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Conservatives gather to decide who the lead pig will be…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 9, 2012, 4:27 pm
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty; the pig likes it. – Anonymous The annual C-PAC meeting is going on this week and Conservatives from all over the country are gathering in Washington DC...
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I'm Devastated… House is ending this season.

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 8, 2012, 10:00 pm
When I saw this announcement on House’s Facebook page I felt so bad… the way I feel when great shows disappear (felt that way with M.A.S.H. and with NYPD Blue, among others). Out of almost 4000 comments on the Facebook page, 2 kept popping up that I agreed with: Fry and Laurie 1. get Stephen ...
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Quote of the Day – The Value of Donald Trump's Endorsement

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 8, 2012, 2:52 pm
After Santorum won all three primaries/caucuses yesterday and Mitt came in really far behind, Donald Trump, who had claimed credit for Mitt’s Nevada win, told CNN he was puzzled: “Rick Santorum was a sitting senator who in re-election lost by 19 points, to my knowledge the most in the history o...
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Getting on My Catholic High Horse

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 7, 2012, 12:59 pm
Reblogged from A Feather Adrift: Ok, so I’m getting on a lot of high horses today. This is an editorial comment and I’m thoroughly pissed. For months, if not years, the GOP Ring-Wing blithering toads have served up red meat to a certain slithery segment of the evangelical crowd. Namely, the des...
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Great Britain forces Monsanto out…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 7, 2012, 9:32 am
This is from Musicians For Freedom, a blog out of Denver, Colorado. Earth First News Monsanto Co. said it’s leaving Britain due to opposition to genetically modified foods. Monsanto is closing its operation in Britain because of opposition to GMO foods Officials at Monsanto — a multinatio...
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Abramoff hints at more Washington corruption…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 7, 2012, 9:14 am
The New York Times says Jack Abramoff knows of “still more skeletons that are buried on Capitol Hill, but he’s not saying where.” “I can’t be the agent of causing someone to go to prison. Prison was horrible.” -Disgraced superlobbyist Jack Abramoff It should be noted that Abramoff is ...
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The Daily Scoop: Seniors Saving On Rx Drugs As A Result Of Health Reform

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 7, 2012, 8:46 am
Reblogged from Mashed Potato Bulletin: The Affordable Care Act has produced $2.1 billion in prescription drug savings for nearly 4 million seniors and people with disabilities who were enrolled in Medicare Part D in 2011, a new Obama administration report finds. The savings are the result of a prov...
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Graphic Design Humor…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 6, 2012, 6:02 pm
… or “What do you expect when you get cheap design?” In Vermont they apparently use convicts for their design work. Spot the PIG Payback is a PIG. Vermont inmates cleverly hid a pig on the cow. Vermont State Police have been using the logo for over a year. Photo/Vermont State Police Thanks ...
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Why are the Republicans screaming about Clint Eastwood and Chrysler?

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 6, 2012, 3:54 pm
Clint Eastwood In the dozen or so Super Bowl ads yesterday, several were from automobile manufacturers. So when Chrysler presented Clint Eastwood in a spot called “Halftime in America” which, in very general terms, seemed to highlight President Obama’s Recovery program, Karl Rove and many of ...
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Mormons and gambling? Nope. Mitt and the casino king? Yup.

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 6, 2012, 9:47 am
Reblogged from Whatever Works: The Mormon Church has always opposed gambling in every form, including government-sponsored lotteries. Mormon prophets and leaders have counseled the members over time, to avoid gambling of any type. Doing so, leads one away from righteousness and into the h...
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Germany Decides Genetically-Modified Foods Are Not Welcome

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 6, 2012, 8:47 am
German chemicals giant BASF is closing its biotech division in Germany. The move was prompted by massive resistance to genetically modified food among both the public and politicians. GM opponents are jubilant, while some researchers are complaining this is another case of German hostility to techno...
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Extreme violence as art…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 6, 2012, 8:02 am
Apparently there was some kind of football game on TV last night, blocking out what we regularly watch, so Elly and I watched a movie instead. Christopher Walken Since we replaced Dish with Comcast six months ago, we have access to their xfinity channel which is loaded with movies and catch-up sho...
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Cartoon(s) of the Week – Primaries Continue (does this ever end?)

