The Real Cap'n Bob - A Brief, Yet Exciting History Of Me!
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Tourism |
| Occupation | Head Guru & Travel Salesperson Extraordinaire |
| Location | Charlotte NC, United States |
| Introduction | "ON THE 2-LANE HIGHWAY OF LIFE, I'M ALWAYS BEHIND THE GUY TRYING TO TURN LEFT." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "I'M JUST A MAN WHO IS IN SEARCH OF MYSELF, SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE MYSELF, PLEASE ASK MYSELF TO WAIT HERE UNTIL I RETURN..." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Originally from parts unknown, I spent my formative years playing rock music in the Midwest. In 1977, I stumbled upon a chance to play drums on a cruise ship, and later became an Officer, though probably not a gentleman. I found myself falling in love with it and stayed at sea over the course of 13 years, as a Chief Purser and Hotel Manager. My 2nd source of income was a weekly poker game against the Maitre D' and Senior Officers, but that's a story for another blog. After retiring from life on ships, but still in the prime of my limited mental faculties, I've been selling cruises and vacation packages ever since, for Mann Travels in Charlotte NC. I'm also a Vegas guy, and sell lots of Sin City (Sun City, not so much). LET'S TALK TRAVEL! Anyone want to price a vacation? Call me RIGHT NOW! 1-800-835-9828, ext. 214 bbirthisel@manntravels.com --The Cap'n |
| Interests | Poker, Bridge, Rock 'N Roll in its truest form (particularly melodic rock with excellent harmonies and smoking guitar riffs), real fighting fish like Smallmouth Bass and Northern Pike, TV and movies, Wendy's spicy chicken sandwich (light mayo please), Las Vegas, almost all sports, Electric Blues (particularly as played and sung by Buddy Guy), sportscard collecting, keeping up with the news, Cheerios, Grape Nuts, Dark Chocolate, And them little cocktail wieners you dip in Barbecue Sauce...dang they're good! |
| Favorite Movies | Titanic, August Rush, The Shawshank Redemption, The Life Of Brian, The Wizard Of Oz, An American Movie, On The Waterfront, Taxi Driver, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Silence Of The Lambs, Schindler's List, Forrest Gump, Raising Arizona, Something Wild, Hellraiser, Once Upon A Time In America, Jurassic Park, Sleepless In Seattle, E.T., Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Ghost and the Darkness, Searching For Bobby Fischer, The Shining, Kentucky Fried Movie, Jaws, and the greatest homage to beer in the history of film: Strange Brew (a.k.a. The Adventures Of Bob & Doug McKenzie). |
| Favorite Music | Heart, Gotthard, Giant, Glenn Hughes, W.E.T., old Camel, old Genesis, CSN&Y, Rory Gallagher, The Allman Brothers, Queen when they rock, Van Halen who always rocks, Dixie Dregs, Cream, Eric Johnson, Buddy Guy (who helped start it all), Robin Trower at his best, The Beatles (of course), Tower Of Power, early Aerosmith, King's X, Toto, House Of Lords, old Earth Wind & Fire, AC/DC and any true melodic rock or funk with hot guitar. Special props to Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin who started people down the path towards the light in my crazy hazy youth. |
| Favorite Books | The Cap'n is illiterate as you can tell. But if I had to pick my all-time favorite books I'd say "The Bible" (various artists), "Watchers" by Dean Koontz, "Weaveworld" by Clive Barker, and Stephen King's "The Stand." |