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!
Interested in Art
Interested in Classical
Interested in Clubs
Fluent in English
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE None.
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.
My 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 :-)
