1. what is your age range?
57, (Note the Albatross, it is not a fashion accesory!! so Ancient Mariner)

2. gender? Male

3. Do you have a favorite color?
No, Friends say I can look scruffy in Anything, any colour!

4. favorite authors/ type of book?
Poetry, some sci-fi, crime, ala Grafton, Evanovitch, Reichs, Cornwell, etc and stuff to help songwriting, rhyming dictionaries etc, Celtic mythology

5. what books have you really been wanting?
See above. but something that means something to you would be fave!!

6. what type of music do you like?
Classical, Opera, Folk, No Pop etc, later than 1975, I like songs with real lyrics, that are not 32 repetitions of the same single line of teen angst
Dislike,"over arranged" music and current "pop" music.
7. what cds have you really been wanting?
CDs Of Mudcatters, I have some,

8. What movies (vhs is in the price range) have you been wanting?
I am slowly making the transition to DVD, but have a largish collection of Foreign language films on VHS(PAL)

9. what is your t-shirt size?
XL. I like ones with local(to you) connections

10. do you collect anything? if so, what?
Wine, Books,songs, figurines of Bears, Great Northern divers, Owls,

11. what are some of your other hobbies?
Singing., meeting Mudcatters, Folk Festivals, Tasting and Drinking wine, Food and cooking, Science, Pagan stuff, People watching

12. do you prefer gold-tone or silver-tone jewelry?
Silver, but only wear rings and stuff I already own.

13. Please include anything else you feel is important that would help your secret santa know what you would like,
I am a collection of contradictions, I am a professional scientist that believes in and practices magic, I love singing, but cant read music or play an instrument, I like to write Poetry and songs, and am learning a little, and very slowly a bit about musical notation so I can at least write down, I would be happy with local info, pix, and recipes , wine books, and especially recordings of Mudcatters.or what you will....

14.Remember that "negative hints" such as allergies might also be helpful.
I am Type II diabetic and allergic to Fish and ALLL seafood, seaweed and their extracts, and ANYTHING containing Methyl amines( the stuff that makes fish smell)