My children: Ben, Megan, David, Dylan, & Griffin. They are my heart, soul, and inspiration, each one proof that my life, should it end tomorrow, has been blessed beyond any man's dreams. I also enjoy writing, old Harleys, fishing, and wandering wilderness areas.
Music
Guns N Roses. Aerosmith. Kansas. Fleetwood Mac. Stevie Nicks. Van Halen. REO. Elvis Costello. Rush. Matchbox 20. Toni Braxton. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Marty Robbins, Charlie Daniels. CCR. AC/DC. Metallica. Bob Seger. Cindy Lauper. Blackfoot. Peter Gabriel. Styx. Too many more.
Movies
Cool Hand Luke. From Dusk Till Dawn. I Am Legend. I, Robot. The Quiet Man. Phantasm. The Untouchables. Biloxi Blues. Gladiator. Colors. Kung Pow. The Fly (the original). A Bronx Tale. Dumb and Dumber. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Braveheart. Liar Liar. The Shootist. Ferris Bueler's Day Off. Glory. Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Vision Quest. The Perfect Storm. Stand By Me. Field of Dreams. The Natural. Young Frankenstein. SlapShot. Remember The Titans. The Road to Perdition. Big. The Professional. The Alamo. Man On Fire. A Fish Called Wanda. Risky Business. The Lost Boys. Vacation. The Great Santini. Young Guns. The Pink Panther. Forrest Gump. The Pale Rider. Galaxy Quest. The Outlaw Josie Wales. Who's Afraid Of Roger Rabbit. Fletch. Aliens. The Last of the Mohicans. Sling Blade. MASH. The Jerk. The Patriot. Clerks. True Grit. Saving Private Ryan. Napolean Dynamite. The Blues Brothers. The Great Escape. Uncle Buck. What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Jeremiah Johnson. The Great Waldo Pepper. Dawn Of The Dead. An American Werewolf In London. Raging Bull. The Sandlot. Taxi Driver. Cool World. The Last Samurai. Lemony Snicket, A Series Of Unfortunate Events. Letters From Iwo Jima. Paper Moon. Groundhog Day, Bonnie and Clyde. Colors. The Sand Pebbles.
Television
The Shield. Married With Children. NYPD Blue. The Andy Griffith Show. MAD TV. UFC. The Ultimate Fighter. Hill Street Blues.
Books
Shogun, Tai-Pan, King Rat, S.O.G., Dracula, Lord of the Rings. The Dark Tower. The Talisman. Frankenstein. It. Point of Impact. Dirty White Boys. Tom Sawyer. Anything by George R.R. Martin, John Sandford, Angus Wells, Stephen Hunter, Christopher Newman, James Clavell, Tom Clancy, Jack Higgins, W.E.B. Griffin, Louis L'Amour, James Lee Burke, J.K. Rowling, J.R. Tolkien.
Heroes
My dad. My mom. My grandfather. Every man and woman who dons a uniform in the service of this country. The brave firefighters, police officers, and civilians who gave their lives September 11, 2001, while attempting to save those trapped inside the World Trade Center.
About me: I live in 0hio with my wife and two of my five children--three have left the nest. We share our place in the sticks with four dogs, one cat, two hermit crabs, one fish, fifteen chickens, four Guinea hens, three Ball Pythons, and one rat named Brutus, granted clemency after having survived his encounter with Toby, a python. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
When I'm not working or attending practice for whatever sport is in season with my boys, I write mystery/suspense novels. My first, The Vendetta, was published mid-2007 by Archebooks Publishing. It is available online from Barnes & Noble, Amazon Books, Target, and Archebooks. It's easy to find with Google. The Reaper, my second rogue-cop Michael Griffin story, should also come out through Archebooks. Books three and four, tentatively titled The Headsman and The Messiah, are under way. You can check out my prologues at http://www.authorsden.com/michaeltyler1
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I am proud to have served my country as both a Marine Infantryman (Semper Fidelis) and Army Special Forces NCO (De Oppresso Liber).
