CURRENT MISSION

I plan to move to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area in the near future, and I would like to find short-term housing until such time as I am able to find a room or apartment. Once I am settled in the area, I would love to open my home up to others.

ABOUT ME

Passionate, kind, generous, loyal, open-minded, well-read, articulate, creative, independent, self-sufficient, reserved, introspective, opinionated, empathetic.

PHILOSOPHY

1) The secret of life is.....there's no secret of life.
We all have to figure it out for ourselves, and it's not the destination anyway.
It's the trip!

2) Live and let live.

3) Treasure and care for the earth.

4) QUESTION AUTHORITY!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None.

Interests

Listening to music, playing in a band, giving music lessons (drums), reading, attending live music events, the library, the art gallery, the museum, the symphony, the opera, furthering my education, attending MLB games, movies, coffee, vinyl albums, travel, stimulating conversation, learning abut other cultures/peoples and their art/music,
MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC :-)

• arts
• performing arts
• education
• environment
• coffee
• clubbing
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• live music
• drums
• opera
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies
The Wild Bunch
Sling Blade
Bad Santa
Blazing Saddles
The Right Stuff
Dr. Strangelove
Deliverance
The Bridge on the River Kwai
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Silence of the Lambs
Fargo
True Grit (Jeff Bridges)
Lawrence of Arabia
A Streetcar Named Desire
The French Connection
Rashomon
American Beauty
Unforgiven
Milk
Straw Dogs
Million Dollar Baby
When We Were Kings
True Romance
The Salton Sea
Mystic River
Gimme Shelter
No Direction Home

Books
Too many to mention. Best recent reads:
"The Devil Knows How To Ride"; a biography of the Confederate raider William Quantrill.
"The Outline of History" and "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Don Ellis Orchestra at Donte's night club in North Hollywood, CA, fall 1971. A transcendent, powerful performance by an incredible group of musicians who swung their a...s off while playing in time signatures previously unexplored in a big band environment. Truly a life-altering experience!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a drummer and custom drum builder, and I love to share my knowledge and passion for drums and drumming.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States