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 5, 2012, 12:14 pm
David Horsey in the L A Times: Makes me yearn for baseball season… - and - Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald Leader: Self promotion has it’s dangers… - and - Kevin Siers in the Charlotte Observer: When you get swallowed whole, it’s time to reconsider… - and - Jeff Stahler at Sunsh...
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A Great Night At "Sweeney Todd"

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 5, 2012, 11:41 am
We went to see Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd at Shepherd University last night and were treated to a really wonderful performance. I’m always amazed by the professional quality of performance that comes from the Shepherd music students.. great voices, convincing characters and exciting choreography...
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February Pitch for Blog Support…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 4, 2012, 2:50 pm
Under The LobsterScope needs your help to keep going… …but there’s something in it for you (beyond the daily goodies put out for your enjoyment): Support this blog with $5.00 or more… …and get “Bill’s Cast O’ Characters,” a great image font,based on authentic turn-of-the-centur...
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Getting closer to moving…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 4, 2012, 10:15 am
The House inspection was finished yesterday and there is a small list of things we have to fix up… not too bade at all. Now we just have to get the final bank and legal papers done and we can close and start the (miserable) process of moving. We think it will take us about a month to change houses...
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Great Responsibilities tonight at Shepherdstown Film Society…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 3, 2012, 4:16 pm
... . – FREE). The film is Atlantic City with Burt Lancaster,,,one I haven’t seen in a couple of decades. That means we can’t go to the opening of Sweeney Todd, also at Shepherd U. We’ll have to go on second night tomorrow. _____ We finished the official inspection of our new house this ...
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FDA Secretly Monitored Private E-mails of Whistleblowers

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 2, 2012, 6:37 pm
Reblogged from : Original Post On Overseas Civilian Contractors. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Secretly monitored the private emails of staff scientists and doctors who complained to Congress that the agency was approving dangerous medical devices for public use, according to a federal...
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The House of Representatives represents who?

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 2, 2012, 1:17 pm
“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” - Mark Twain One of the options you have when you’re retired like me is to spend time watching the members of Congress debate on C-Span. Indeed, watching them deal with legislation on Budget, Educati...
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The Groundhog Saw His Shadow…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 2, 2012, 8:31 am
Punxatawney Phil is predicting 6 more weeks of winter… however, if it is six weeks of a winter like we’ve been having, then Phil is living in a dream world. It’s supposed to be colder today, but yesterday, on the first day of February (called February Fools day for those following Mitt Romney...
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McDonald's drops use of gooey ammonia-based 'pink slime' in hamburger meat

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 1, 2012, 1:25 pm
Thanks to MSNBC: Treating scrap meat with ammonium hydroxide creates a pink goo that is used to extend meat products like chicken and beef and to kill bacteria. By M. Alex Johnson, msnbc.com McDonald’s confirmed that it has eliminated the use of ammonium hydroxide — an ingredient in fertilize...
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Wow… an unexpected Quote of the Day…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 1, 2012, 12:59 pm
I assume this was said in error… but there are many who say that such accidents let out the true beliefs of torchbearers. “By the way, I’m in this race because I care about Americans. I’m not concerned about the very poor…” -Mitt Romney, February 1st, 2012, while talking on the air to ...
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Oregon's special election: Democrat Bonamici took 54% of the vote, heads to Congress

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Feb 1, 2012, 8:33 am
Reblogged from Millard Fillmore's Bathtub: Suzanne Bonamici won the Congressional seat for Oregon’s North Coast in a special election Tuesday, Oregon Congressional District 1. She had 54% of the vote, in an area that often votes Democrat and supported Barack Obama in 2008. She will replace Rep....
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BBC News – Growth in the US economy quickens in fourth quarter

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 31, 2012, 7:19 pm
Reblogged from Tribune of the People: The pace of US economic growth increased in the final three months of 2011, according to official figures.The economy grew at an annualised rate of 2.8%, the Commerce Department said.This was up from the 1.8% annual rate recorded in the previous quarter, althou...
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Drowning our Kids in Liberalism :)

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 31, 2012, 10:37 am
From Yahoo News: Several weeks ago, Dan Gainor of the conservative Media Research Center told Fox Business host Eric Bolling that “The Muppets,” the new movie starring Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, had a liberal agenda. “It’s amazing how far the left will go … to manipulate your kids t...
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Quote of the Day – as we look at the Florida Primary, where does Obama stand?

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 30, 2012, 8:16 am
“If his predecessor cursed Obama by handing him a depression and two wars, the Good Lord has blessed him with the weakest field of opponents in memory. I stand by my early assessment: when I look at the economy, I think Obama can’t win, but when I look at the Republicans, I think he can’t lose...
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Cartoon(s) of the Week – What will we do for humor when Newt is gone?

