Fact file

Ivan's Fact File

NAME: Ivan Kocmarek
ALIAS: Sarvajnatman
AGE: 47.5
SEX: yet to transcend this succulent fruit of life
OCCUPATION: Full time reprobate and erstwhile secondary school teacher
FAVOURITE FOOD: potato pancakes cooked in olive oil, cucumber salad
FAVOURITE COLOUR: blue
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: Father Ted, Adv. of Sherlock Holmes, live football (Rovers fan)
FAVOURITE RODENT: Michael Mouse
MOST HATED PET: Teacher's
POLITICAL AFFILIATION: none really, but more left than right
FAVOURITE ACTOR: Toshiro Mifune, Alec Guiness
FAVOURITE SURGICAL APPLIANCE: Egyptian nasal brain extractor
HOBBY: Chess, collecting comic books, playing soccer
FAVOURITE AUTHORS: Celine, Simone Weil, Vyasa, Sankara
FIRST BREAK IN SHOW BUSINESS: High school coffee house playing Donovan songs
WHERE CAN I GET MY JEANS FIXED?: Never do, I just throw them away
FAVOURITE STIMULANT: Diet Coke
THINK OF A NUMBER: Less than Zero
DOUBLE IT: Twice Less than Zero
CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS: For going from head to head injecting lead
AVERAGE INCOME: enough to put romany soup on the table
FAVOURITE DISEASE: terminal absurdity
TURN YOUR HEAD: Into what?
FAVOURITE MUSICIANS: Bolan, Donovan, Nilsson, Nick Lowe, Tom Waits, Robyn Hitchcock, Christy Moore, Revillos/,Rezillos, The Boys, Jacques Brel, McGarrigles, Nico, ...
SIZE OF SHOES: 10
WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST?: Never eat breakfast.
FAVOURITE MAGAZINE: Record Collector, Mojo
FAVOURITE BOOKS: Gita; Gravity & Grace, Journee au Bout de la Nuit, Rg Veda, Madhyamakakarikas
WHO DO YOU LOVE?: Whomever my heart can hold
IS SOMETHING HAPPENING?: No, it only looks like it is.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?: No, I only think I do.
THE PERSON YOU MOST LIKE TO FORGET BUT CAN'T: Myself
DO YOU DRIVE?: Yes
DO YOU DRINK?: A little wine with meals, some brandy, cognac, tequila when relaxing and a beer after a soccer game
FAVOURITE RECORD: Unicorn
FAVOURITE MOVIE: El Topo, City Lights
HOW DOES IT FEEL?: With long slimy tentacles
YEAH, HOW DOES IT FEEL?: To be all alone....
MAJOR VICE: Not being able to say no.
AMBITION: To become absolutely anonymous.
WORST FEAR: My children needing help and not being able to give it to them
FAVOURITE ETHNIC GROUP: Ukrainians
FAVOURITE PAINTER: Maxfield Parrish, Kai Nielsen
FAVOURITE CITY: London, New York
LEAST FAVOURITE CITIES: Tehran
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE IF YOU WEREN'T WHAT YOU ARE: Songwriter
FAVOURITE COMIC BOOK: The Spirit
DO YOU OWN YOURSELF?: No, but I've almost paid off the mortgage.