The Ranter

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Gender Male
Industry Education
Occupation Learning Developer
Location Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Introduction I'm married to Tracey who deserves your sympathy and I work at Oxford Brookes University. I love films and music with scraping fiddles and big hats. I've led a transatlantic life travelling to the United State quite often, particularly when working on my American history PhD. I like biscuits.
Interests US history, British history, religion, spirituality, liberal theology, films, comedy
Favorite Movies It's a Wonderful Life, Modern Times, Way Out West, Before Sunset, Aliens, Betty Blue, What's Up Doc?, Together, Dances with Wolves, Tell No One, Adventures in Babysitting, Solaris, 127 Hours, Festen, The Officer's Ward, The last Picture Show, Unforgiven, Delicatessen, The Station Agent and many many more!
Favorite Music Wailin' Jennies, Randy Travis, Collin Raye, Allison Krauss, Kate Rusby, Crooked Still, Kasey Chambers, Alan Jackson, Ed Kilbourne, John Prine, Stacey Earle
Favorite Books Wisconsin Death Trip, The Jeeves Books, lots of fiction and a smattering of history with a dash of theology.