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Who is Gil Davis?
If you do a search on the net, you'll find he's a lawyer, a sports player of some sort, so there are so many of 'em that
it's hard to separate one from the other.
Here are a few of my stats:
Birthday: July 8
Birthsign (if you're into that): Cancer
Height: 6' 2 3/4"
Build: "More to love!!! :-)
Sexual
Preference: Hetro (only)
Marital Status: Single (divorced in 1995)
.Favorite Music...
I'm into late 50's, 60's, 70's and some 80's rock. Also appreciate some country from 50's to now, but know very little
about it as compared to my favorite genre. I listen to Perry Como, Dean Martin, Andy Williams type music when the mood strikes, which is rare. Even like 40's swing music. As
long as it has a good beat and is actual music, I'll probably like it
Other Stuff....
I do listen to the nighttime talk show, Coast to Coast AM, when I stay up late. If you haven't experienced that radio
show, it's certainly a lot different from shows like Rush Limbaugh or Michael Savage (usually). Recently discovered that I can sort of sing karaoke online and not break the Internet. I
might just include a song or two on here that hopefully won't drive you away right away. I'll be working on it.
Favorite foods: I love fruit. I like cantaloupe, especially. Ripe apples, pears, citrus, tomatoes (yes, they're a fruit) are a real treat. I am an omnivore, so vegetarians, watch out! Tend to lean a bit toward fowl, but a good lean steak is not out of the question. I've eaten deer, goat, rabbit and several other types of meat that aren't normally in the American diet, as well as some other unusual foods that I can't remember right now.
Least favorite and disliked foods: OLIVES!, sour cream, lima beans, most leafy greens except for collard and spinach, butterscotch anything, caramel, most candy bars (most are too sweet or have caramel in them), oysters on the half-shell <ugh!>, beets, and there are probably more that I can't think of right now, but those are at the top of my list. I can watch a person eat those items and not get grossed out, though.
Gil's Extremely Abridged Work History
For most of my career, I've done sales in one form or another. I spent 3 months shy of 15 years at Radio Shack as either a sales
rep, computer specialist, assistant manager, or manager, mostly in Phoenix, but also worked in San Diego and Denver. I've worked at places like 7-11, Circle K, and Stop 'n Go as
anything from a sales clerk to a trainer for about 3 1/2 years of my life.
I've also done some freelance work for a print shop making resumes, doctoring photos, creating print ads (one of my clients was
Southwestern Bell). Also made many professional looking newsletters for both the apartment complex I live in now and during a short stint as the president of a homeowner's association in Tempe,
Arizona.
I worked in radio for a while. Not only as a live DJ part time for 3 years, but as a board-op and part-time on-air talent at a now
defunct station in San Diego in 1989. Co-hosted a late-night weekend show called Wild Weekend, with my friend, Jay. The show featured oldies, oddies, and some of the silliest contests that we could devise. How about, "The Miss Wild Weekend Mid-Winter Bikini Contest. ON THE RADIO ??? A Mr. Ed impersonation contest with one male and one female winner? Yes, it was wild.
We also had a short-lived radio program called Grassroots a Cajun and Celtic themed music program. Very professional sounding and well-written. Being in radio was a lot of fun, and it's been suggested that I get back into it. As a part-timer, it really doesn't pay enough to make it worthwhile unless I was doing it just for fun (which I probably would be). I did a number of live DJ shows, both with and without Jay. I did a few live remotes, with Jay at the controls at the station and me at the remote location. I went back to work full-time for Radio Shack, got into computers and lost interest in the DJ thing and concentrated on making money. I did occasional voice-overs and liners for radio and TV stations until recently. I was the voice of Spirit FM in Dublin, Ireland for a while. All for free. I did get paid for the ones I did at KMJC, so I suppose I'm a professional now in something else.
I managed to screw up my back in 1995 (the same year as my divorce from my second wife, also the year my mom died) and it took me out of my
major source of income; sales manager at Radio Shack. But, things like that happen and you have to make the most of it. I try always to be optimistic, however, and never think that
my world is coming to an end in the face of disaster. I just look for ways out of situation. As was the case here.
And life goes on...
I'm now an on-call ATM technician. It's a small part-time income that supplements my "retirement" income, since I considered myself
retired for now. I don't mind, I now have time to do some of the things I have dreamed of doing. How about taking off on short notice during winter to Florida and taking two weeks to do
it. Hopping on the motorcycle and riding a couple of hundred miles or so on a whim. All while I'm young enough to enjoy it.
