Bill Slater in a Nutshell


Name : William Favre Slater, III
Home Phone : 773-235-3080
Nickname : Bill, Wild Bill
Birthplace : Memphis, Tennessee (I was raised in the South)
Height : 6' 1.5"
Weight : 245lbs
Eyes : Hazel
Hair Color : Brown, but bald on top -- I do have a well trimmed beard
Marital Status :  Happily married since December 2000
Address : 1409 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60622, United States of America
Other Places I've Lived:
     Mundelein, IL --  (01/95  -  12/95)     
     Twinsburg, OH --  (03/94  -  12/94)
     Nashua, New Hampshire -- (10/92  -  03/94)
     Colorado Springs, Colorado --  (05/91 -  10/92)
     Chicago, Illinois -- (11/86  -  05/91)
     Houston, Texas --  (11/80  -  11/86)
     Omaha, Nebraska -- (07/77  -  10/80)
     Memphis, Tennessee -- (08/58  -  07/77)
     Temple, Texas --  (11/55  -  08/58)
     Memphis, Tennessee -- (Born - 10/03/55)
Hobbies:

Working on my network at home, the Internet, photography, chess, listening to music (favorite musicians are Andreas Vollenweider and Peter Rowan), playing music (folk, bluegrass, and mountain music (I play mountain dulcimer, jawbone, guitar, washboard, washtub bass, kazoo, and some different types or percussion.), and writing. I have several pen pals from all over, and I always welcome more. I love computers, writing, and listening to Andreas Vollenweider music.  Also reading.

Luckiest Moments:

1st: Meeting, courting, and marrying my lovely Bride, Joanna Roguska.  Read about it at http://billslater.com/internetlovestory.htm 

2nd: Meeting my Computer Mentor, Jim Jarnagin, in the computer book section of WaldenBooks in downtown Houston, TX.

Greatest Experiences:

1st: Meeting, courting, and marrying my lovely Bride, Joanna Roguska.  Read about it at http://billslater.com/internetlovestory.htm 

2nd: Meeting Andreas Vollenweider twice in 1989

Worst Experience:

Buying a condo in Houston, TX in 1982. Owned it till 12/91 and lost $100,000 of actual money on it.

Some of my Life's Goals :

To avail as much Light and Love as possible to the World; AND to maybe travel to Switzerland someday and spend the day talking and hanging out with Andreas Vollenweider, and trying to figure out what HE thinks his music is REALLY about.

Hopes and Dreams:

Last Updated: Sunday, April 10, 2005
William F. Slater, III