CURRENT OCCUPATION: APARTMENT MAINTENANCE. I HAVE WORKED IN THE HVAC INDUSTRY. I HAVE, AND STILL DO, NOW PART TIME, WORK AS A SERVICE TECH FOR AMPTECH SYSTEMS.
LOCATION: WARREN, OHIO
EDUCATION: I WON'T ITEMIZE HERE LIKE I HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. I HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF HAVING TO ATTEND THE WARREN CITY SCHOOLS. IT WAS PURE HELL. IF I HAD TO DEPEND SOLELY ON THAT, I WOULDN'T BE QUALIFIED TO CLEAN THE LATRINE AT McDONALDS. HAVING TEACHERS AS PARENTS REALLY HELPED HERE. I EQUATE MY TIME IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN WARREN TO A PRISON SENTENCE. THAT'S WHY, WHEN SOMEONE ASKS WHEN I GRADUATED, I SAY I WAS PAROLED IN 1988. I HAVE NOT ATTENDED ANY CLASS REUNION AND DO NOT EVER INTEND TO.
I DID ATTEND KENT STATE FOR ONE YEAR, THEN I TRANSFERRED TO YOUNGSTOWN STATE. I GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, WITH A MINOR IN MUSIC. SINCE THEN, I DID POLICE TRAINING AND BRYANT FACTORY TRAINING FOR MY THEN EMPLOYER. THE BEST TRAINING I GOT WAS ON THE JOB TRAINING WHEN I WAS WITH WARREN FURNACE.
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE. THE CLEVELAND CLOWNS HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF WINNING THAN I HAVE OF GETTING A GIRLFRIEND.
I RELOCATED TO COLUMBUS, OHIO IN 2001. GOOD PAYING JOBS IN WARREN DO NOT EXIST UNLESS ONE HAS CLOSE FAMILY TIES, OR GOOD POLITICAL CONNECTIONS. AT THE TIME I LEFT, OUR POLITICIANS WERE STILL WAITING FOR THE STEEL MILLS TO COME BACK. I AM NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE SHALE INDUSTRY. I WAS FORCED TO MOVE BACK AFTER THE CRIMINAL POLICIES OF GEORGE W. BUSH CAUSED THE HOUSING MARKET TO CRASH. THIS PLAYED A PART IN THE HVAC COMPANY I WAS WITH FOR SEVEN YEARS TO CLOSE.
TELEVISION: I ACTUALLY WATCH LITTLE ON AIR TV. OTHER THAN THE THREE CHICAGO SERIES AND NBC NEWS, MY SETS ARE OFF. OUR LOCAL NEWS IS NOW MOSTLY FLUFF. I DO WATCH SOME STUFF ON CABLE, MOSTLY THE LAW AND ORDER SERIES. THERE ARE JUST TOO GODDAMN MANY COMMERCIALS. IF OUR PRESIDENT NAMED ME HEAD OF THE FCC, I WOULD BE THE FIRST TO BE ASSASSINATED. COMMERCIAL TIME WOULD BE CUT (ESPECIALLY ON CABLE, SINCE YOU HAVE TO PAY JUST TO SEE THEM). SCREEN CLUTTER LIKE "YOU ARE NOW WATCHING AS THE WORLD TURNS" WOULD BE BANNED. NETWORK BUGS WOULD BE BANNED (IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOU'RE TUNED TO CBS, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HERE). TICKERS LIKE ON MSNBC AND THOSE ON SPORTS TELECASTS WOULD BE ALLOWED. THESE ARE ACTUALLY USEFUL. I LIKE HAVING THE SCORE ON THE SCREEN. SQUEEZE CREDITS WOULD BE OUTLAWED. SHOWS LIKE "ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT" WOULD BE REQUIRED TO AIR A DISCLAIMER THAT IT IS NOT A NEWS BROADCAST (LIKE UNSOLVED MYSTERIES DID). SHIT LIKE THIS IS WHY I DVR THE THREE CHICAGO SHOWS.
MUSIC: I CAN LISTEN TO ALMOST EVERYTHING FROM FRANK SINATRA TO FRANK ZAPPA. I HATE BARRY MANILOW, MICHAEL JACKSON (CHOMO), AND RAP. I LIKE JAZZ, AND 60'S PARTICULARLY.
FAVORITE BEER: YUENGLING BLACK AND TAN.