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Last Name: Mathis First Name: Martin Middle Name: Urs Born: 1965 in Brugg, Switzerland Zodiac: Aquarius Natural Hair: Dark Brown Preferred Hair: Jet Raven Black Eyes: Hazel Height: 172 cm (5'8") Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs) Blood Type: A Rh+ Nationality: Swiss Parents: Urs Mathis & Lotti Rohr
Primary Language: Swiss German Secondary Languages: German, English Languages Once Proficient In: French, Latin Language I'd Like To Learn: Spanish Computer Languages: SAS, UNIX shell scripting, HTML, Paradox/ObjectPal, PERL, JCL, PL/I, BASIC flavors Computer Languages I'd Like To Learn: C/C++, Java Brothers: None Sisters: None Marital Status: Divorced Children: None - Ever Pets: Jasper The Cat Tattoos: None Piercings: Just My Ears Occupation: Senior Computer Programmer/Analyst Past Real Jobs: SAS Consultant, Lead Programmer, SAS Consultant, MICS and RACF Administrator, PL/I Programmer Past Temp Jobs: Supermarket Cashier & Clerk, Electronic Components Quality Tester, Office Assistant For Flower Import Business Education: Matura Type B, Electrical Engineering (not completed) Hobbies: Punk & Rock Music, Computers, Travel, Photography, Books, Movies Past Hobbies: Lego, Collecting Postal Stamps, Model Train Kit, Writing Horror Stories, Remote-Controlled Model Gliders, Skiing, Electronics, CB Radio, Rocketry, Home Beer Brewing Items Collected: Records, Pins, Zippos, Baseball Hats, T-Shirts, US License Plates, Movie And Concert Ticket Stubs Instruments Played: None Except 'Mandatory' Flute As A Kid Instruments I Now Wish I Would Have Learned: Guitar, Drums Pet Peeves: SUVs And Other Oversized Gaz Guzzlers And Most Of Their Drivers (as well as moronic ignorant drivers in general), "Local News" TV Fluff, Moral Advocates And Religious Fanatics, Bogus Million Dollar Liability Lawsuits Grown Up In: Zürich, Switzerland Current Whereabouts: Arizona, United States Of America

The end of my first ever car	Swiss Army dog tag	Famous "Mutzli"

Food That Makes Me Gag: Sauerkraut, Red Beets, Tripe, Fennel Fave Food: Venison & Swiss Dumplings, Pizza, Raclette, Fajitas Fave Fruit: Apricot Fave Ice Cream: Pistacchio, Coconut Fave Dessert: Vermicelles Fave Non-Alcoholic Beverage: Diet Cherry Coke, Coffee Fave Drink: Caipirinha (Cachaça), Beer Fave Bands: Dogs D'Amour, The Angels, Sweet, Beat Angels, Too Many To List Fave Cars: Alfa Romeo, Ford Mustang Fave Cities: London, Sydney, Toronto Fave Arcade Game: Pinball Fave Computer Games: Pinball, Sims à la Railroad Tycoon & Civilization, RPGs Fave Movies: The Great Escape, The Omen, My Cousin Vinny, Barfly, WWII Genre Fave TV Series: Law & Order, Twin Peaks, The Simpsons, The Professionals, Homicide, Charlie's Angels Fave Actors: Robert De Niro, Sean Connery, Susan Sarandon, Jaclyn Smith Fave Directors: John Waters, David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock Fave Authors: Charles Bukowski, Raymond Chandler, Douglas Adams Fave Cartoons & Comics: Dilbert, Isnogud, Pepe Le Pew Fave Color: Black Fave Sport: Soccer Fave Sports Team: FCZ (Soccer Club Zurich) Fave Sports Events: World Cup Soccer, Ski World Cup Men's Downhill

Town of Windisch flag	Canton of Aargau flag

Places Traveled: Amsterdam, Netherlands (1989, weekend trip) Anchorage, Alaska, USA (1997, 1 week, with Sandi) Arles (Camargue), France (1983, school excursion) Australia (1998, 4 weeks, Sydney, Canberra, Ayers Rock, Cairns, Brisbane) Belize, Central America (1993, 5 days, with Sandi) Berlin, Germany (1989, weekend trip, visit acquaintances) Brighton, England (1995, business trip) Brussels, Belgium (1992, day trip with group from work) Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (1992, 4 days, with Sandi, Tecate contest grand prize) Cologne, Germany (19??, day trip for computer expo) Copenhagen, Denmark (1990, weekend trip) Genoa, Italy (1990, weekend trip) Hamburg, Germany (1991, business conference) Helsinki, Finland (1992, weekend trip, party boat from Stockholm) London, England (1983, 1984, 1986, 3x1989, 2x1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, vacation, visits, shopping, concerts, business) Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (vacation with parents, early teens) Marbella, Spain (199?, weekend trip) Munich, Germany (1990, 2000, business conference, sidetrip from Switzerland) Niagara Falls (2000, sidetrip from Toronto, with Sandi) Paris, France (1992, 2 days, with Sandi) Pesaro, Italy (vacation with parents, early teens) Postonja, Yugoslavia (vacation with parents, early teens) Rhodes, Greece (vacation with parents, early teens) Seattle, Washington, USA (1997, weekend trip, with Sandi) Stockholm, Sweden (1992, weekend trip, party boat to Helsinki) Sydney, Australia (1998, The Angels live 6 nights in a row) Toronto, Canada (2000, weeklong trip with Sandi) USA (31 visits from 1985-1993, various domestic trips 1993-present) Venice, Italy (vacation with parents, early teens) Vienna, Austria (1989, weekend trip) Zurich, Switzerland (1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, visits back home) Wish Destinations: Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, Moscow, Hawaii Number Of Flights Across Atlantic (either way): 73 Number Of Flights Across Pacific (either way): 4 First Computer: Commodore VIC-20 Other Computers Owned: Commodore C-64, Amiga 1000, Amiga 2000, 486DX/33, Micron Millennia P120 PCI, Dell Dimension XPS D266, Dell Dimension XPS B1000r Claims To Fame: 1981: DJ For An Hour On "Radio Rediffusion" In Switzerland 1983: Guest On British "Sky Channel" TV With VJ Pat Sharp 1986: Computer Game Published In COMPUTE!'s First Book Of Amiga 1995: Route 66 Essay Published In A Route 66 Association Newsletter 1996: TV Interview Appearances In Route 66 Features On TLC And PBS 1998: Thank You Credit On The Angels' Skin & Bone Album 1998: Hired To Design Jeff Dahl's Official Web Site 1999: Quote Printed In A Shock Records Promo Package For The Angels

With VJ Pat Sharp on Sky Channel, London, 1983

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