Mark McL's Fact File

NAME: Mark Sebastian McLellan
ALIAS: Micci (pronounced Micky), MarkMcL, mmclella
AGE: 46
SEX: Male
OCCUPATION: IT consultant.
FAVOURITE FOOD: Treacle sponge
FAVOURITE COLOUR: Purple
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: The Muppets
FAVOURITE RODENT: Vole
PREJUDICES: The "Middle Lane Owners Club"
MOST HATED PET: Rat-On-String (aka small yappy dog)
POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Liberal
FAVOURITE ACTOR: Diana Rigg (or if it has to be male: Bruce Willis)
FAVOURITE SURGICAL APPLIANCE: Artificial arm (as worn by my Uncle Ralph, the One-Armed Paper Hanger - really!)
HOBBY: Bridge, my home page, gardening.
FAVOURITE AUTHORS: Kurt Vonnegut, Larry Niven
FIRST BREAK IN SHOW BUSINESS: Juggling while giving a Business Analysis course.
WHERE CAN I GET MY JEANS FIXED?: I fix my own, did I tell you about the flares I made in '73...
FAVOURITE STIMULANT: Alcohol, preferably as 1988 Sauternes.
THINK OF A NUMBER: 42
DOUBLE IT: 84
CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS: None
AVERAGE INCOME: Average over how long? Mean, median or mode?
FAVOURITE DISEASE: Broken bones - I worked as a hospital porter one summer and the orthopaedics ward was the most cheerful.
TURN YOUR HEAD: Sunshine in the eyes
FAVOURITE MUSICIANS: Marc Bolan, Mike and The Mechanics, Bowie, Marc Cohn, Keb Mo, Five Star and the list goes on...
SIZE OF SHOES: 9 (UK size)
WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST?: Whole-wheat toast with marmalade made by Mary's mother and a cup of English breakfast tea with semi-skimmed milk.
FAVOURITE MAGAZINE: Time Out ("when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford")
FAVOURITE BOOKS: Siren's of Titan, The Road Less Travelled (M Scott Peck) - read it !, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Glass Bead Game, and the list goes on...
WHO DO YOU LOVE? : Mary, and Oscar the cat.
IS SOMETHING HAPPENING?:Yes
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?: Yes - probably mid-life crisis - watch this space.
THE PERSON YOU MOST LIKE TO FORGET BUT CAN'T: The three guys who tried to mug me on the subway.
DO YOU DRIVE?: Yes, but slower now I was faster when I was a child.
DO YOU DRINK?: Yes, but rarely to excess.
FAVORITE ANIMALS?: My cats, Cleo, Oscar and Oliver
FAVOURITE RECORD: Unicorn
FAVOURITE MOVIE: Metropolis - "There can be no understanding between the hands and the brain unless the heart acts as mediator."
HOW DOES IT FEEL?: Like velvet.
YEAH, HOW DOES IT FEEL?: Like warm, red velvet
MAJOR VICE: Self pity.
AMBITION: To be be rich enough to buy the cherish plate MSM 52 and not worry about the cost.
WORST FEAR: I choose not to share that.
FAVOURITE ETHNIC GROUP: Not very PC that. Judge each person as you find them.
FAVOURITE PAINTER: Difficult, pick one: My father (a talented artist), Salvador Dali (a talented charlatan), Vermeer (a talented genius).
FAVOURITE CITY: New Orleans, LA, USA
LEAST FAVOURITE CITIES: Farnborough, UK.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE IF YOU WEREN'T WHAT YOU ARE: A studio potter.
FAVOURITE COMIC BOOK: Green Lantern or The Silver Surfer DO YOU OWN YOURSELF?: Only just.