satyr

About me

Gender Male
Occupation Philatelist
Location California
Introduction Sicilian born. Probably of Saudi ancestry. National Merit Scholar Columbia University-College'62 Offered curatorship of Casa Italiana at Columbia (largest private Italian library in US) at age 21-also lectorship in conjunction with gratuitous accelerated PHD in It. Lit. and Culture.-silmultaneous with gratuitous course of study leading to Master's in Library Science. Family responsibilities would not allow me to take this academic path and have engaged in 45 year Odissey to date. . .
Interests Why? on just about everything.
Favorite Movies Bicycle Thief, Face in the Crowd, Ace in the Hole, Paths of Glory, Rashomon, They Shoot Horses Don't They?, History of the World Part I (Mel Brooks)
Favorite Music Turandot, Hair, Man of La Mancha, 50's Rock and Roll
Favorite Books Beyond Good and Evil The Prince

You moved the pot before the coffee stopped brewing. Do you smell the mountains or the burro?

I, Juan Valdez worked so hard I can only smell myself.