ABOUT ME

A joker, knows his vinyl, knows way too many jokes, caring, gentle. Non-snobbish foodie cooking my way thru Anthony Bourdain's Les halles cookbook. Trying to finish up my next book - my 14th! Writing for HuffPo, ESPN.com, and more

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Giving back. Couchsurfing helping me years ago thru a rough patch in my life

Interests

Still love trains! Building models to one day put on a small layout of the NY subway system. Helping raise my 11 year old son and learning about gaming. Love trivia and music on vinyl - is there any other way to listen to it? Love pu
I was a lieutenant on the FD for 25 years until I got hit by a van. Still have that caring steak, but I still want to kick down the front door, too :-). I sell vinyl online for a living and help businesses sell on the internet for some of the business. Owned a record store (b&m) in Yellow Springs, now just sell online. I also owned an ice cream stand for 14 years.

• trivia
• music
• business
• emergency services

Music, Movies, and Books

Stones, of Course. Mojo Nixon, Todd Snider, Country Dick Montana, John Prine, Allman Brothers. Fav movie- Last Waltz. Books - you mean besides my own? B-Shifter, Black Swan by Taleb nassim, any of Richard Feynman's books, Donald Westlake, love Lee Child

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saving a fellow firefighter's life. Cutting my son's umbilical cord when he was born.

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking, no-knead bread, self-publishing

What I Can Share with Hosts

cooking, beer,homemade bread & soup, good talk, stories and jokes

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, Japan, Russian Federation

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States