(Contracted - Photographer, Copywriter & Editor)
Birthday: May 22
Born: Ann Arbor
School/Schooling: Curtis High School (Staton Island NY), Northwestern Michigan College (Traverse City), U of M.
Latest accomplishments: Donated a self-collected mineral specimen that was accepted into the permanent collection of the A. E. Seaman Museum in Houghton, Michigan's official mineralogical museum.
Hobbies: Collecting rocks and minerals, reading science fiction and fantasy. Sports played: Floor hockey, JV football and baseball, some tennis; coaches soccer and baseball.
Favorite bands: Beatles, Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, XTC.
Favorite movie: Attack of the Crab Monsters.
Favorite T.V. show: The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest.
Favorite candy: Marzipan.
Favorite color: Hooker's green.
Favorite team Pro/College: Lions, Dodgers, Red Wings / Wolverines.
Favorite book: Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Favorite food: Crab Rangoon.
Favorite car: Silver Lotus Elan.
First car: 67 Simca (My mom said it stood for "Simulated Car").
Pet Peeves: People who say bad things about teachers, quarries that don't allow rock collecting, computer ads that don't use spell check.
Pets: Collie named Cheyenne, and an always changing line up of fish, frogs, reptiles, and amphibibians.
Favorite Things: Staying up late, really cold pop with extra ice, good book stores.
Primary purpose at job: Write, take photographs, and amuse Dave Mioduszewski with smarmy comments.
Lucky numbers & why: 326--Draft lottery number in 1968.
Craziest thing ever done: Singing "I ain't marching any more" at Boys State, NY in 1965.
Dream vacation: To Australia to collect rocks.
Reality vacation: To Canada to collect rocks.
First concert: Judy Collins at Carnegie Hall.
Best high school class: Chemistry lab--because the teacher let them mix weird chemicals.
Worst high school class: History--wasn't interesting to a young punk with no perspective.
First job: Car hop at drive-in.
Heroes/role models: Parents, Keith Roberts (SF writer), Neil Young, Cyclops (X-men, not mythological), Shakespeare, Leonardo Da Vinci.
Bill Baker Barr is very active in the midwest rock collecting community. He spends a lot of weekend and vacation time at quarries, mines, and roadcuts pounding rocks for pleasure. All this is in search of mineral samples, crystals, fossils, and gemstones to add to his "out of control" collection.
Most rock collectors are eager to share their interest and enthusiasm, and Bill is no exception. He leads field trips for all of his clubs, plus hosting other groups as guests. Last year, he started a geology club at his son Jesse's school (Eberwhite Elementary), which meets once a week before school. He has also done about 40 programs on rocks and earth science at schools all over the area. His latest effort was organizing safety training sessions for rockhounds with the Ohio Division of Mining & Reclamation. 70 people attended the first session, learning to be safe collectors and earning certificates that will make it easier to gain access to working mines and quarries for field trips.
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