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 29, 2012, 10:00 am
Signe Wilkinson in The Courier-Journal: One of these days, Newt, POW…. - and - Chan Lowe in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Are his hopes up in the air? - and - David Horsey in the L. A. Times: He’ll treat us like family… - and - Lee Judge in the Kansas City Star: But he’s open to ...
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Going after old BBC favorites…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 28, 2012, 8:19 pm
On nights when nothing I am interested in is on television, I have been going on line and revisiting favorite BBC channel series from the previous decade. I’m halfway through the three year series (six episodes each year) of the great Canadian series Slings & Arrows, the story of a Shakespearia...
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Almost time for my Saturday radio show…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 28, 2012, 10:16 am
... been hurling at each other in Florida this week, among other things. Also, there is a production of Sweeney Todd opening next week at Shepherd, which I’m looking forward to… so they’ll be a little ... , Politics, radio, recording, Word from Bill Tagged: Art, Florida, radio, Shepherd Uni...
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A Florida Question: Can Republicans Capture Latinos

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 28, 2012, 9:15 am
In the National polls concerning Latinos, it doesn’t look good for Mitt or Newt or the rest: Washington Post national poll, December 28, 2011: Obama 68 Romney 23 ImpreMedia/Latino Decisions, 9/30-10/9: Obama 61 Generic Republican 17 PPP, 9/30: Obama 67 Romney 29 Latinos are, in general, dis...
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I've only seen 5 of the Oscar nominees so far…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 27, 2012, 3:46 pm
… but I knew two of them were clearly going to end up on the list when I saw them. Unfortunately they are competing against each other. I enjoyed them both with equal enthusiasm. Hugo was a salute to the early film industry in France (the fantastic films of Georges Melies) with chase and mystery ...
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The Newt in the Moon…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 27, 2012, 7:16 am

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Nicol Williamson, legendary British actor, dies at 75…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 26, 2012, 10:02 am
He was once heralded as the greatest British actor of his generation. Nicol Williamson was known for stormy onstage behavior- including calling off a 1969 performance of “Hamlet” mid-speech because he was too tired to go on. “I’ll pay for the seats, but I won’t shortchange you by not givi...
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Boy, I'm sick of Spam…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 26, 2012, 8:19 am
Akismet, the spam removal software that’s put up by WordPress for bloggers using their program, is very efficient in removing comments that are meaningless, or advertising, or just inappropriate. However, I check all spam comments to make sure no legitimate comments have been accidentally taken o...
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I must have missed this over the Holidays…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 25, 2012, 4:56 pm
…but it’s worth playing it now. I need some humor this afternoon. Filed under: animation, Art, Arts, campaign, creativity, ethics, funny, government, humor, Music, News, Opinion, Politics, primaries, quote, recording, Video, vote, Word from Bill Tagged: Arts, dramas, FREE, Gingrich, Hosting, Pr...
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Thanks for your Donation:

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 25, 2012, 2:08 pm
My thanks to Laura Bakin for today’s donation to Under The LobsterScope. Watch your e-mail, your Bill’s Barnhart Ornaments font is on the way! - Bill If you’d like to help us out at Under The LobsterScope (and we hope you will), go HERE. Filed under: Advertising, Announcement, Art, Arts, cr...
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Under The LobsterScope needs your help to keep going…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 25, 2012, 10:46 am
…but there’s something in it for you (beyond the daily goodies put out for your enjoyment): Support this blog with $5.00 or more… …and get “Bill’s Barnhart Ornaments,” a great image font,based on authentic turn-of-the-century ornaments in the Barnhart Bros. & Spindler specimen book, ...
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Did you see this article? This is why the Republican right scares the s#%t out of me…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 25, 2012, 8:44 am
From Think Progress: Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants To Outlaw Use Of Human Fetuses In Production Of Food By Adam Peck on Jan 24, 2012 at 7:40 pm Oklahoma State Sen. Ralph Shortey (R) Oklahoma GOP State Senator Ralph Shortey is on a mission to finally put an end to his state’s allegedly rampant cannib...
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The State of the DisUnion

