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Weekend Classics: Jon Bailey

Favorite food: The food of the gods—lobster. Generally I’ll only eat that in a restaurant in Maine (where I lived until I was nine).

Favorite music: I have something in common with Peter Sellers, Richard The Lion-Hearted and my favorite composer, whose favorite work of mine (in the top 10 amongst WCPE listeners) is his Ninth Symphony—I’ll let you work on that one.

Favorite films: I enjoy all sorts of films. From the dim and distant past, I like Inherit the Wind, Where Eagles Dare, The Quiet Man, Run Silent, Run Deep, and Young Frankenstein. Favorite books: My all time favorite book is Ken Follett’s Pillars of the Earth.

Favorite pet: I did have a cat, Floyd, who died a few years back at the age of 19.5. I haven’t had a pet since, until this afternoon when I discovered that a salamander had somehow gotten into the basement. He’s(?) quite fast.

Favorite job: Where I am now, as luck would have it. I work in the telecom industry.

Favorite hobby: Trains, stamps, coins and comic books. Most of my friends find it deeply amusing that I’m reading comic books during my shift at the classical music station. Other favorites: Poker. I’ve played in one of the leagues that run free Texas Hold’em tournaments. My wife qualified for two of their national championships held in Vegas in November ’07. I finished 5th in the following one held in Atlantic City.