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    Getting to know Andy Shirey, ASh8025584@aol.com

    Name given at birth? Andrew Jay

    Nicknames? Andy, Drew or AndyJay (thanks, Terri & Nancy Jo.)

    Favorite words or expressions? HEY NOW! / Homer Simpson's Dooop!

    Hometown? Northampton TWP

    Occupation? Computer Analyst / Mostly Mainframe

    Current residence? Studio City

    Dream job? Jazz Club owner / with the best food in town.

    Dream place to live? A friend has a beautiful home in Cambridge OH (now a bed and breakfast) with acres of trees, lake & horses.

    Croutons or bacon bits? Both

    Favorite salad dressing? Italian / Ranch

    Have you ever gone skinny-dipping? Yep

    Do you make fun of people? Only in fun.

    Favorite colors? Maroon & White

    Have you ever been convicted of a crime? I didn't know the gun was loaded?

    Favorite singers/bands? Rock/Jazz/Blues/Classical Too many to name here.

    Favorite Christmas carol? On December 5 and 20...What was that one named?

    Five of your favorite songs?  Again too many to name here.

    Song(s) you associate with Woodridge? Handel's Messiah..Beth busted our butts on that one & we pulled it off with flying colors.

    Favorite book? Hanta Yo / DUNE

    Movie? Star Wars / Star Treks / Sci-fi flicks (Bless you Bobby)

    Hobbies? Fast Pitch Softball / Pitching - Coaching my daughter on pitching

    Toothpaste? Crest

    Favorite food? Steak / Med. rare

    Favorite car? '81 TransAm (Wish I still had that car)

    Favorite town to chill in? Kernersville, NC (that's where mom is)

    Favorite ice cream? Cherry / Strawberry

    Favorite non-alcoholic drink? Tall cool glass of water

    Favorite alcoholic drink? Absolute and soda

    Smoking or non? Marlboro light 100's in the box.  Yep I smoke.

    Adidas, Nike or Reebok? Nike

    One pillow or two? 2

    Cotton or feather? Feather

    Dogs or cats? I have a cat....Fancy Girl / I don't have time for a dog.

    Brains or beauty? Add them together and you can't go wrong.

    Nick or Disney? Where the Rug Rats are, Sandra luvs em (my thanks to the Motherbaugh's)

    Jan or Marcia? Never mind

    Greg or Peter? come on.....

    Ginger or Marianne? Marianne

    Mick or Keith? Good music, but both were too crazy.

    New York or California? Neither, I'm a midwest boy through and through.

    Favorite Web sites? Too many to list

    Favorite perfume/cologne? Polo for me / Halsten's for her

    Favorite subjects at school? Music Classes

    Least favorite subject at school? Geometry

    Favorite sport to watch? My Daughter playing softball.

    Humiliating moment? Dropped Passes...need I say more?

    Craziest idea or silliest thing? 4 wheeling in Furnace run by Zsaly's.

    Do you get along with your parents? Yes, Both moved to NC in '78.

    What do you look for in the opposite sex? I still haven't figured this one out yet.

    Quirky things about you? You'll hafta find out this one on your own...

    People would be surprised to know that... I don't run as much anymore.

    Before you die, you'd like to? Find a woman who could put up with me.

    Something great that happened to you? My daughter was born.

    Something sad that happened to you? Divorce is tough to describe.

    Heroes / role models? We had some at Woodridge, Mrs. Calkins / Coach Lahoski / Mrs. Kaufman...What do you think? Petty good. Since?...Al Kerkian.....

    Motto: Life is not playing the 'good' hand, it is how well you play the 'bad' hand.

    A cause I believe in: Freedom

    A perfect Saturday: Pitching in the winners bracket of a tournament.

    Brush with fame? Your only as famous as your last good inning.

    Brush with death?  I talked a guy outta of jumping off a bridge until the cops came.

    Brush with stupidity? Getting married too soon after a divorce.

    Secret shame? If I told you it wouldn't be a secret.

    Who would you want to play you in the movie of your life? Clint Eastwood, Who am I kidding?