Wine-making, brewing, Sword Fighting, Fencing, Historic Reenacting, my favourite is, Norse, Viking, but I do other periods as well, lately I am getting more into ,17th century, reenacting, and, pirates, piracy, and just reveling in ,general mayhem, and having fun.
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Music
Music-wise... I tend to be a semi-retired Goth... I mostly listen to Goth, Industrial, (but nothing too techno-ey), Punk, and, Alternative Rock, ... Some of my long time favourites are:, bauhaus, The Mission UK, The Sisters Of Mercy, Chris Connelly, Skinny Puppy, Nine Inch Nails, Lords of the New Church, Stiv Bators, Concrete Blonde, Jeanette Napolitano, The Ramones, Smashing Pumpkins,
Some bands I have gotten into more recently are:, The White Stripes, Sixx AM, Jakalope, and more...
Movies
I love pretty much any film by, Luc Besson, I'm a huge, John Woo, fan (but I prefer his Hong Kong films to his Hollywood films)... I love well done, historic movies, (from any time period, but I prefer earlier history to later, history, and I am not really interested in most stuff that is post 19th century)...
Television
I'm not much of a TV person, but in complete contrast with my usual self, I have become a very addicted viewer of the series, "Lost", and to a lesser degree, "Heroes", as well. I will often watch, hockey, during the winter if I've got nothing else to do. A friend turned me onto the, "Firefly", series some time ago, and even though the series has been off the air for years, I am still a complete addict.
Books
See my Shelfari above to get an idea of what I have read, and what I like to read.
Benjamin Koyman Group Toronto, Ontario CA Assistant Manager Artworks
November 1996 - January 2001
Fast Switch Dublin, Ohio US Business Analyst
November 2006 - August 2007
Michael S. Bagley has been too lazy to update his status message on mySpace, and will likely continue to be for sometime. Posted at 1:57 PM Nov 24 view more
First off, criteria for me adding you as a mySpace "friend". If I know you face to face, ask and you will be added, no problems. If I know you through a forum or or message board or something, odds are I will happily add you as well. If you are a complete stranger to me, odds are I will be reluctant to add you. Nothing personal, but I actually try to socialize through mySpace (and keep tabs of a few bands I like), I do not just collect mySpace "friends" for the sake of having them, nor will I pander to that.
Having gotten that out of the way... I'm me, nice to meet you... I have a lot of eccentric hobbies. I like doing crafty things, everything from woodworking, to home wine-making and home brewing, to leather working. I have even dabbled in metal-working and blacksmithing, I also do a lot of sewing and costuming (avid hobbyist, NOT a pro). I love to sword fight, I fence as regularly as my schedule allows, and I have in the past enjoyed other western sword fighting styles as well. I spend a lot of the warmer seasons of the year going to Renaissance and fantasy festivals and fairs, and try to get out to as many historical re-enactments as I can.
I have recently started to try and keep my mySpace page "cleaner" and easier to load... and as a result I have deleted a lot of friend comments containing graphics or videos. Please forgive me erasing your comment(s), it's not personal, but the additional graphics and videos make the page a bear to load on my computer, so I had to do it in order to keep my page usable. Going forward if I could ask that only plain text comments be added, I would greatly appreciate it!
Who I'd like to meet:
I think I would like to meet myself.... I'm just a vain narcisistic kind of guy like that.
More seriously, I think I would like to meet some of the great writers of strategic thought from history, people like Sun Tzu, or Miyamoto Musashi, or Niccolo Machiavelli, or really anyone like that...
On a lighter note I have also always been a huge fan of Alexander Dumas, and Victor Hugo...
As for mySpace people... I would like to meet and connect with anyone who has similar interests as I have. Or even people who are interested in asking me about these interests to learn about them.
Last year our official Pirates Magazine's tattoo shop "Studio City Tattoo(Ye Olde Tattoo Shoppe) "Cap'n Slappy and Chumbuckets personal tattoo shop and home of Talderoy got beat by a TV LAND tattoo Shop to come in second to a TV show. Lets show TV Land that pirates rule!!!!! Please click on the link and vote for Studio City Tattoo,it only takes a minute and will help us out allot thank you friends
LOL... oh, really? An' why be that? Be it 'cause they have th' sticks an' know how t' beat th' crap out of th' opposin' team? Make good pirates they would be then.
Hi Michael - Looking forward to seeing you and Kate next week. I may bug you a week or so after for part two of the mead recipe (starting this weekend).
Thanks for compliment on my baldric. I'm making a waist belt with frog with the same simple groving. I'm currently working on several leather projects and post pics as I complete. Thanks again.
dude when u want that musket? i still got it for ya lol
Touch Of The Masters Hand
Well it was battered and scared, And the auctioneer felt it was hardly worth his while, To waste much time on the old violin but he held it up with a smile, Well it sure ain't much but its all we got left I guess we aught to sell it to, Oh, now who'll start the bid on this old violin? Just one more and well be through.
And then he cried one give me one dollar, Who'll make it two, only two dollars who'll make it three, Three dollars twice now thats a good price, Now who's gonna bid for me? Raise up your hand now don't wait any longer the auction's about to end, Who's got four Just one dollar more to bid on this old violin?
Well the air was hot and the people stood around as the sun was setting low, From the back of the crowd a gray haired man, Came forward and picked up the bow, He wiped the dust from the old violin then he tightened up the strings, Then he played out a melody pure and sweet, sweeter than the Angels sing, And then the music stopped and the auctioneer, With a voice that was quiet and low he said now what am I bid, For this old violin and he held it up with a bow.
And then he cried out one give me one thousand, Who'll make it two only two thousand who'll make it three, Three thousand twice you know thats a good price, Common whos gonna to bid for me? And the people cried out what made the change we don't understand, Then the auctioneer stopped and he said with a smile, It was the touch of the Masters hand.
You know there's many a man with his life out of tune, Battered and scared with sin, and he's auctioned cheap, To a thankless world much like that old violin, Oh, but then the Master comes, And that old foolish crowd they never understand, The worth of a soul And the change that is wrought Just by one touch of the Master's hand.
Ahoy! Grand t' see ye! An' hear from ye. ;) Thank ye. Always ever changin' though. Hopefully more images of m'self will come along so I can put them up. But, haven't had much time working on graphics since working on a couple new outfit items (ok, a few actually). ;) Pray all be well?
