1. I was the first baby born in San Angelo Texas in 1955, and my brother was the second.

2. I made a 14 foot canvas and wood Kayak from plans in a book I ordered from England, when I was a Junior in High School and then only used it about 5 times. The coolest part was the shaped plexiglass seat that required sitting on the plexiglass while it was hot!

3. As a business venture my Dad imported a chinese junk that we sailed in on Lake Travis when I was 7. It ultimately was used as a bar by LBJ on his lake.

4. My mom's maiden name is Findlater and we are part of the Oglivie Clan. Our ancestors include the Earle of Findlater and there is a Findlater Castle in Scotland (2 miles east of Cullen in Banff). The Castle fell into ruins after it was abandoned in 1600. The story goes that in about 1560, the Ogilvie Laird argued with his son, disinherited him, and signed the properly over to Sir John Gordon, third son of the Earl of Huntly. In 1562, the Gordons rebelled against Mary. refusing her entry to the castle, and when they were defeated at the Battle of Corrochie, the Earl was beheaded and the castle was abandoned was in ruins by 1638. So I may have a real beheaded ghost in the family!

5. I can crack a bull whip really loud! As we found out one summer while trying to load young bulls in a cattle trailer: If you stand your ground bulls will still chase you! Bulls get the runs when they are scared. A cattle prod doesn't hurt but it shocks the bejezzus out of you! And that's no bull.

6. I'm married to a twin named Linn.

7. I got my first non-musical musical instrument in my Xmas stocking when I was 11. It took us forever to figure out how to play that jaw harp. Since then, I have become a master of non musical instruments, and am forever trying to learn real ones.

8. My brother and I took 2nd in the state (Michigan) in Forensics Multiple Reading in High School in "The Secret Life of Walter Middy" (I was the mild Walter). Since then I am a closet Story Teller.

9. I have broken more bones than anyone I know, and average a major break about every 5 years. Last time I drove myself to the hospital, and they wouldn't believe that I had a compound fracture of my foot...until they took the xrays.

10. I spent a summer in 1974 living on the corner of Haight and Cole one block up from Haight-Ashbury while working as a construction worker building Embarkadero #3. While there we (my brother and I) took a improvisation class and did street improv in the park.

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11. I wear a pocket protector at work.

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