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 25, 2012, 8:16 am
Just once, after a State of the Union message, I’d like to get the sense that the member of the opposing party making the comments on the President’s speech had listened to it. Gov. Mitch Daniels (R – Indiana) was the opposition leader commenting last night, and he was content to give a list ...
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Monsanto Attempts to Lockout Socially Responsible Shareholder at Annual Meeting…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 24, 2012, 10:07 am
CLICK HERE In the Organic Consumers Association blog, the report concerns Monsanto shareholder (and organic food activist) Adam Eidinger. A clip: Eidinger, who organized last October’s a 100 person, 313 mile “Right2Know March” from New York City to the White House for federally mandated GMO ...
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A number of blogs are picking Gingrich as the Republican candidate…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 24, 2012, 9:44 am
Let me remind you of Newt’s basic life expression: GINGRICH 2012: HE WILL ALWAYS LOVE AMERICA. UNLESS IT GETS CANCER (or MS). So let’s hope that the country wouldn’t get sick under a President Gingrich… he would probably leave it for Canada. Filed under: Announcement, campaign, Congress,...
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Tonight is Obama's State of the Union Address…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 24, 2012, 9:04 am
President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union speech tonight at 9 p.m. EST. It is expected to last at least an hour, after which Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana will deliver the Republican response (there will be a Tea Party response from Herman Cain… don’t miss it. All speeches like ...
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First primary poll I've seen from Florida…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 23, 2012, 9:26 am
After Newt’s win in South Carolina, he seems to be having a surge in Florida. I just saw an InsiderAdvantage poll of of 557 registered Republican voters and Gingrich leads Romney by 8 points: Gingrich: 34 percent Romney: 26 percent Ron Paul: 13 percent Rick Santorum: 11 percent Other: 2 percent N...
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Gabby Giffords will be leaving Congress…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 22, 2012, 3:14 pm
It is unfortunate, but Rep. Gabby Giffords (D -AZ), who was shot last year while speaking to constituents in a mall parking lot, will be stepping down from her seat in order to continue her recovery. We are losing a Representative of great promise and distinction. Here is her statement: Filed...
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What Fun! The Republicans now have Newt as a Winner :)

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 22, 2012, 2:54 pm
Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina Primary and this morning he exploited his win over all the network Sunday morning news shows. His ego glowed like a radium ion. So Santorum has Iowa (we guess), Romney has New Hampshire, and Newt now has South Carolina. Now there is no REAL leader and we’re lo...
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Not everyone recognizes true talent…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 21, 2012, 1:46 pm
I found this little graphic on Facebook this morning: Of course, I read it with no trouble, but the comment of being a pointless talent means the idiot who wrote it would probably have been a failure at old time typesetting. In the days of moveable type, all words and sentences were set backwards ...
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Quote of the Day – Wisconsin Governor Walker denies health care for his constituents

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 21, 2012, 10:41 am
Wisconsin (unfortunately the state my son and his fiancee live in) will turn down $37 million from the federal government that had been awarded to help implement health care exchanges under President Barack Obama’s health care reform law, Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday. This is regarded as a pu...
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Sitting in the radio station after crawling through ice to get in.

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 21, 2012, 10:12 am
Thank goodness for 4-wheel drive. Fortunately they had already plowed King St. and I could park quite close to WSHC‘s studio in Kunicke Hall. There’s about 2 inches of snow layered with a half inch of ice. It took me a few minutes to scrape my car off, but it looks like the worst is probably ...
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Mitt got Booed last night…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 20, 2012, 7:39 am
Romney Inverts His Image …about releasing his tax returns. He said he would “maybe” when the question came up, as everyone expected it would, about Mitt‘s tax returns and how his father, Michigan governor George Romney, had released 12 years of returns. That “maybe” got him booed by Re...
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Good and Bad News in One Hour…

Bill Tchakirides posted an article on Under The LobsterScope - Jan 19, 2012, 6:59 pm
Sometimes the telephone can bring both good and bad news calls within minutes of each other. It is life, after all, and things happen that you look forward to and that you dread. _________ First the good. Elly called to say that the word had come up from Texas and they accepted the offer we put in...
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About Me

Bill Tchakirides
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States
Now 64, First Year Baby Boomer, father and grandfather!

Iâ€™ve done a lot of things in my life â€” Stage Director, Network Manager, Teacher, Lighting Designer, Computer Geek, Broadway Producer, Justice of the Peace, Theatre Electrician, Commercial Photographer, Non-Profit Administrator, Publisher, Playwright, Usability Tester, Tour Guide in a Candle Factory, Insurance Agent.

I am currently helping small businesses get the most out of their web marketing (give me a call and Iâ€™ll get back to you.. 301-467-9607 or check out BillTchakirides.com).

I have a wife (Elly), two daughters (Cassandra and Penny), a son (Will, who we call Buddy) and four grandsons. In my spare time I play around in community theatres, designing lights and sets or sometimes directing. Come February, Iâ€™m doing THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK by Roberts and Tchakirides at Full Circle Theater, Shepherdstown, WV.

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