CURRENT MISSION

Save up for the next trip!

ABOUT ME

Moved to the Catskills in the frigid hellscape that was February 2015. I work with bikes, cider, and beer. When I'm not working, you will find me on the radio at WJFF (Wednesdays at 8pm!), disc golfing, on my bike, or smoking a joint in the woods somewhere stealing apples and berries from orchards.

PHILOSOPHY

You've got two ways to look at this old world: sometimes she looks like a mean old man, sometime she's a pretty girl. -- Bad Weather California

You've got to dig it to dig it, you dig?
-advice from Thelonious Monk to Steve Lacy

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Offering a couch when I can and a good laugh always!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Akureyri, Iceland - 4/2008
Fredonia, NY - 10/2009
Hastings, NE - 10/2009
Kansas City, MO - 6/2010
Bernards, NJ 4/2018

All positive!!!

Interests

Bikes, telemark skiing, hiking/backpacking, reading, photography, craft beer, music both live and recorded, CRIBBAGE

• photography
• beer
• reading
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• skiing
• telemark skiing

Music, Movies, and Books

- Movies: power. sound editing. hyperrealism. handheld cameras. good soundtracks. long takes. close shots. discomfort. joy. The Dardennes. Aronofsky. Wes Anderson. The Coen Brothers. Harmony Korine. Crimes and Misdemeanors. La meglio gioventù. Being There. Rosemary's Baby. Kynodontas.

- Books: DFW, John Ashbery, W.B. Yeats, T.S. Eliot, Richard Rorty, "Ishmael", "Howard's End", "Legends of the Fall", "The Future of an Illusion", "Into The Wild", poetry poetry poetry

- Music: http://www.last.fm/user/bradmann

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Avoided arrest in a Columbus, OH alleyway by telling a cop I was gay (I'm actually straight). Maybe you'll get to hear about it.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can definitely diagnose and maybe fix your bike problems, plus give you general advice on riding and maintenance.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Hungary, Japan, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iceland, United States

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