I do have some other interests and skills. I am familiar with how to work on my own vehicles. but don't do a whole lot of
that since I think it would mostly be frowned upon in an apartment complex. I can do brake jobs and oil changes, install stereos and stuff (did that for a couple of years back in '75
and '76) but again, I really have little interest in doing that. I own a fair amount of tools, including some woodworking tools. The Roto-Zip spiral saw is pretty neat, but I need to
actually use it or have a place to use it. I also have a couple of drills, nice bit sets, a couple of good tool sets for working on stuff. Now that you know this, (it really has nothing
to do about me), I'm just disappointed that I don't have a workshop to put it all in.
Personality Traits...
I rarely give advice 'cause I don't know anything. If I did, I'd probably be too important to write web sites as a hobby. One
thing is that I hate arguments in which there's any shouting (I usually won't do it unless I'm REALLY stressed, which is very rare). Because of this some people think I can be
a bit apathetic, but I'm really avoiding stress so I can think clearly. If you look up the birth sign "Cancer," you'll find that a lot of it closely fits me. I do like traveling, but
would like a home base to come back to, no matter where it is; whether an RV in a park, a small apartment, or a 4,000 square foot luxury home (I don't have one of those, by the way).
Edu-ma-cation...
In the high school class of 1972, went to college in California for a short time in 1984 but I timed it way wrong and chose the wrong
courses since I had a lot of business experience in my work history and much training. I wasn't supposed to know more about business and people management than the teacher, right? Not
sure that I did, but what they were teaching was unrealistic and I disagreed with more of the college curriculum than I agreed with. I could have used the higher math now with the ham radio
hobby. Instead, I have to learn it from a book. Like I wouldn't have needed to anyway, right? They don't usually teach antenna theory in college.
Former Relationships...
My serious relationships didn't actually start until I was about 21. In fact, the first serious relationship I had was with
my first wife, Lettie. Alas, we were divorced in 1979 after only two years of marriage because immaturity runs in young people. But you can't tell them that. She blamed the failure
on herself, and I blamed it on me. Seems to be somewhat backward, huh? But we occasionally chat on the Internet still and are friends.
Kathy was my next "I do." Well, we did for about 10 years. She did have some problems staying together with me (she disappeared
on 4 different occasions) and I finally said, "I can't anymore." She was in New York, as I heard recently from her son. That was a surprise since I hadn't heard from him in YEARS.
He found me through this website.
In 1996 to 1997, I had serious relationship with a gal named Marcie and nearly got married. At that time I was living on savings and
really felt uncomfortable about her having to support me. Things happened and her family was so against our relationship, as well. The stress was too much for her to handle and I'm sure I
wasn't much help either. It's said by many that breaking up is hard to do. It was difficult this time.
My friend Joy was a match on eHarmony. Her pictures are on this site. Unfortunately I matched with the person who filled out her
questionnaire. That was her ex-husband. I don't swing that way and neither does he. But Joy and I have remained friends after meeting and her moving from Florida to Albuquerque in
2005.
Hobbies...
I enjoy taking pictures and pretty much know what it takes to make a photo good. Keep it simple, give it depth, appropriate exposure,
and a lot of luck. Most really good photographers have their cameras ready all the time waiting for that opportune moment. I really do take a lot of "vacation" photos and like close-ups
the best. I've actually sold a pic or two, so that would label me, "professional," but it was so long ago that it shouldn't count. Heck, I even charged someone a hundred
bucks to videotape their hard rock band (called at the time, "A-440") in 1981, so I'm even a professional filmmaker, or whatever. Definitely no Lucas or Spielberg, that's for sure!
Motorcycling is great fun. I own a 1990 Honda Goldwing GL-1500 and do enjoy riding but do so little of it anymore. It can make
me a little nervous...very dangerous to ride in town.
I can sort of make animals out of clay and a few really neat things by simply folding paper. I like to cook and am fair at it.
Don't like to clean up the mess very much. I fish on rare occasions if someone wants to go but I don't know much about cleaning fish. Camping? Yep, a tent, air mattress, an ice
chest filled with pre-prepared breakfast foods (pancake batter, eggs, and stuff like that) over a camp stove. That's fun. And two other hobbies are a few web sites and my amateur radio
hobby.
Other Stuff...
I am a political conservative, but not an extremist. Some would call me moderate, but definitely stray toward the conservative.
Might even be considered a "Constitutionalist." So, what has Obama changed in the USA? Isn't it interesting that once he was in, all of his promises of this immediate "Change"
went out the window. Or did it? He never said that it would be changed for the better. FYI, I didn't vote for him. Do you know the meaning of "Politics?" Poli (or
Poly) means many, Tic(k)s are blood sucking parasites. Politics: "Many blood sucking parasites."
That's about all I can think of to put on here right now, but I'm sure there'll be more eventually. Thanks for hanging in there with
me. Stay tuned.
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