Livingston

Jan
04
2008

Crazy Eight for ‘08

I’ve been tagged three times in the eight random things about you meme (8 for ‘08).  Thanks to Stuart Henshall, Toby Bloomberg and Todd Defren for tagging me. I agree with Todd, as this is a little too self absorbed. However, I did try to pull out eight very random facts about me for ‘08.

1) I was born in Los Angeles.

33-46504-P 2) Peter Rose is my favorite ball player of all time (not person, as he is a gambling liar). Why?  I enjoyed growing up ten rows behind first base in Veterans Stadium.  Rose was an absolute joy to watch, and brought Philly its only World Series win. Every time, and I mean every time, he played Rose gave 110% effort  to the game. That’s why his nickname was Charlie Hustle, and he is the all-time hits leader.  It’s a travesty he’s not in the Hall of Fame.

3) As the better half of the family, my wife is currently on assignment in the United Arab Emirates.  She is helping to build a new Department of Education for their government.  They are not using the U.S. as a  model.

4) I own every James Bond movie on DVD.

5) When I was sixteen I won free tickets on a radio show to see MC Hammer. Second row, too.  It was awesome!

6) My graduate thesis at Georgetown University centered on Roger  Clarke’s Innovation of Diffusion theory, and accurately modeled worldwide use of mobile Internet devices.

7) You don’t want to play me at Scrabble or Hearts.  Livingstons are notoriously brutal and competitive in these games. When we lose, we get right back up and keep coming at you until we win. This generation, included.

8) My first car was a silver 1988 Mercury Cougar LS.

OK, now that I’ve done my part, it’s time to pass it on.  Let’s hear from Jane Quigley, Ike Pigott, Rob LaGesse, Aaron Brazell, Rich Becker, Lauren Vargas, Shashi Bellamkonda, and KD Paine.

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by Geoff Livingston | Livingston Communications |

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