Timothy Ryan:  

this is my: Life married twice...divorced twice. I'm a difficult guy to live with, for myself as well sometimes. happily single with no plans or desire to wander down the aisle a third time, thank you. spent 30 years on the Lynn Fire Dept. retired in 2003 with 30 years service. 2 daughters (both college graduates) and 1 step son, one granddaughter. currently living in the heart of the Mt. Washington Valley of NH. antique clock collecting is a hobby, and acquired a 1985 Honda Nighthawk 650 in 2004. retirement can be boring at times, especially after spending 30 years at my career. Career as mentioned 30 years in the fire service, 11 as a firefighter and the remaining 19 as a company officer, lots of fires, both large and small, as well as the multiple EMS calls, the highlight of the career, delivered a child on a living room floor, quite an emotional experience. kinda dynamic as the little tyke needed some help breathing as the umbilical cord was wrapped around his throat. was a nationally registered EMT in the early 80s. who's a thunk I might be a semi-professional medical practitioner, not me boys and girls. during my tenure I was also an on-staff instructor at the Massachusetts State Firefighting Academy, involved in recruit training, "gas" school, structural firefighting, and shipboard fire fighting. Education a 27 year sojourn finally culminating in a BS from Salem State, in Fire Science Administration, mostly attended at night. professionally achieved a few certifications, as well as completed some courses offered at the National Fire Academy, located in Emmitsburg MD, right next door to Gettysburg as well as a course offered by F E M A, in hazardous materials incident management and mitigation. I'm far from an academic, preferring to learn what could be applied to my chosen profession. it's been an interesting ride....so far since last I posted music has always been an important part of my life been lucky enough to actually see some of the greats (IMHO) perform live. first live show...the Birds at the then War Memorial Auditorium (now the Prudential, 1966 maybe?) opening act the Barbarians, the drummer w/the prosthetic arm...how funky was that back then Hendrix at the gahden in '67...went alone...none of my buddies were into him at the time oh yeah...there was that "little" weekend at Max's farm in upstate NY in the summer of '69...my mom never believed my weekend away w/friends on the cape was spent among music's legends but to continue...Beach Boys at Shaefer Stadium...when the 5 original members were still among us. so many shows....so little time Chicago...the grass roots...three dog night (only cause I had "wronged" my then paramour)...my oldest actually attended her first concert in the womb....that would have been led zeppelin...they opened w/the immigrant song...or how about the who....the 2nd rock opera tour...Elton John...Billy Joel...later years got to see trans Siberian orchestra in Portland, then again in Boston w/my oldest her paramour & my grand daughter. youngest asked the simple question, "daddy, if I come east will you take me to see fleetwood mac on the reunion tour?" can't say no to that, so we did it. most animated I've had the pleasure of seeing her. here's a few obscure performers...depends on your likes , dislikes & huh, who??? start with the huh, who???...how about the jazz harpist? that would be Andreas Vollenweider. do a search & listen, believe it or not I f...Expand for more