More About Me

  • Nicknames: Fid, Chief
  • Nationality: German, French-Canadian and 100% AMERICAN
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Heroes: Our Armed Forces, Police, Fire, EMT personnel, Rudy G., The Babe, Big Six, The Iron Horse, Jackie R.
  • Interests: Sports, Politics, Reading, Computers, Music
  • Expertise: Systems Engineering
  • Occupation: System Administrator/Architect
  • Industry: Banking/High-Tech

Video Games

  • Games I Play: EA Sports MVP 2004, Madden 07
  • Consoles: Nintendo Game Cube
  • Favorite Classic Arcade Games: Centipede

Television

  • Favorite Shows: Cold Case, 24, The Shield, Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, Without A Trace, Medium, Mail Call
  • Favorite Channels: ESPN, NESN
  • Favorite Reruns: Cheers, All In The Family, NYPD Blue, Quantum Leap, Twilight Zone, Bewitched, I Dream Of Jeannie, Hogan's Heroes, I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Seinfeld, The Donna Reed Show, Father Ted, The Office (UK)
  • Most Addictive Show: 24
  • Favorite Late Night Talk Show: I Miss Johnny Carson
  • Favorite Theme Song: Cheers - "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Cheers, Quantum Leap, NYPD Blue

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Mozart, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Miles Davis, Benny Goodman, U2
  • Favorite Albums: Kind of Blue, A Hard Day's Night, Born To Run, The Joshua Tree, Dark Side Of The Moon
  • Favorite Genre: Rock and Roll
  • Favorite Songs: Badlands, I Saw Her Standing There, So What, Money, Sing, Sing, Sing
  • Songs for Roadtrips: Badlands, I Wanna Be Sedated, You Shook Me All Night Long, Sweet Home Alabama, Ring of Fire, Money
  • Songs I hate: Anything by Meatloaf or Carly Simon!
  • Songs I repeat the most: See Roadtrip Songs
  • Band I wish I was in: The E Street Band

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Saving Private Ryan, Casablanca, Wizard Of Oz, There's Something About Mary, Planes, Trains and Automobiles
  • Favorite Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Gene Hackman, Tom Hanks, Sean Connery
  • Favorite Directors: Stephen Spielberg, Otto Preminger, Frank Capra
  • Favorite Genre: Drama, Comedy
  • Favorite Soundtracks: The Big Chill, Forrest Gump, American Graffiti
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: "Those aren't pillows!!!" - Planes, Trains and Automobiles "Get busy livin' or get busy dyin' That's goddamn right!" - Shawshank Redemption "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son" - Animal House
  • Movies I can watch over and over: Saving Private Ryan, Animal House, Caddyshack, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Slap Shot
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Barry Pepper

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Italian
  • Favorite Dishes: Spaghetti Bolognese
  • Favorite Desserts: Carrot Cake
  • Favorite Drinks: Narragansett Lager Beer, Diet Coke with Lime
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Cheese-Its, Cashews
  • Best meal ever: My mother's spaghetti and meatballs
  • Favorite Restaurants: - Angelo's Civita Farnese Restaurant, Federal Hill, Providence, RI - Wes' Rib House, Providence, RI
  • Foods I hate: Cole Slaw

Books

  • Favorite Books: The Stand, Double Play, Pillars Of The Earth
  • Favorite Authors: Stephen King, Robert B. Parker, Jack Higgins
  • Favorite Genres: Historical Novels, Mysteries
  • Favorite Characters: Spenser & Hawk, Sean Dillon, Kinsey Millhone
  • Favorite Quotes: "The worst beer I ever had was very good." -Spenser
  • Recent Reads: "Dreamland" by Kevin Baker, "The New Annals of the Civil War" by Peter Cozzens (Editor), Robert I. Girardi

High School

  • School Name: Burrillville High School
  • Status: Alumni
  • Class of: 1980
  • Attended: 1975 - 1980
  • Sports: Baseball

College

  • School Name: Johnson & Wales University
  • Status: Alumni
  • Class of: 1995
  • Attended: 1990 - 1995
  • Degree type: Bachelors
  • Major(s): Finance

Contact Info

  • AIM: Fid62
  • Yahoo: Narragansett55

Narragansett55

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    • Country: United States
    • State: Rhode Island
    • Metro: Providence
    • Birthday: 11/1/1962
    • Member Since: 7/20/2001

Memories (1)

  • MsTeryis
    Neil and I met on his Browns/Steelers Yahoo club in 2000. He seemed like a great, stand-up guy, and I really enjoyed chatting with him. I finally met him in October 2001. We were in Pittsburgh for the opening game at Heinz Field. We met up the evening before. Thanx to my terrible sense of directi

Chatboard (1)

  • lynandjoe
    Oh YEAH!! See you there Baby!SIL Lynda