Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 03:18 +0100 (BST)
From: mathiasw@cix.compulink.co.uk (Mathias Wynne)
Subject: Take a fish, and a potato ....
To: NYCGOTH-L@necronomi.com
Cc: mathiasw@cix.compulink.co.uk




Well, I guess it's time I did an introduction, seeing as we've all 
been asked to do a new one. Admittedly I'm so far behind reading the list 
that I haven't read that bit yet, but never mind.

I'm half-English, half-American and half-biscuit. I originally come from 
a little village in the middle of England (Bauhaus country, basically). 

The first Goth music I heard was Bauhaus while I was at school, when Bela 
was released. I liked it then and have done ever since.  This 
admission therefore places my age as not even a geri-goth, but a 
positively crumbly-goth at the age of 35 or so. Apart from that, I'm not 
going to do the 'my favourite bands' list, other than to say that I have a 
preference for the old classics.

I'm also quite keen on films, and have a huge collection back in 
England. Favourite films are by Cronenberg, Carpenter or Hammer, plus of 
course a few of the obligatory classics like Heathers and the first two 
Addams Family films. I tried to watch the last one, but it was truly 
appalling.

If I go out in the evening I like bars and clubbing. I'm really annoyed 
I had tickets to the last night of Mother and I missed it, due to missing 
the plane. Damn. I guess for the rest of the year I shall be at LBV, 
Interzone and something at Limelight. We shall have to see.

For the last 6 years or so I have worked for a variety of 
long-suffering banks, who put up with my bizarre behaviour in return for 
the occasional startling insight. As a result of this, I have to at least 
appear to conform - no random dyed hair or visible piercings. Still, at 
least I get to travel a lot. At the moment, I split my time between London 
and New York, although it looks as though I shall be spending most of my 
time in NY for the foreseeable future.

I'm currently living on 34th Street, which is convenient for the office 
and my girlfriend Allison, as she's only 4 blocks away. It also means that 
she doesn't need to worry about the condition of my apartment, which is 
normally slightly untidy. The rest of the time we're together and I look 
after her, feed her cats, mix her margherhitas and try to teach her to 
capitalise correctly.

When I'm not doing 'Goth' things, I can usually be found on a 
mountainbike, snowboard, skis, skateboard, motorbike or anything else that 
goes fast with a reasonable chance of an accident. Amazingly, I have so 
far survived all incidents with no injuries, although there are a few 
friends who are still receiving medical treatment. It was, with hindsight, 
a bad idea to ride bicycles down the olympic downhill ski run.

I suppose I should have a website - I'll stick on up at 
http://www.cix.co.uk/~mathiasw/ sooner or later!