Steamboat Pilot & Today

Age: 56

Occupation: Carpenter

Place of birth: Southern Illinois

Q: When did you move to Routt County and what brought you here?

A: Moved here in 1978. I moved here after the revenuers discovered my in Georgia.

Q: What's the biggest risk you've taken recently?

A: Driving County Road 129 during tourist season.

Q: Of the people you know right now, who will still be in your life when you are 80?

A: Only those with a sense of humor.

Q: Has a book ever changed your life? What was it and why?

A: "Seven Arrows." It reminded me of the connectness of all things.

Q: What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?

A: Wait for the dog to bring the rabbits around before you shoot.

Q: When you meet someone new, what are the first three things you tell them about yourself?

A: 1. What I like, 2. What I don't like, 3. The result of my latest anger management evaluation.

Q: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A: An attendant at a full service gas station. Still do.

Q: Name the top five bands of all time.

A: Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, Little Feat, The Nighthawks and Michael Jackson.

Q: In the Meatloaf song, "I'll do anything for love, but I won't do that." What is "that"?

A: Eat boiled okra.

Favorites

Book: "Tao Te Ching"

Song: "Amazing Grace"

Color: Purple

Food: Chips and salsa

Sport: Being rude to tourists

Vacation spot: Craig, America

Movie: "Princess Bride"

Magazine: "Auto and Truck Trader"

TV show: The Richard Nixon Watergate trial

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