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PERSONALITIES AND PENCHANTS
1. BOYHOOD FRIENDS I KNEW AND REMEMBER MOST!
In the order I knew them I pick these ten!
- John Rohrer, Brother
- Dick Eggert, Towaco Grade School
- John Borinski, Towaco Grade School
- Blain Trexler, Towaco neighbor
- Frank Weaver, Towaco gun dealer
- Bill Ryan, Mountain Lakes High School
- Maurie Mader, Mountain Lakes High School
- Tony Bacon, Mountain Lakes
- Pete Daily, Mountain Lakes and USMC
- Pete Kettle, Mountain Lakes High School and USMC
2. LATER FRIENDS I KNEW AND REMEMBER MOST!
In the order I knew them I pick these ten!
- Steve Niebur, USMC
- Mick Putterbaugh, USMC
- Herman Solomon, USMC
- Jack Malone, Aircraft Radio and Harley-Davidson
- Paul Hansen, Professional photographer in California
- Dick Terry, Harley-Davidson
- John Ellison, Harley-Davidson
- Phil Boydston, Harley-Davidson
- Tom Platz, Harley-Davidson
- Brian Follas, Eaton and Excomedia
3. MEN WHO MOST IMPACTED MY LIFE!
In the order I knew them I pick these ten!
- George Rohrer, Father
- John Nelson, Uncle
- Art Granzen, Best family friend
- John Easton, Fraternity Counselor
- Vincent Dipano, Senior Drill Instructor USMC
- Alfred Loreth, Rocket Section Leader USMC
- Ed Karnes, VP Sales, Aircraft Radio Corporation
- John Mollema, Sales Manager, RCA Avionics
- Elgin Davis, Advertising Executive
- William G. Mennen, The Mennen Company
4. MEN WHO ALSO IMPACTED MY LIFE!
In the order I knew them I pick these ten!
- Tony Gallie, Senior Vice President, N. W. Ayer
- Van Jacobsen, President, Ayer West Coast
- Ray Tritten, President, AMF
- Charlie Thompson, President, AMF Harley-Davidson
- Gus Davis, President, AMF Harley-Davidson
- Tom Cardile, Senior Vice President, Ryder System
- Bill Sheriff, President, Truck Stops of America and ARC
- Fred Reichelt, President, Verex Assurance
- Jim McCormack, Retired Investment Banker
- Gopal Sing, General Manger, Eaton TISD
5. WOMEN WHO MOST IMPACTED MY LIFE!
In the order I knew them I pick these ten!
- Marion Rohrer, Mother
- Ella Edwards, Grandmother
- Norma Ayers, Aunt
- Alice Granzen, Best family friend
- Sandy Robinson, First love
- Hiroko Yoshimoto, First woman
- Carolyn Smith Rohrer, First wife
- Jessica Salamancas, Aviation publishing executive
- Jonnie Rohrer, Wife and my most special person!
- Laura A. Fisher, Financial services sales executive
6. PEOPLE WHO MOST IMPRESSED ME!
In order of importance to me I pick these ten!
- Immanuel Velikovsky
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Sigmund Freud
- Otto Rank
- Carl Jung
- Arthur Schopenhauer
- Theodor Reik
- Ernest Becker
- Carlos Castaneda
- Lou Andreas Salomé
7. MAJOR BOOKS I RESPECT THE MOST!
Of the thousands in my library I pick these ten!
- Worlds in Collision, Velikovsky
- Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Nietzsche
- The World as Will and Representation, Schopenhauer
- Totem and Taboo, Freud
- Beyond the Pleasure Principal, Freud
- The Future of an Illusion, Freud
- Civilization and It’s Discontents, Freud
- Symbols of Transformation, Jung
- Denial of Death, Becker
- In the Shadow of Moloch, Bergman
8. MUSIC I HAVE LOVED THE MOST!
Of the Hundreds in my library I pick these ten plus one!
