| About Carl Reuter | STOP PRESS: Carl now working with the Harpoon Blues Band. Double album of original tracks imminent! Carl Reuter, O.B.E. - singer, instrumentalist and composer. He plays original, self-penned rock 'n roll jumpin' blues. He was a cultural diplomat for 30 years. He woke up one day and decided to live the dream. He now lives on an island in the Adriatic. He has a HOT one-man show. He travels. He entertains. His sound is unique and exciting. He is somehow both eco-sympathetic and an extreme petrolhead. No one knows how. “When talking about himself, a gentleman should always mumble, use random emphasis and be virtually incoherent. This gives people a good excuse for not listening…” (a thought inspired by The Fast Show.) Carl doesn't feel comfortable talking about himself, so the autobiography below is therefore deliberately written as an incoherent visual mumble. He politely invites readers to skip over much or all of it... "Kenyaparentsgetdivorcewidehorizonsbitterarguments multiplenewpartnersexcitementfatherbusydistantand frighteningprivilegedmotherlong silencesand short claustrophobicattentionloveofwildlifeabandonment issuesNgonghillsLakeNaivashaMountLongonotAberdares lonelyduringholidaysdogsasfriendsJoeytheparrothorses SnowflakeandAngelinaangergrowsKarenhouseWaabeach houseresentmentgrowscoralreefjealousyofotherswith familiessnakessafariscampingtragedies:stepbrother killedbycrocstepfatherdeadat53fromstrokeboarding StMary’sKentonCollegeschooldisciplinetroubles boxingrugbyshorttemper10speedracingbikeconstant fightingscoutssenttoDarwenLancashiretolivewith stepauntandunclefascinationwithcarsandmotorcycles unhappyinukEastAfricanCoronationSafariRallyNakuru racecircuitBrackenhursthillclimbsinsecurefirstguitar for7thbirthdayaggressivefather’sbluescollectionbeginning ofalifetimeloveofplayingmusichormonalteensgood academicresultsfatherrefusedtopayforuniversityplaceat Cambridgethreeyearsofsalesandmarketingwork didn’tspeaktofatherforfouryearsrevelledinchaotic independencedifficultworkyearsbeforeuniversity universityasindependentstudent4yearstofirstdegree atSouthamptonalwaysbrokeplayed infirstbands developedsolobluesactseveralcarandmotorcycle accidentsteachingjobPoolecontinuingangermanagement issuesteachingjobuniversityofBariItalymovetoBritish CouncilHongKongmarriagetofirstwifeMastersdegree atReadingBritishCouncilGreeceBritishCouncilAbu DhabiBritishCouncilHQLondonBritishCouncilCairo firstwiferanoffwithsomeoneelseoutoftheblueshock periodofrelationshipchaosandthensurprisingsense of reliefspectaculardesertmarriagetolifepartnerMejrema stresslevelsincreasinginlinewithpromotionsBritish CouncilRomeculturaldiplomacyquestionsBritishCouncil KuwaitincreasingfeelingthatI’dtakenawrongturn somewherePashathecatbuilthouseonbeautifulDalmatian islandBritishCouncilBangladeshBritishCouncilLibya healthproblemsagainkeptthemusicgoingfirstalbum NewBlues2003charityconcertsweekendgigsandparties regularsongwritingstresslevelsthroughtheroofleft itallbehindOBEfromHMtheQueenmovedtoDalmatia happilygaveupdiplomat’ssalaryprivilegesandsecurity decompressionphasewrotenewsongsboughtandlearned recordingequipmentsetupstudioproducednewCDcalled KingoftheOneManBlueslivegigswhenIfeellikeitArkos DolphinboatlargemotorcycleequippedLandRoveroffroad rallytripssearchforwildplacesandallthat’sjustphaseone." |
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