Thom O'Shaughnessy
- Gender: Male
- Astrological Sign: Libra
- Industry: Communications or Media
- Occupation: Writer & Financial Consultant
- Location: Burbank : California : United States
About Me
Primarily a son of Eire with Spanish and French added; we all kicked with the same foot! My birthday is the birthday of both Michael Collins and Oscar Wilde; which may explain both my political leanings and my private pleasures. I come from a Shanty Irish Wobbly family that felt Religion and Politics were essential topics of conversation. Sex was exluded, well I was raised Irish Catholic. I've traveled around two thirds the world and am proud to be a native Californian, Irish American and a modern Druid in the case of my metaphysical leanings. I am a Kennedy/Wellstone Liberal in this country, and a Sinn Fein Irish Republican back in the olde country.
Radio wire is often used to make bird nests. What station do they listen to?
As a Ham Radio operator I know that they listen to the weather reports, forest service bulletins and NPR! As a political affecianado, I know that the more discerning birds like Terns, and Albatross listen to the old broadcasts of Radio Moscow, BBC Worldwide, and Radio Free Luxembourg.
Interests
- My interests include films
- documentary film making
- collecting movie posters
- reading
- and a good evenibng of board games or poker.
Favorite Movies
- Any film by Ken Loach
- Stanley Kubrick
- James Wong Howe
- and Film Noire
- both American and French New Wave. Two favorite films are: Casablanca
- and Citizen Cane!
Favorite Music
- Eric Clapton
- Queen
- Clannad
- The Weavers
- Blues
- Rock & Roll
- the grateful Dead
- Jefferson Airplane
- and Loreena McKinnet. Don't forget Manhattan Transfer
- and Lambert
- Hendricks & Ross. Joni Summers.
Favorite Books
- All seven of the original Harry Potter novels as published and bought from Eason's Bookstore in Dublin Ireland
- not the American versions. Dante's Divine Comedy. Good Science Fiction
- Political Polemics
- Spy Novels
- especially John Le Carre.