CURRENT MISSION

To begin conversations that are worth having...

ABOUT ME

I live in Hanford, in the San Joaquin Valley of California, where I work for the Institute for Film E and have a documentary film company (www.timelinefilms.com). I have also worked as a freelance musician.

Most of my travel has been at least partially work-related. I am married, and my wife, Francie, sometimes travels with me. I love theatre, film, music (especially classical and folk), reading, learning, adventure.

I consume inordinate amounts of black coffee, but I am really a very laid back person. I like cats.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in freedom and kindness.

Over my 61 years I have come to believe that kindness to others is the one of the rarest most valuable traits a person can have.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can meet for coffee and show people around Los Angeles.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am completely new to CouchSurfing as of January, 2011.

Interests

Film, music, theatre, adventure.

Photography, writing (creative and otherwise), learning new things.

• cats
• writing
• performing arts
• photography
• documentaries
• education
• coffee
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• teaching
• freelancing
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite films include My Best Girl, Slaughterhouse Five, Lawrence of Arabia, Sunrise, and many, many others.

Favorite music, classical: Dvorak, Smetana, Suk, Tchaicovsky, Beethoven

Favorite music, other: Mary Black, Sam Hinton, Peter, Paul and Mary. (Also, a lot of musical theater.)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Done: I've been conducting orchestra scores for old silent movies. In live performance, its the best rush I've ever had!!

Seen: Fall in Slovakia.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a fair amount about early film history, and I love to share that knowledge. I can talk until I'm blue in the face... or the other person is green at the gills... so I also don't mind stopping whenever asked!!!

I love learning almost anything.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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