I speak English & 4 other languages
I've been told I speak with a s*xy accent
I'm the boy-next-door type, reserved & private in public, not so reserved in private
I'm a real bad, bad boy in the bedroom department
A girl once told me I am Trouble, with a Capital T, but always in a nice way
I've been living in California since 1991
I prefer to date girls who are sensual, affectionate & passionate
I treasure all my friends, male & female, they help keep me sane
The F word is NOT part of my everyday vocabulary, so please, you be the same
I practice fastidiously clean personal hygiene & expect the same from any girl I meet
I don't smoke & I've NEVER done drugs~In my 50s I certainly am NOT going to start now
I'm a bookworm, I will read & read like there is no tomorrow
I'm a bit on the zany side, a girl once told me there's never a dull moment with me around
I'm a touchy-feely, sensual, dense & intense kind of guy
With the right girl I enjoy sharing PDA, just to show her how much I care
I can be quite THE chatterbox
Please do NOT confuse me with your average, crude uneducated Joe more commonly found on dating sites
I'm always on the lookout for the next ex-Mrs M
If you're still reading, I still have your attention & my profile has not made you run for the door, then the following
is a works-in-progress of yours truly
Things I enjoy:
Anything that flies
British cars & motorcycles~My first car at age 18 was an original Mini
Music:
From the 60s & 70s
Maurice Ravel's Bolero~What a masterpiece
The er***c Je T'Aime~Best background music while making love
Queen~Oh baby, Don't Stop Me Now
Rolling Stones~So, are you a Honky Tonk Woman?
Abba~Chiquitita, tell me what's wrong
Freddie Mercury~The greatest showman ever, The Great Pretender~See him perform Barcelona with Montserrat Caballe
Slade~Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me, baby
Ringo Starr~My favorite Beatle, It Don't Come Easy, sweetie
Elton John~Oh yeah, I'm a Rocketman
Rod Stewart~You Wear It Well, Maggie May
Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice
Movies:
The Deer Hunter~Best movie ever made about true friendships
The Phantom Of The Opera~I have both the 1925 & 2005 versions
James Bond~My favorites are the Roger Moore years, For Your Eyes Only, darling
Horror, Zombies, Comedies & Sci-Fi~In order of preference
Dracula~The Christopher Lee versions
British TV:
From the 60s, 70s & 80s
The Avengers~Who doesn't like John Steed & Emma Peel?
The Persuaders~Filmed in many different exotic European locales
Tales Of The Unexpected~What a catchy tune, it'll have you dancing
Thrillers/Drama~The Secret Army, Thriller, Hammer House Of Horror
Comedies~Fawlty Towers, 'Allo 'Allo, Mind Your Language, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em,
Are You Being Served, Mr Bean, Benny Hill, Monty Python, Anything John Cleese
Travel:
The tri-state area CA-NV-AZ
North, Central & South America~I have driven across the entire USA & Canada
Europe~Driving from the boot of Italy all the way to Venice & on to the Normandy beaches in France
Hiking the Alps in Europe, the Tyrol region in Austria~The most scenic area of our planet
Lappland in summer, land of the midnight sun, at 2am the sun is still out
Water-skiing & island-hopping in the Mediterranean
Asia~I lived briefly in Hong Kong
DownUnder~Where women glow & men plunder, according to Men At Work
Driving the Eastern half of Australia, what a fabulous road trip
Paris, France~Hanover~Germany & Farnborough~England air shows
At the controls flying an MD80 jet over Italy
Flying at twice the speed of sound on Concorde
The dark blue sky above, the fringes of space & the curvature of our planet aboard Concorde at 60,000ft
Ultralight flight taking off & landing from the beach in Guatemala
Final approach & landing at Hong Kong's old Kai Tak Airport
Cruises~I've been on close to 50 of them~My favorites are TransAtlantic, TransPacific & Panama Canal sailings
I was lucky to have dined at Windows On The World Restaurant at the World Trade Center, NYC
Sports:
European & FIFA World Cup Soccer games~THE biggest sporting event in the World
European Slalom Skiing competitions
That's it for sports, I'd rather concentrate on my girl
Real-life adventures:
Making love in a glass phone booth during a thunderstorm
Making love in a lakeside public shower in Texas
Making love on the washer while playing the part of Mr Maytag Repairman
Member of the Mile High Club
Swimming with sharks in open water in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Skydiving & Glider rides over the North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii
Hot-air balloon champagne breakfast flight over Ayers Rock, Australia
Climbing Ayers Rock, Australia, at the crack of dawn
Climbing the staircase to the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
A 3-month Round-The-World trip
Ziplining in Costa Rica
Crossing the Panama Canal, I did it 8 times, I wanna go back
The 25 cent bus ride in Panama City, ask me about this one
Driving in Jamaica, potholes, craters 'n all, it's murder, mon!
