weather. Then, have her get on the plane and go up with the skywriter as he proceeds with the proposition. She wouldn't be able to read what he wrote, and the surprise would be ruined anyway, but if I'm laying out $200 an hour, I want her to at least get a thrill ride in the bargain.