1. what is your age range?
57 for a few more weeks

2. gender?
female

3. Do you have a favorite color?
probably forest green

4. favorite authors/ type of book?
yes

5. what books have you really been wanting?
re: the Spanish Inquisition - history, background, local characters. not instruments of torture

6. what type of music do you like? Traditional, older folk music (as mentioned in the book question).
Parlor Songs, Music Hall, chanteys, you name it!

7. what cds have you really been wanting?
A new one by Kendall Morse

8. What movies (vhs is in the price range) have you been wanting?
The Loved One

9. what is your t-shirt size?
Huge

10. do you collect anything? if so, what?
Cats, dust, stray folkies. Hideobillia in memory of Helen. I have more than my share.

11. what are some of your other hobbies?
Looking for a job

12. do you prefer gold-tone or silver-tone jewelry?
Silver

13. please include anything else you feel is important that would help your secret santa know what you would like.
Halloween is my favorite holiday. I play poker on line winning and losing millions in a single night - all play money. I can't resist shiny, noisy things like banjos and the Singing Bass.