Where did you grow up and if not in SF what brought you here?
“I grew up most of my childhood in England, just outside of London, my father is a retired US Navy chief petty officer, and I attended boarding schools for almost all of my education, while him and my family went on tours of duty in Europe & the Middle East, I was in a Catholic (no comment needed!) run boarding school for military dependent children, and being left to my own devices for all intents and purposes, I used to sneak out on the weekends of course and go to London town, where I of course 'came out' at the age of 16 must to the chagrin of my parents, and sad to say it's still grist for the mill even today!
I came to San Francisco in 1994, moving from PA (as in Penn NOT Cooley!) with a friend who offered to pay for my way out here, he knew no-one out here and I happily agreed to be his roomie, went through the usual retail hell career path, went back to school, got my degree, and went into Accounting & Bookkeeping (no really!) and decided to make a career change about a year ago, and needless to say a huge pay cut and work for a non-profit organization that rescues, fosters and finds adoptive loving people & families for them, specializing in small breed dogs!”
What are you passionate about these days?
“Aside form my work with A Leg Up Rescue, I am to quote an old Deanna Durbin film title 'Mad About Music!' and am also an avid film watcher, and after we wrap 'P.A. Cooley's Bearlesque' am going to be starting a screenplay treatment for an short film concept I've been developing, a parody of the hit movie Paranormal Activity, the working title is going to be 'Bearanormal Proclivity!”
Where do you think you fit in to the Bear Community?
Honestly, I don't think I really belong in any one specific sub-genre of the bear community, I mean I feel that I'm too old to be a cub (I'm 47 and yes you can print that!) and not big & tall enough to be a bear, and I don't have the slenderness of an otter for sure! So I guess that makes me, as so dubbed by you of course, a self-proclaimed Cougar Cub!
What do you think the Bear Community should be focusing on as a whole these days?
Aside from the continual supporting various charities and organizations, I think that a stronger focus also needs to be also on camaraderie and not to be so pre-occupied with 'fitting in' a particular sub-genre of the bear community. I always believe that to show solidarity shows one's strength, commitment and courage to, without sounding like a cliche (oops too late!) 'fight the good fight'!!
How would an ideal date for you go?
Well, the perfect date for me would be to be picked up a handsome gentleman caller, go for an exotic dinner at a restaurant I have never been before, then afterwards go to get a chocolaty dessert from a local bakery, and weather permitting, drive up to the top of Twin Peaks, eat our dessert, then admire the beautiful view, and the cityscape also!!
Do you have a fetish? If so what is it?
Without a doubt, I like me some leather, and some good old school rock n' roll, yea I go me a penchant for those Sons Of Anarchy!!
Oh yea, and experimenting with foods during foreplay!!!
What made you decide to get involved in my show?
Aside from my usual karaoke turns @ The Mint and other places, and singing/performing for friend's parties and events here and there, I have wanted to get back into theater performance and also singing to a larger audience, and would eventually like to establish myself as a local performer. And I saw your ad on Facebook, I took a chance and replied and the rest as the story goes, is history! And being as it's been almost a decade since I have been in a theater production, I am so proud and excited to be a part of your vision!!
Anything you want to say to all the Bears and Cubs out there?
Your love and support of local performers is nothing short of amazing, and I am privileged and honored to be doing what I'm doing, as long as there is a cause and concern to raise money for, support and nurture then as long as I have an audience to sing and perform to, this is where I will be! I feel so proud and inspired by all that I have worked, and will work with in the future, and I see an incredible future for our community!!
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