Grae

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About me

Gender Male
Location United States
Introduction High-mileage curmudgeon; cynical; optomistic beyond reason; off level and beyond the pale... but really trying to make Life more Interesting...
Interests sci-fi, fantasy, supernatural fiction, music, writing, SCA (Cynagua!), history, current events, metaphysics, religious traditions/cultural anthropology, psychaitry (I was so much Freuder then; I'm Junger than that now), stand up philosophy, film, younameit (at least a smidgin of almost anything)
Favorite Movies Wow... where to start? Last Man Standing, DOA (Quaid version), Undercover Blues, Young Frankenstein, Ronin, the 13th Warrior, Death at a Funeral (Brit/original version), Hero, the Riddick cycle, Fifty/Fifty, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Much Ado About Nothing and Henry V (Brannagh!), Spaced Invaders, the Forbidden Kingdom... the list goes on...
Favorite Music Bach, Rachmaninoff, Queen (and Roger and Brians' solo albums), Celtic, Heart, Apocalyptica, Queensryche, Cheap Trick, ZZ Top, Harry Nilsson, Warren Zevon, Van Canto, AC/DC, '80s one hit wonders, Pat Benatar, Tori Amos, Joan Jett, Rainbow...
Favorite Books Roger Zelazny, Steven Brust, Jim Butcher, Kim Harrison, Michael Z. Williamson, R.A. Heinlein, Simon Green, John Varley, the Eddings, Terry Practchett, Neil Gaiman...too many to list...