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I am an Information Technology
Consultant (see my Resume) currently self-employed running Village Consulting LLC in Arlington, Texas.
Engineering & Programming types will enjoy Scott
Adams' "Dilbert Zone".
I'm 54 and am married to my first love Shelley, reunited together after many years apart. We have 1 cat and 2 dogs - pet fans
should get a chuckle out of the Darby Conley's comic
GET FUZZY.
I'm originally from Orlando, Florida (graduated from
W.R. Boone H.S. in 1972), and went to the University of Alabama
from 1972 to 1975.
My major pastime is music - I'm primarily a keyboard player with a great interest in the older analog synthesizers (including modular synths) and keyboards, plus a background in jazz trumpet, and a would-be guitar, bass and percussion player.
This page describes my current studio setup(s) , with pictures showing how some of it is currently arranged (though it changes frequently!). The accompanying pictures show my old Mellotron Mk. V (which I sold a few years back) which was originally Mike Pinder's from the Moody Blues ("The Promise" album), and me "warming up" Keith Emerson's Hammond organ and Moog modular synthesizer in January 1974 before their concert in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (see story).
Currently, I'm working on original compositions.
To answer the requests, here's 3 pieces of music I did for a video game called Stealth Reaper.
Press the piano buttons to play the MP3s.
As if I didn't have enough gear already(!), I'm looking for the following equipment to add to my studios.
I maintain MANUAL MANOR, a large library of manuals and documentation for synthesizers, keyboards, music, audio and video equipment, that I've collected over the past 35 years, and can supply upon request.
The complete listing is at my "Manual Manor" page!
Here's information on various items that I'm currently selling or trading, with graphics and specifications:
My major keyboard-related influence has been Emerson,
Lake and Palmer. I first saw them in January, 1974 during their Brain Salad Surgery Tour, when I took these photographs of them in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Most recently, I saw two of the summer 1996 shows during their tour with Jethro
Tull, , where I had the opportunity to meet Keith, Greg and Carl. Fans of ELP should also take note of the German band Triumvirat,
who are getting back together for a reunion. Some of the Jethro Tull photographs
that I've taken over the years are shown on this page.
In April 1995, during his C.H.A.T. (Coming Home to America) tour, Patrick
Moraz played a solo piano concert at Wedgefield Country Club in
Orlando, performing on my Yamaha G7 piano. It was a great evening enjoyed by about 50 people - I've included some of photographs
from the concert.
I also recently purchased Patrick's one-of-a-kind dual-manual 8-voice Oberheim synthesizer from him, that he used during his Yes and Moody Blues days.
In August 1995, Alan Parsons and Kansas played in Orlando at the Bob Carr Theater. It was a well-done, high-energy show, and I had the opportunity to meet Alan and the rest of the band. I've included some photos of the concert from that night. Link here for further info on the Alan Parsons Project.
These music sites listed at my Hot List Reference Page will be of interest to fans of various progressive, rock, jazz and electronic music, and reflect some of my musical tastes as may be seen from my current CD listing.
Besides making and listening to music, I'm an inveterate reader.
I also have interests in photography, astronomy, computers and video, music-related videos and laserdiscs, and especially British TV series such as The Avengers, The Saint, Rumpole of the Bailey, Fawlty Towers, and other various British situation comedies (Britcoms) such as the Good Neighbors, To the Manor Born, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, etc. Newer British shows worth catching are MI-5 and Hustle. There are also some American shows that I've followed, such as Wiseguy, Miami Vice, and Babylon 5. Currently, I enjoy 24, The Amazing Race. Further links to pages on these and many other video, movie and television related sites are included at this section of my Hot List Page.
My particular video favorite is The
Prisoner TV series from the '60s with Patrick
McGoohan as "No. 6". I travelled to Portmeirion,
Wales in 1988 (where The Prisoner series was filmed) and took pictures
of "The Village" while staying there overnight. For further
information and discussion of "The Prisoner" TV series, you can
participate in the alt.tv.prisoner newsgroup
on the USENET, or read the FAQ,
and check out a great site with many other links at Kip
Teague's Prisoner Page. Fans of "The Prisoner" TV series
would also probably enjoy the series "Nowhere
Man" which had a short run on UPN a few years back and is now apparently available on DVD.
I have a great admiration and fondness for the veterinarian / author
James Herriot's works, who wrote the "All Creatures Great and Small"
series of books, and I spent some time during my 1988 UK trip in the beautiful
Yorkshire Dales area, where he lived, worked and wrote. James Herriot
(real name Alf Wight) passed away in 1995, and will be greatly missed -
you can visit the James
Herriot Home Page for further information and tributes to this well-loved writer.
Thanks for taking the time to look over my web site.... I look forward to hearing from you - comments, questions, etc.
Email me at glinskym@sbcglobal.net
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Be Seeing You ......
(on the worldwide Village known as The Net!)
Created by Mark
S. Glinsky- glinskym@sbcglobal.net.
Copyright (C) 1995-2010 Mark
S. Glinsky. All rights reserved worldwide.
Revised: March 13, 2010.
