Barry Lawrence

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Publishing
Occupation Journalist
Location Lower Slaughter, Cotwswolds, United Kingdom
Introduction Lawrence of Arabia's less famous brother. Never once united the Arab tribes in a revolt against the Turks during the Great War - but thought about it a bit.
Interests Turning back clocks, sticking fingers in dykes (flood prevention variety), ranting, reading "The Emporer's New Clothes", world domination and collecting beer mats.
Favorite Movies Casablanca, Treasure of the Sierra Madra, The Third Man, King Kong (1933), The Maltest Falcon, Harvey, 12 Angry Men, The Night of the Hunter, Cape Fear (1961), Get Carter, Monty Python and the Holy Grail - in fact ANYTHING by Monty Python, Arthur, Shawshank Redemption, Shallow Grave, JFK...the list goes on.
Favorite Music The Kinks, The Beatles, The Who, Jam, Led Zeppelin, Squeeze, Madness, Beautiful South, Louis Armstrong, Tom Waits, Mozart, Beethoven.
Favorite Books Catch 22, The Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, any of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories.

You've been invited to a fancy ball but the only thing you have to wear is an orange wooly jumper. What shoes do you wear?

Wellingtons - then I could tuck my penis into them so it wouldn't get in the way while dancing.