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20 Questions: A Sketch of Centre chemistry professor Conrad Shiba
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Conrad Shiba playing the hammered dulcimer |
RELEASED: Dec. 8, 2005
2. Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
3. Career highlight: Appearing in the movie "Bluegrass," which featured Cheryl Ladd, Mickey Rooney, Wayne Rogers, and Brian Kerwin
4. Signature class: CHE 132, when I sing "Sodium Chloride" accompanied by guitar
5. Recent publication/exhibition/performance: Played hammered dulcimer, guitar, and banjo at the Great American Dulcimer Convention, Pineville, KY, on September 24
6. Family details: Wife Susan, daughters Erin and Katy, stepdaughter Sarah
7. Hobbies: Folk music (guitar, banjo, hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, autoharp, banjo-uke, harmonica); tai chi (Yang 24 and Lee sword forms- you'll sometimes see me practicing on the lawn in front of Olin); fly-fishing for trout; flatwater kayaking; raising bonsai
8. Pets: two cats, Sonny and Cher (not named by me)
9. Prized possession: my father's fly rod, my 1930 Vega banjo
10. Last book read: Teach Yourself Volcanoes
11. Memorable trip/vacation: 1984 trip to Badlands, Custer Memorial, Mt. Rushmore, Glacier, Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain National Parks. Oh yes, also attended a chemical education conference on that trip.
12. Favorite movie: Casablanca , Kung Fu Hustle
13. Favorite album: Summer Oaks and Porch --Red Clay Ramblers; Born to Run --Springsteen; The Source--Osamu Kitajima
14. Favorite food: sushi, Thai red curry
15. Favorite smell: good coffee
16. Person you most admire: my father
17. Living figure you'd most like to meet: the Dalai Lama
18. Historical figure you'd most like to meet: Thomas Jefferson
19. What would you be doing if you weren't teaching at Centre: operating a music store or fly-fishing shop
20. Describe yourself in three words: methodical, persistent, private
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