Buzz Becker:  

LIFE: - The purpose of life is to know and love God!!! To love one another and to share God's love in deed, in word and in spirit. This earthly life is only a 'spark' at the beginning of an eternity with God. ...or not (those who reject God). It is God's immeasurably loving 'introduction' to 'real life' (eternal life). We are all sojourners in this place we call Earth. This life, the 'length' of this life, our accomplishments, possessions, wealth, etc. - all great blessings to fully enjoy, but not 'important' beyond following our callings, using our talents, taking care of ourselves and loved ones, helping others and giving of ourselves, talents and blessings. MOST IMPORTANTLY: Simply acknowledging, appreciating and receiving wholeheartedly God and His great love! Simple, eh?! :) And YOU, my friends, are so very important! I cherish none more than my dear classmates and the years shared at Sheldon High, Cal Young Jr. High (now Cal Young Middle School), Coburg Elementary, Mohave Elementary (Scottsdale, AZ - now Mohave Middle School), and Guy Lee Elementary (Springfield, OR). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LIFE'S FAVORITES: - - Knowing and learning about our loving God! (The more you 'think' about God, acknowledge and seek Him, the more He reveals himself in daily life.) - **Nothing beats being 'Dad' to my one and only precious daughter, Christine!** (Yep! That's 'Bub', as I call her, in the photos - High School Junior Princess. I'm so proud of her! :) ) - Time with friends and family. - **Companionship and 'togetherness!'** (Truly marriage/soulmate minded. ..maybe too much so. ..and now too single. :| ) - Love cats! - Still love motorcycles, guitars, airplanes, cars and boats. - **Making music!** (together, in a band setting). An indescribable expression of the soul. - **Motocross!** 'Flying' motorcycles through the trees around a most awesome natural terrain course (i.e. the first Eugene Motocross in Goshen), I thought I was in heaven. I thanked God aloud, throttle wide open (or 'WFO' as mx'ers better understand), and at times could not help but laugh aloud midrace. (..and 'that' trophy girl [Albany MX] confirmed I was indeed in heaven! :) ) - Flying - Just being airborne at low altitude, roaming beautiful landscapes at low speed and seeing all below; Bob Hoover style, graceful as a bird aerobatics; Slipping a high-performance twin into a canyon wilderness airstrip; High speed low passes just to say 'hello'; Taking off on a drizzling day (or night) to bust through cloud tops to a bright blue, sunlit (or starlit) sky; Flying far and wide, jet-style, so in awe of God and His creation all the way; And so appreciating the 'stick-and-rudder' experience of flying, elegant flying-machine design and construction, aircraft flight characteristics and master craftsmanship. - Cruising, exploring and enjoying nature and wildlife along the coast, through the countryside, mountains, forests and deserts, by motorcycle and convertible, off-road and on, by air and by foot. - Just goofing off, playing and vegging in the sun/shade, on a beach, lakeside, riverside or in the hills. - Cannot get enough of the coast and the roaring of the sea 'together.' - Missions, worship, praise, praise-music and God's Word (i.e. evangelical 'Christian' Bible). - School and learning. I'd love to be a professional, perpetual, full-time 'audit' student of the worlds best 'hands-on-technical,' technology, math, science, engineering and music teachers. - Ducks and Blazers forever! Seahawks and UW Huskies, too! ...aaannd too much more! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MUSIC FAVORITES: - I love music of all kinds, ..except for most disco, punk, hip-hop/rap, death metal and other more 'crude' genres. ..sorry folks. ;) - Raised on 60's and 70's 'classic' rock, southern rock, country rock, blues and smooth jazz, and have grown to so appreciate progressive/symphonic rock, classical, neoclassical, flamenco, reggae, soft instrumental/cafe (of many forms), contemporary and classic Christian/praise, and my favorite, 'rock-blues-jazz-fusion' (my name for a nebulous style in which these genres are elegantly fused), as well as other genres and music of the world. - Current favorite song/recording/video: 'A Higher Ground' by the late Pete Bardens and company (official video with eagle flying over glaciers - see Youtube) - Hear the lyrics as an eagle describing their home, their life in the sky, "in the sky we call our home." ..and that's some soul-tugging guitar work by Neale Heywood, huh?! "Ohhhh, ya got the vieeww!" - All-time favorite musician/band: Andrew Latimer and Camel (especially the original Camel lineup of Latimer, Bardens, Ward and Ferguson, and later Collins). [Search "Camel top tracks" on Youtube] - You must really listen to all of Camel's published music and study some the person of 'Andy' Latimer to discover a truly extraordinary musical soul, so fully enveloped, so deeply touched, endeared and defined by music from birth ('Straight To My Heart'); and a musician/person so respectful and appreciative of the listener - so humbly, passionately displayed and so soulfully expressed in his music, lyrics and performances. - Here's a truly GREAT pop/soft-rock mostly-love-songs band that most in the U.S. have never heard: 'Michael Learns To Rock' (search "MLTR top tracks" on Youtube). A megaband in all of Asia and most of the world (#1 band in Asia), this band was rejected by mainland U.S. radio DJ's to make way for emerging pop artists and 'boy bands' here in the U.S.. Some didn't like the band's name, a name that 'stuck' after quick success following a high school music competition. ..Listen! ;) ...and more! Lovvvee music!!! Making it, hearing it, soaking and basking in it! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MOVIE FAVORITES: - Good sci-fi (especially time travel), adventure, inspirational, romance, drama, family, some fantasy, tasteful comedy. No goth, gore or horror! Some favorites: The Theory of Everything [2006, *not 2014*], Time Changer [2002], The Final Countdown, Somewhere in Time,...Expand for more