Full name: John Bates Clare - hence www.johnbc.co.uk
Date of Birth: - 02/04/1971
Place of Birth:- Bristol
Star Sign:- Aries
Occupation:- Qualified Piano Teacher and Tuner
Qualifications:- CT ABRSM,
Interests:- Music, Formula One, Football - Fave teams, Liverpool and Man Utd, plus of course England, PS2, Web design and gaming, Magic, Astrology, Films and T.V, Reading, Writing, Vintage computers.
Favourite bands/solo artistes:- The Corrs, Kylie Minogue, Kim Wilde, Deacon Blue. Also like classical music, especially Beethoven and Mozart.
Favourite Films:- Star Wars Trilogy, likewise Indiana Jones and Back to the Future. Also like The Fabulous Baker Boys, A Fish Called Wanda; action films in general, no sloppy romantics though.
Added to this I also love comedy including Jim Davidson and Billy Connolly, the Good Life, Allo Allo, Vicar of Dibley etc.
Favourite Soaps:- EastEnders, Neighbours and Doctors
All time heroes:- Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill, Tamzin Outhwaite, Andrea Corr, Michael Palin, Steven Hawkins, Professor Kevin Warwick. Also Professor Jewel (who saved me from a very bad illness in 1996) - amongst others.............
Ideal evening:- good food, several full glasses of white wine, a good movie, and intelligent female company.
Dislikes:- One rule for one situations, litter louts, people who are ignorant and dodgy mail order or internet dealers, bad manners, bad drivers.
Most irritating habit:- knowing most of the James Bond film lines off by heart , especially the one liners and repeating them whilst others are watching. Also quoting from various films in general conversation.