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Buz_Bono
Over 90 days ago
United States

About

I am Buz Bono. A southerner and UGA graduate, now married to the girl that used to break my heart over and over again. I work in the corporate world but love physical and outdoor activities. I believe in helping those less fortunate than myself and building a better community. I love to write and express myself. I love drinking ice cold beer out of bottles and eating messy hot dogs at ballgames. I love the arts, ballet, music, visual arts but I also love mudding in my Jeep and kayaking white water streams. I am a huge Georgia Bulldog fan and will be for life. I especially love to dance with my wife.

Interests
Traveling, reading, clubbing, motorcycles, triathlons, water skiing, windsurfing, bodybuilding, camping, hiking, rock climbing, fishing, boating, canoe/kayaking, bungee jumping, hunting, football, basketball, baseball, cooking/grilling, music concerts, watching MMA fights, attending the ballet, and dancing with my wife.

Favorite Books
Catch 22, Farenheit 500, Prince of Tides, Pigskin Dreams, The Firm, Cannery Row, The Lord of the Flies, Slaughterhouse Five, 1984, To Kill A Mockingbird, A Clockwork Orange.

Favorite Authors
Lewis Grizzard, John Grisham, Joseph Heller, John Steinbeck, Robert Ludlum, Ken Follet, Tom Clancy, James Michener, George Orwell, Voltaire...

Favorite Movies
The Departed, Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Gladiator, Skyfall, Casino Royale, Sin City, National Lampoon's Animal House, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Kingdom of Heaven, True Grit (with John Wayne), 3:10 to Yuma, Blackhawk Down, U-571, The Unforgiven, Highlander, The Usual Suspects, Dumb and Dumber, Time Bandits, Chinatown.

Favorite TV Shows
I mostly watch sports, ESPN. Also The History Channel or National Geographic. And I like The Game of Thrones, Ray Donovan, The Walking Dead, Burn Notice, Better caul Saul, The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, and The Andy Griffith Show

Favorite Music
I have a very eclectic taste in music. I especially love the music of the deep south. Country music, rock, classic rock, metal grunge rock, blues, classical music, and progressive jazz. The Zac Brown Band, Colt Ford, Sugarland, R.E.M., Collective Soul, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, The Black Crows, The Georgia Satellites, The Counting Crows, Widespread Panic, Rascal Flats, Alan Jackson, Dwight Yoakum, Merle Haggard, The Allman Brothers Band, The Clash, Jason Aldean, and The Normaltown Flyers.
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