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1. I'm all thumbs on the Internet!
2. Many moons ago I took a vocational exam and got zero in 'mechanics'
3. I was an habitual liar (and a good one) until I was 36.
4. I was an alcoholic until the age of 45.
5. I trust people.
6. I have been out of the closet since I was 14.
7.
I started smoking at 12 (to appear sophisticated) and between the ages
of 18-63 I smoked 2-3 packs a day--at the age of 65 I had conjestive
heart failure and at 72 an aorta valve replacement and gave up smoking
that day--7/21/08
8. I cry at movie and plays.
9. Sunsets thrill me.
10.
In the 70s I use to take off--with the AAA travel book and a gay
guide--from work July 15-August 15, in my convertible with the top
down, exploring a differnt section of the country each time--stopped
when and where I wanted for as long as I wanted.
11. I have lived in
NYC, Laguna Beach and Hollywood, California, Memphis, Tennesse (The
best 10 years of my life), Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale in Florida.
12.
Have travelled to Australia, New Zealand (Auckland is my most favorite
city in the world), South America, Vancouver, Canada, Hawaii, Fiji
Islands, Puerto Rico and took cruises in the Carribean.
13. I have 4 'ex-lovers'.
14. I am basically a loner.
15. I believe in pleasure before business.
16. I have been both rich and poor--more of the latter--but happy under both circumstances (though rich is better!)
17. I am selfish.
18. I am stubborn.
19. I am giving.
20. Though I may ask where you would like to eat and/or what kind of food I already know what restaurant we are going to.
21. I divorced my family when I was 16.
22. I don't NEED someone's acceptance and/or approval.
23.
Though I don't wear a sign around my neck saying "I am gay." neither do
I deny it nor will I stand by and listen, not saying anything, to
anti-gay jokes.
24. When someone asks me if I am gay I first reply,
"Why do you want to know? Do you want to go to bed with me?" then
answer yes.
25. I am a romantic.
26. I believe in 'little things mean a lot'.
27. My favorite writers are Tennessee Williams and Maya Angelou.
28.
The most exciting time I ever spent in the theatre was watching the
performance of "A Chors Line" when it becane the longest running
musical on Broadway--Sept. 29, 1983--the Shubert Theatre, NYC.
29.
The second most exciting time was the first time I ever saw
ACL--Thanksgiving, 1976, Shubert Theatre--I have seen over 100
productions of the show across the country.
30. The two worst Broadway to Hollywood adaptations are "A Chorus Line" and "man Of La Mancha".
31. I have champagne tastes and beer pockets.
32. I have never saved for a rainy day.
33. Have declared bankruptcy twice.
34. I absolutely detest housework--even send my socks to the cleaners.
35. I love gardening.
36. I love to cook and am great at it--you have never tasted shrimp scampi and Caeser salad like mine.
37. I have 6 finches, 2 tiels and 4 budgies.
38. I love life.
39. I love people.
40. I am Mr. pollyanna and Mr. Optimist.
41. Like Anne Frank I believe there is good in everyone.
42. I take people at their word.
43.
I have hated only two people in my life--one was 50 years ago and I
don't remember what his name is or what he looked like--the other is an
ex who I called my hater instead of my lover and now all I can remember
is that he did his best and what he thought was right.
44. I dislike intolerance, prejudice and discrimination though I admit to all against negative people.
45. I have experinced that many splendored thing--loving completely and being loved completely in return.
46. I would rather have a good friend than a lover.
47. My favorite sound is children laughing as only they can.
48. I admire actors tremondously--even the bad ones--because I have never had the guts to do it.
49. I am great at motivating people but not myself.
50. I've been a big fish in a small pond and a small fish in a big pond--the former is better.
51. I was brought up on Hollwood movies in the 40s and 50s and still want life to be that way.
52. I am shy--at first meeting.
53. My favorite--and only--curse word is sh-o-o-o-o-t as only a Southerner can say it.
54. I do not believe in physical monogomy.
55. I am a gentleman--will hold a door open for a female, walk on the outside, etc.
56. Moderation is not in my volcabulary.
57. Though I love writing I hate rewriting, editing.
58.
I was fat for the first 31 years of my life--thin for the next 10--not
as thin the next 31 years and have battled it the past 8
years--currently I am winning the war.
59. I ran an ad in the
Advocate when I lived in Memphis--got over 300 responses--invited them
to stay at my place either Memorial, July 4th or Labor Day
weekend--over the 3 weekends 167 people showed--one became a very close
friend and others I communicated with for many years.
60. Once I know the date I will acknowledge your birthday--even if after a certain age you don't want me to.
61.
My life is and has been an open book and have even gone as far as to
publish it (Shameless plug--go to www.authorhouse.com--enter "Letting
It All Hang Out" and you can order it--also, "The Free Prisoner")
62. I believe I will win the lottery and/or my books will become best sellers.
63. I am a list maker and, eventually, do everything on the list.
64. I am a prude when it comes to talking about sex but not when doing it.
65.I have very little patience.
66. My favorite snacks are chocolate, peanuts, potato chips, salami and bread.
67. I would kill for a good carrot cake.
68. The amount of food I can consume at one sitting amazes even me.
69. The older I get the more of a homebody I have become.
70. I love watching animals move.
71. "Hide and Seek" by Pavel Tchelichew is my favorite painting.
72. I love being surprised with unexpected gifts like a book or a gingerbread house or a turtle and I love surprising people.
73. I love giving gifts.
74. Being with someone I am comfotable enough to enjoy silence.
75. I admire Larry Kramer as a writer and an activist.
76. Birds of Paradise are my favorite flower.
77.
In the theatre when the house lights come down and the curtain is about
to go up I know I will be lost in the world on stage.
78. I am alone--by choice--but not lonely.
79. I have become a reality show junkie--Amazing Race, American Idol,
Survivor and Wife Swap though I know their reality is tinkered with.
80. I like female blues singers.
81. I've sold a lot of 'things' on e-bay.
82. I looked for--and found--love in many wrong places.
83. The older I get the less I am willing to compromise.
84. I do crossword puzzles in ink.
85. I love a good tearjerker.
86. I can program a VCR, a DVD, a television but don't know how to work bells and whistles on the Internet.
87. I have gotten into a routine since I have retired which is something I very rarely did.
88. I have made love in places you can't even imagine.
89. I have learned that things that may be important to me may not be to you.
90. Everyday, when I wake up, I look in the mirror and say, "Martin, you are fantastic!"
91. I fall asleep by 'writng' my next book or play.
92. I have not worn a suit, sportscoat or tie since 1979 except one waiter's job I had where you had to wear a tie.
93. The only food I won't eat is oyster plant.
94. While I am great at giving advice I very seldom will take any.
95. I have a wall of pictures of myself through the years.
96. Aside from 2  heart problems  I have been, and am, healthy.
97. I come across as a tiger but I am really a pussycat.
98. I believe in the 'kindness of strangers'.
99. There is only one thing I would change if I had my life to live over again.
100. I have led, and am leading, a very good life with all its ups and downs.

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