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I’ve been so busy at work this week, i didn’t even notice that i’d been tagged by KM. Thusly i offer 5 things you didn’t previously know about me (in no particular order).
- Police have pointed guns at me.
In college, i entered an ill-conceived and beer-fueled scheme to lift some lumber from a construction site to help a fellow idiot build a loft. The beat cop who saw us mistakenly called it in with the code for an armed robbery. Hilarity ensued, but no time in the clink. - I have driven a bulldozer (unrelated to #1).
After college, one of the many interesting and low-paying jobs i had was helping a guy install drain tile in farm fields. We worked until Dec. 23 that year, luckily the ground was too frozen after Christmas to continue, because i was too poor to afford warm boots. He had lots of heavy equipment and one day, for an hour or so, i drove the bulldozer instead of the ‘72 Chevy pickup. - I played a music gig wearing nothing but boxer shorts.
In the early ’90s, I played in several bands you’ve never heard of, mostly as a bass player. Once, during a hot summer show in the 7th Street Entry, i decided to drop my shorts and play in just the boxers. I don’t think anyone noticed or cared. - Despite (or maybe because of) having a “computer job”, i would probably be just as happy living 100 years ago. I like to make my own soap, i own two manual typewriters and enjoy making things like furniture. If i could, i’d probably wander off to some remote piece of land near a railroad station and become a blacksmith.
- My earliest bike crash memory is from about 1974, when i was 6. I don’t know what bike it was, but it was whatever i had before the orange Schwinn Stingray. We were building a new house in some subdivision in southern Minnesota, and i veered off into the dirt ditch in front of the house, somehow crashing in such a way that the kickstand was jammed into my left thigh. The scar is still there, 32 years later.
There ya go. I’ll have to find someone to tag later, for now it’s time to head home. Happy holidays!