Taking a tram head-on, driving wrong-way, in Zurich, Switzerland
Exploring Hong Kong's New Territories & "trespassing" into China
On the bridge steering the NCL Sun cruiseship
I suppose it's fair to say "been there, done that" to many things, perhaps my bucket list needs to be replenished..lol
Things I could very well do without:
First & foremost: TV
Most of the crap on TV~One exception: Jeopardy
Most of the crap "news" about loser Hollywood celebrities & their s**tty lifestyles
Political bickering
Fakes & flakes from online dating sites, you know who you are, many of you are here
Sarah Palin & gold diggers like her~This is NOT a political statement
Last: TV~Turn the darn thing off
Things I could never live without:
An intense lovemaking session
A good & sensual woman by my side
NSA~That does NOT mean National Security Agency
A good book~A Thief In The Night & In God's Name are my favorites
BBC World News
RAI International News
International Herald Tribune
Newsweek
My movie collection~4000+ titles
My laptop & Ipad
My pet peeves:
Selfies taken in bathrooms/public restrooms with toilet visible in the background~What are you girls thinking?
Profile pics posted sideways or upside down~How computer illiterate can one be?
Girls who INTENTIONALLY misquote their age to attract men~The epitome of desperation!
Girls who have NO idea of the difference between "their" & "there", "dinning" & "dining".
Girls whose profile is one long sentence & who have no inkling of what proper grammar/punctuation are.
Just looking to hook up but if the right girl comes along, I am not averse to a steady relationship
Let's meet for coffee/pastry as Europeans do
I always greet my date the European way, you'll have to find out for yourself, I'm not telling
Meet for a beer or 2 as Rednecks do
Meet for lunch at my favorite hole-in-the-wall Indian or Chinese eatery, followed by a glass or 2 of Chianti
If you're watching those calories, I suppose we can meet at the library or Barnes & Noble
I walk daily, a minimum of 6 miles so if you're up to that, it's a good ice breaker
Do you have a bicycle? We could cycle around town together, that's always fun, fun, fun!
I suppose a strenuous mountain hike is fair game too. Some great hiking trails in the San Gabriel Mountains
Or we can spend a day together watching movies, listening to 70s Rock music, drink an aperitf or 2, followed by lunch/dinner & then burning off those calories in the bedroom. (That's the naughty side of me talking)
For a 1st date/meeting, I am open to anything as long as it does not involve smoking, drugs or anything illegal
If you enjoy long, passionate, sensual & passionate French kissing, I will reciprocate, WITH PASSION
Please be for real, I have ZERO tolerance towards fakes, flakes & dinner bums
If you're into playing games or just after a free dinner, please move on, there's plenty of fish out there
Please be truthful about your body type. A little extra padding is OK, but please be just that: a FEW extra pounds, NOT a clone of the Michelin Man
Goodness gracious, if you feel the need to misrepresent what your body looks like, please pass me by
Why so many pics of trailer trash, half-naked bodies, provocative cleavage & derriere?
Makes you look very crass, unlike WITH class, s**tty & helps you attract nothing but garbage dates
Unlike most men, I won't play games nor play with a girl's heart or emotions, with me you always know where you stand
If you prefer men who are somewhat uneducated & rough around-the-edges, then probably I'm NOT for you
Finally, now that we're all getting older & after spending our life spreading our legs for every Tom, Dic & Harry, we're all so over that & tired of playing games, ready to settle down & my, oh my, don't we all like to be very selective about who we date. We have all been around the block, some of us more than once. Now we're all looking for the perfect life partner who is deserving of our attention. We all have a perfect life. We demand perfection from the lucky person we deem to be THE ONE, we demand this & we demand that from our partner. We do not need anyone to complete us. We are all over-achievers. Yet we are all here still looking & still very much Single! Hmm....I wonder why?!?!
PS: If you are here just for the attention with no intention of meeting, I am definitely NOT interested.
