Dilettante's Ball

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    I’ve never been one for chain letters. I don’t generally like to impose myself on others (I don’t even like to call people on the phone on account of this… let’s call it a ‘phobia’), so the thought of dragging others into the chain to find more people to drag into the chain seems like an imposition far greater than I deserve to expect of others.

    Still, sometimes the moment must rule. Sometimes the tagger is someone that I respect so much, that I cannot be the churl to break the momentum of the chain.

    Plus, Peter already answered the call.

    So, despite my fears of broadcasting what a knuckledragging neanderthal I actually am, here are my “4 things” (although I’m not sure what rules there are on this):

    4 jobs I’ve had:

    • Newspaper bundler
    • Frozen yogurt slinger
    • Pizza Guy
    • Parcel Delivery Service Truck Loader

    4 instruments I’ve played

    • Viola
    • Clarinet
    • Oboe
    • Bass guitar

    4 books I regret not having read (but still might)

    • Of Mice and Men
    • King Lear
    • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    • The Fellowship of the Ring

    4 random numbers

    • 1
    • 6,024
    • -93
    • 873.975

    4 places I’ve lived

    4 movies I catch watch over and over

    • Raising Arizona
    • This is Spinal Tap!
    • Ran
    • The Conversation

    4 plays I have acted in

    • The Elephant Man
    • Translations
    • Just So Stories
    • A Christmas Carol

    4 favorite songs

    • “I want you” – Elvis Costello
    • “Ruby’s Arms” – Tom Waits
    • “Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)” – the Arcade Fire
    • “Upward Over the Mountain” – Iron & Wine

    4 favorite covers

    • “Sunday Morning Sidewalk” – Kris Kristofferson – Crooked Fingers
    • “Hallelujah” – Leonard Cohen – Jeff Buckley
    • “Satisfaction” – Rolling Stones – Cat Power
    • “The Unwelcome Guest” – Woody Guthrie – Billy Bragg & Wilco

    4 vehicles I have owned (in order)

    • ’85 Dodge Colt (red)
    • ’73 VW Camper (red)
    • ’91 Nissan 4×4 Pickup (red)
    • ’80 Mercedes TD Wagon (avocado)

    4 taggees

    As I said, I’m no chain letterer.  I felt an obligation to respond due to the source.  Here are some pings, mainly because everything new I learn about them fascinates me, so if they take the ball and run with it — the blogosphere is more enriched by it.

    Inkdroid, LibraryCog, One Big Library, Kevin Clarke

    There.  I feel free from obligation.