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Mystery/Suspense reader? Feel free to drop by my website at www.authormichaeltyler.com. Also check out Michael Tyler at AllTheseBooks.com
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The Paratrooper's Prayer is a French poem found in the possession of the presumed author, Aspirant (Lieutenant) André Zirnheld, upon his death in Libya in 1942. It has been adopted by all French Paratroopers, including those belonging to the French Foreign Legion, as well as American Paratroopers, old and new:
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I'm asking You God, to give me what You have left.
Give me those things which others never ask of You.
I don't ask You for rest, or tranquility.
Not that of the spirit, the body, or the mind.
I don't ask You for wealth, or success, or even health.
All those things are asked of You so much Lord,
that you can't have any left to give.
Give me instead Lord what You have left.
Give me what others don't want.
I want uncertainty and doubt.
I want torment and battle.
And I ask that You give them to me now and forever Lord,
so I can be sure to always have them,
because I won't always have the strength to ask again.
But give me also the courage, the energy,
and the spirit to face them.
I ask You these things Lord,
because I can't ask them of myself.
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Who I'd like to meet: Mark Twain. Homer. Buddy Holly. Abe Lincoln. Martin Luther King. Ma Barker. Crazy Horse. Chesty Puller. Marylin Monroe. Patton. Erwin Rommel. Dennis Hopper. Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd. Forrest Whittaker. Bat Masterson. Audey Murphy. Wyatt Earp. Louis L'Amour. Anne Frank. John Paul Jones. Al Capone. Chief Joseph. John Wayne. Dillinger. Leonidas. Ned Kelly. William Wallace. Melvin Purvis. Alvin York. My maternal grandfather.
You may like to check out my recently released book - 100 Great Albums. It's a 220 page review of the best music recorded during the period 1965-08 featuring the Beatles,Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Sex Pistols, Joy Division, U2, Nirvana, Radiohead, the Strokes and many more! Also, 500 vital album tracks are spotlighted (split between five categories... pre-1970, the 70's, 80's, 90's and 2000-08).
My aim is to prolong the existence of something close to my heart, something currently under severe threat from the download generation - The Album! With the modern world increasingly more interested in cherry-picking individual tracks, it seems to me a great shame that the sacred long-player is losing its importance. I'm on a mission to save the album before it's too late. All musicians, whether new or old to the scene, can appreciate the importance of that.
Wishing you a rainbow For sunlight after showers Miles and miles of Irish smiles For golden happy hours Shamrocks at your doorway For luck and laughter too, And a host of friends that never ends Each day your whole life through!
Wishing you a safe and blessed St. Patty’s Day! xoxo Maria
Hi my darling dad! I miss you....so I see you got Dylan and Griff cell phones!! I knew it would happewn soon! Love you and ill be up soon. Im staying at bens while he is away for the next week. xoxo
You are such a great friend!:) Thank you for always being there with the right words. I hope you and your family have a great Valentines! HUGS, Chessly
Marci Baun Publisher Wild Child Publishing -- http://www.wildchildpublishing.com/ Break free...read wild! Savvy Business Skills for Writers: Nuts and Bolts by Renee Knowles released February 10, 2009. http://www.wildchildpublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=84&products_id=275
Hello my most favoritest brother in law ever!! Long time no chat!! Hope all is well with everyone there. Miss you all terribly!! Talk to you soon! Give everyone my love!! *muah*
Happy Holidays! Hope you’re enjoying the season so far. Seems it has been quite some time since I spent some time on Myspace. I have been busy altering my website at www.tonycowger.com to reflect my newest efforts in the freelance and ghost writing markets and focus less on my own novel. Anyway, I hope the rest of your year is wonderful and that the new year holds all the abundance you want. If you or someone you know is in need of some writing help please send them my way at www.tonycowger.com. (For any help I receive from my Myspace friends I am offering a 10% finders fee to say thank you for helping out a friend so be sure to write and let me know in case your friend forgets to tell me. If you hire me yourself, that 10% would be taken off what you pay so, either way, you win.) I have experience in writing sales ads/presentations, non-fiction and, of course, fiction. Thanks and happy holidays!
What's up old guy? Might be up tomorrow night then just leave early Thursday! Gotta work on Friday. We just won two championships in football Sunday. We won our league then beat the top team in the league above ours. We won against the higher division team 57-56. They need to put it up on ESPN! Ha, love you.
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