- Greatest rock bands - The Beatles and The Rolling Stones
- Greatest rock performance - The Wall, Pink Floyd
- Greatest contemporary rock band - U2
- The group that changed me the most - The Who
- Favorite album - "Dark side of the Moon", Pink Floyd
- Most amazing classical - Wagner, The Ring
- Favorite classical composer - Rachmaninoff
- Most Dramatic - Les Preludes, Liszt
- Most Touching - Symphony No. 2, Mahler
- Most Beautiful - Die Moldau, Smetanta
- Most amazing popular - Tangerine Dream 25th Phaedra Anniversary Concert, Live in London at the Shepherd's Bush Empire 11th June 2005 -- SPELLBINDING!
9. CONCERTS I HAVE ENJOYED THE MOST!
Of the more than one hundred I have attended I pick these ten!
- Van Cliburn, World Tour, San Diego, 1960
- Elton John, Yellow Brick Road, LA Dodger Stadium, 1973
- ELO, Los Angeles Forum, 1974
- Pink Floyd, Animals, Anaheim Stadium, CA 1977
- Bee Gee's, Los Angeles, Madison and Chicago, 1977
- Eagles, Hotel California, Milwaukee, 1978
- Fleetwood Mack, Alpine Valley, WI 1978
- Supertramp, Crime of the Century, Milwaukee, 1979
- Mahler Second Symphony, Carnegie Hall, NY, 1990
- Pink Floyd, Delicate Sound of Thunder, Oakland,
Madison, and Dallas1990 and 1991
10. MOVIES I ENJOYED THE MOST!
In a lifetime of viewing I pick these ten!
- Ben Hur
- It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World
- The Wall, Pink Floyd
- Rattle and Hum, U2
- Brave Heart
- Legends of the Fall
- Pulp Fiction
- Heat
- Fargo
- Mulholland Drive
11. THINGS I LOVED THE MOST!
In a lifetime of experiences I pick these ten!
- Above all my wife Jonnie
- My sons Steven and Jaron
- Our home
- Playing golf with my son Jaron
- California in the 1960’s and 1970’s
- Racing motorcycles
- Flying airplanes
- Rock and Roll Music
- Reading
- Our Dogs
12. THINGS I HATED THE MOST!
In a lifetime of experiences I pick these ten!
- My father dying when I was just 13
- My own weaknesses
- Being skinny
- Bullies and assholes
- Dropping out of High School
- Stupidity
- Noise
- Barking Dogs
- Bright lights
- Unemployment
13. LOCATIONS I LOVED THE MOST!
Of all the places I have been I pick these ten!
- Sils Maria – Chasté, Switzerland
- Grand Canyon, AZ
- Crater Lake, OR
- Tokyo, Japan
- Beijing, China
- Berlin, Germany
- Coast Highway, Nepenthe, CA
- Maui, Hawaii
- Yellowstone Park, WY
- Glacier Park, MT
14. ACCOMPLISHMENTS I AM MOST PROUD!
Of all the things I have accomplished I pick these ten!
- USMC expert with the .45 ACP and M-1 rifle
- Passing the exam for my commercial pilots license
- Graduating from University of Southern California
- Being sent to Harvard by both RCA, 1971 and AMF, 1981
- Successfully racing amateur expert motocross
- Achieving Vice President in a Fortune 100 company at 39
- Traveling extensively in all 50 States, Europe and Asia
- The “Scotoma” outline for my forthcoming books
- Raising two college educated sons
- Being married to Jonnie for 31 years!
15. SOME FUTURE OBJECTIVES…
Of all the things I still want to do I pick these ten!
- Finish my first book: Scotoma…
- Score consistently in the 90’s at golf
- Take Jonnie back to Europe
- Stay as healthy as possible
- Retire in Bermuda Run, NC / Accomplished
- Visit our son Steven in Hawaii / Accomplished
- Beat my son Jaron at golf / Accomplished
- Read a story to a Grandchild / Accomplished
- Take a cruise around the world
- Celebrate a 50th Wedding Anniversary with Jonnie
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