FIL BAKER'S WORLD - and welcome to it...
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Well, since you ask: I'm of a Certain Age, married and until relatively recently was of two fixed abodes. Work (Software Consultancy) has decreed that from January 1999 I lived mostly in Germany (first Frankfurt, then Cologne and latterly Dreieichenhain, which is a picturesque little town between Frankfurt & Darmstadt - but don't try to pronounce it after a couple of litres of Hefeweizen) whilst my wife Denise and the kids - Rosemary (now 16) and Tim (now 18) - remained back at Baker Acres in Addlestone, England (talking about me, I hope; after all, there is only one thing worse than being talked-about...). Be that as it may, since the work dried up in Germany too (June 2002) they have once again enjoyed my company (it sez here) back in GB, whilst I try to find ways of paying the bills. One of these ways can be found at ... www.hotstuff-int.com ... The family is usually owned by two cats: Pixie - a long-haired black-and-white item whose main claim to notoriety was having killed a Woodpecker in the garden - was mown down by a car whilst in hot pursuit of a squirrel in November 2000 (talk about unlucky - what's the chance of being run over in a tree, unless by a Woody? Only kidding) but a short-haired black & white named Pippa moved in after Easter 2001. Presently the longest-serving inmate is a daft white article called Casper - although as he is also deaf the name seems a bit superfluous. More about My Family & Other Animals can be found on a like-named link below; the content will expand as I - or they, if they want any editorial control - write it. In the meantime this site will document (mostly) me but I'll try to make it interesting in spite of that - never could resist a challenge! Please keep coming back, and bear in mind that this site will be permanently "Under Construction", so who knows what will be different next time you visit? I certainly don't. (A tip: try the "New Stuff" button below...) Oh, and please leave an entry in my guestbook and/or send an e-mail (link-buttons at the foot of the page) - I'd like to know what you think, as long as it's not too brutal... So, if you've read this far you are probably wondering what Our Hero looks like; please direct your gaze left and down, where you should find... |
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As the photo suggests, cars and me go back a long way. I have owned a few odd-ish ones over the years, including a Russian GAZ "Chaika" limousine and a Subaru SVX. A recent acquisition - "Nobody expects The Recent Acquisition!" - is a TX Tripper whose bodyshell I may well have made in 1972 - but more on that and many other motors is to be found under "Cars'R'Me", below. Hot Rods; Custom Bikes & Trikes - Custom vehicles of all sorts, actually; Sports- and Race-cars; EVs (Electric Vehicles); Airships; unusual Aircraft - all interest me strangely, as does Rock Music - eg: The Hamsters; Doctor Feelgood; Little Feat; Never The Bride; Gary Moore; Jeff Healey; Manfred Mann; the list (and the beat) goes on...and more years ago than I care to remember, I played drums on a fairly regular basis (so I know all the drummer-gags, thank you). I also design, build, modify and repair electric guitars and basses - please see www.guitarsurgery.co.uk . I enjoy the Theatre, reading, and, and... Fitting it all into one life is the problem; if I had the time I'd invent the 36-hour day. |
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