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| Baseball Art |
I
coached college baseball for 13 years. I began collecting
baseball art shortly thereafter. I have over 50 pieces including
airbrush, signed lithographs oil, water colors, silkscreen and
woodchucks. |
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| Clive Cussler Novels |
Clive Cussler is acclaimed worldwide as the Grandmaster
of
Adventure, a title richly deserved given that there are nearly
100 million copies of his best-selling Dirk PittŪ novels in print.
He got his start in advertising, first as an award-winning copy
writer, and then as creative director for two of the nation's
largest agencies. His initial foray into fiction was in 1973,
when he wrote his first Dirk PittŪ novel.
I have read or am in the process of reading all of
Clive
Cussler's Dirk Pitt novels. I was fortunate enough to finally
meet Clive for the first time in Newport Beach this past fall
at a book signing held at Barnes and Noble in Fashion Island. |
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Opera Supernumary |
In just twenty seasons, Opera Pacific has established itself
as one of the finest professional opera companies in the
nation. Opera Pacific's mainstage productions, extensive
community outreach programs, and energetic Guild Alliance
combine to create a cultural resource for all of
Southern
California. More than 670,000 people have enjoyed Opera
Pacific's productions at the Orange County Performing Arts
Center, while over 575,000 young people have discovered the
world of opera through the company's in-school presentations,
Student Previews, and nationally recognized Opera
Camps.
Supernumaries are played non-singing parts in the opera.
Their mannerisms, facial expressions and actions enrich
the tale being told in the opera. Since 1996 I have appeared
in over a dozen operas including such classis as Don
Giovanni, Tosca, and Carmen. |
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Sun Devil Athletics |
I
graduated form Arizona State
University in 1975. Stephanie
and I hold season tickets for Sun Devil football. We rarely
miss a game home or away. During the fall months we travel
almost every weekend to Arizona, Northern California or the
northwest to attend the games. We usually spend
Christmas
wherever the team is laying its bowl game.
In addition we try to catch as many basketball games as we
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| Showing our Weimaraners |
The gray Weim was propagated by nobles in the
court of
Weimar who sought to meld into one breed all the qualities
they had found worthwhile in their forays against the then
abundant game of Germany. In short, they sought speed,
good scenting ability, courage, and intelligence. Formerly,
the Weimaraner was a big-game dog used on wolves,
wildcats, deer, etc. By the time these became rarities in
Germany, the breed was supported by a club originally
started by a few fanciers. It was extremely hard to obtain a
Weimaraner at this point, since one had to be
become a
member of the club prior to purchase of the dog in a strict
attempt to keep breeding and lines pure. However, when
the American Howard Knight became a member and imported
two specimens to the US, he helped found the club in this
country and served as its first president in 1929. Meanwhile,
the Weim grew to become a bird-dog rather than a big-game
dog due to shifting priorities and rarity of big game, leading
to its use as a personal hunting dog.
Stephanie and I are the proud owners of two
Weimaraners
which we show. Dink, our 6-year old male has earned his
AKC Championship. Simmer, our two-year old female has
two major wins to go before she will earn her AKC
Championship as well. |
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| Travel |
I began traveling
extensively when I was coaching baseball.
I was appointed by the United States Baseball Federation
to travel to Ecuador in 1982 to help develop and promote
baseball in that country in an effort to garner worldwide
support for making baseball an Olympic sport.
Since then I traveled throughout the world including six of the
seven continents primarily in developing countries. I have been
as far north as Iceland and as far south as Tierra del Fuego.
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| Beach Volleyball |
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| Downhill Skiing |
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| Golf |
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| Mountain Biking |
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| Ocean Kayaking |
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| River Kayaking |
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| Racquetball |
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| Sailing/Open Ocean
Yacht Racing |
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| Scuba Diving |
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| Snorkeling |
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| Wilderness Trekking |
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| White-water Rafting |
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