favorite teachers
Becky Blake

favorite musical artists
Rory Block
Lauren Ellis
Lyle Lovett Rush
The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies
Stevie Ray Vaughan

favorite songs
If I had a Boat
Peel Me a Grape
Tom Sawyer
Leave My Little Girl Alone

favorite authors
Joseph Campbell
Kinky Friedman
John Lachs
John Leonard
Toni Morrison
William Saffire
Homer

favorite comic strip
Boondocks
Calvin and Hobbes
Dilbert
Doonesbury

favorite visual artists
Adrienne Outlaw
William Edmondson
Alberto Giacometti

Leave a message for Matt at the THS-83 virtual Tolo!

CURRENTLY:  I live in Fairview, about 15 miles west of Nashville (that's in Tennessee). My job as a manufacturing engineer for an automotive parts plant involves planning and installing robotized production lines and troubleshooting existing lines and products for most major auto companies. If you have a Toyota or Nissan or drive a Mustang (don't do it!) or Suburban, you probably have some parts off of one of my assembly lines in your vehicle. Now isn't that exciting? After college, I spent eighteen months at Xerox in San Antonio, but I've been at auto parts plants in Tennessee since 1989. My jobs have taken me to Japan and Mexico, but usually involve nothing more exotic than an occasional Detroit visit.

MAJOR EVENTS:  In 2001, I started my master's degree at Vanderbilt. These are easily the best instructors I've ever had, and I've met several interesting, intellectually challenging classmates. It's a lot of work, but I'm finally enjoying my college experience.  

BEST MEMORY:  Well, it was when I....... Wait, that wasn't me!