Music

  • Favorite Artists: (Classical) Joaquin Rodrigo, Alicia de LaRocchia (Tejano) Shelly Lares, Jennifer Pena, Los Tigres del Notre, (R&B) Diana Ross, The Spinners, (Classic Rock) Steely Dan, Chicago,
  • Favorite Albums: "Chicago XIII" Steely Dan's "Pretzel Logic" and "The Heart of Shelly Lares"
  • Favorite Genre: Classical (when I want to calm down), Tejano and Classic rock/R&B (all other times)
  • Favorite Songs: Chicago's "Old Days" Steely Dan's "Time Out of Mind" James Taylor's "Sweet Baby James" Shelly Lares' "Siempre Lo Esperare" Jennifer Pena's "El Dolor Do Tu Presencia" and Billy Joel's "It's All About Soul" (Band Related--"Wang Wang/Wabash Blues Medley", "Suite of Old American Dances" "South" "Tanz Mit Mir in Der Morgen" (That's a German Tango!--I'm not making that up, folks.) Herb Alpert's "Mexican Road Race"
  • Favorite Lyrics: "The trouble with never is never never works" -Tim McGraw
  • Songs for Roadtrips: Tim McGraw's "The Trouble With Never" Allmann Brothers' "Jessica" and "Ramblin' Man" Eagles "Midnight Flyer"
  • Songs I hate: Band arrangement of "Guess Conductor" (take off on a Von Suppe work), virtually all opera except the bits in Orff's "Carmina Burana"
  • Songs I repeat the most: Julieta Vanegas' "Eres Para Mi" all Favorites above, and (Classical) 2nd movement of Rodrigo's "Concerto for 2 Guitars and Orchestra" and Praetorius' "Dances from Terpsichore." (Grace is familar with all those tracks)
  • Band I wish I was in: Chicago (during their greatest years)

Television

  • Favorite Shows: MASH, various athletic games
  • Favorite Channels: Telemundo or any channel carrying soccer
  • Favorite Reruns: "Perry Mason" "Rockford Files"
  • Favorite Episode: "Rockford Files-2 parter 'Gearjammers'
  • Characters you relate to: "Perry Mason's" Paul Drake, "Rockford Files' " Angel Martin (only I'm not quite as mouthy as the latter of the two).
  • Favorite Theme Song: "Rockford Files"
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Soccer made in Germany (ran on public TV back in the mid-to-late '80s.)

More About Me

  • Religion: Christian
  • Interests: volleyball, soccer, FB, BB, classical & Tex-Mex music
  • Expertise: clarinet player
  • Occupation: Administrative Assistant

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Mexican
  • Favorite Dishes: Puerto Escondido's taco salad
  • Favorite Desserts: Ice cream, hands down!
  • Favorite Drinks: Sprecher root beer
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Beef Jerky
  • Favorite Restaurants: Burger King, (local-Puerto Escondido-not nat'l chain)
  • Foods I hate: Sauerkraut (that's bad for a German), spinach, tomatoes (unless mixed with something else),

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: North Dallas Forty
  • Favorite Actors: James Garner, Danna Garcia, Jorge Cao (the latter 2 in Latin TV series)
  • Favorite Genre: Western, Music (depending on the subject)
  • Movies I can watch over and over: Selena,

Travel

  • Places I love: New Orleans (for the music), Iowa (my high school band did great out there back in the day).
  • Places I've been: Central Iowa, Florida, California, New Orleans, Atlantic City
  • Places to see before I die: San Antonio, TX

Books

  • Favorite Books: Virtually any by Louis L'Amour
  • Favorite Authors: Louis L'Amour, Larry McMurtry
  • Favorite Genres: Western
  • Favorite Characters: Tell Sackett, Chick Bowdrie
  • Favorite Quotes: (On Old West coffee:) "They like their coffee strong out here. They say if you can't float a horseshoe on it, the coffee is too weak
  • Recent Reads: McMurtry's "Comanche Moon"