User:ToddC4176
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 Me at Yankee Stadium, 9 May 2006 |
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| Name: | Todd S. Custadio | ||
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| Location: | Dartmouth, Massachusetts | ||
| Zodiacs: | Aries (Celestial); Dragon (Chinese Zodiac) |
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| Education: | B.A., History/Secondary Education, Providence College ('98) |
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| Political Leaning: | Centrist | ||
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[edit] About Me
My name is Todd C. I have been on Wikipedia since July, 2005. In addition to my historical background, I am a musician, a longtime sports fan, and love to travel.
I was born in Fall River, Massachusetts and currently live in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. I am a graduate of Dartmouth High School, and hold a B.A. in History/Secondary Educatoin from Providence College in Providence, R.I. I am currently out of teaching, however; working as a bean counter to get by.
[edit] The Areas of My Expertise
I have several interests, most of which i've piped in on on Wikipedia. They include:
[edit] History
As previously stated, I have a B.A. in History. I am interested in the War Between The States, as well as Russian History. I am also interested in "weird" history.
My library, over 300 volumes, includes many books on history, including Manhunt: The 12-Day Search for Lincoln's Killers, The South Was Right!, Southern By The Grace of God, Weird History 101, The Pessimist's Guide To History, and books by Kenneth C. Davis, Michael Faquhar, and Tony Horvitz. I also have the two books by James W. Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me and Lies Across America; however, I really do not like him at all. He is a very liberal sociologist, with no background in history, and has a tendency to overstate his position of what is right and wrong ad nauseum. He is extremely anti-Southern due to his strong stance against racism (he spent much of his early career in the South during the Civil Rights Movement), and it tends to grate on me.
[edit] Music
In addition to being a historian, I am also a musician. By my best estimation, I have performed over 200 times in various groups, including the Dartmouth High School Marching Band, Stage Band, Concert Band and Orchestra, the Providence College Pep Band, Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble, the Tri-County Symphonic Band, the Mattapoisett Community Band, as well as in student productions at Providence College, as a guest performer for the Atlantis Charter School of Fall River, with Music Corner Studios Productions and in a local band. I have performed as a singer and on ten different instruments at least once, including: Baritone saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tuba (or Sousaphone), Baritone horn, Trumpet, Guitar (both electric and acoustic), Bass guitar, Synthesizer, and Drum set, as well as occasionally playing a Cowbell solo for the pep band. Vocally, I am a tenor; I have sung everything from rock to showtunes. As embarrasing as it might be, my first solo was, in fact, "(The Sun Will Come Out) Tomorrow," from the Broadway musical "Annie" (of course, it was a Cub Scout show night, and I played "Andy" because I had curly reddish hair when I was young!).
With Music Corner Studios, i worked mostly as a show designer/manager, although I do have quite a bit of experience with mixing boards and recording equipment. I also have a 446-disc (as of 26 July 2006) CD collection, with everything from rock to pop to jazz to blues to classical to christmas to irish to traditional to... well, you get the picture. Add in the vinyls, cassettes and 8-track cassettes (not joking!), and it comes out to about 500 albums, about 7,000 songs, and (before this last inventory) about a week and a half of nonstop music.
[edit] Massachusetts
Massachusetts is my home state, and has a lot to offer. I have visited and photographed 345 of the 351 cities and towns in the state (I am missing Nantucket, Aquinnah, Chilmark, West Tisbury, and Gosnold). I have begun attempting to add to the Massachusetts entries with the information I have found in various places.
[edit] Travel
I have traveled to 18 states and the District of Columbia. I have been traveling since I was young, going out to North Carolina to visit my aunt in Gastonia. From 1988 to 1994, i went on the annual family trip to Walt Disney World. All in all, i have visited the following places:
- all of Massachusetts & Rhode Island
- Much of New Hampshire, especially the areas around Concord, Portsmouth, Manchester, and the White Mountains National Park.
- Augusta, Maine
- Montpelier, Vermont
- New York, New York
- Sleepy Hollow, New York
- Cooperstown, New York
- Lake George, New York
- Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
- Washington, DC
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia (including Winchester, Luray and the New Market Battlefield Park)
- Charlottesville, Virginia (home to the University of Virginia and Monticello)
- Richmond, Virginia (including the Museum of The Confederacy)
- Williamsburg, Virginia
- Charlotte and Gastonia, North Carolina
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Orlando, Florida
- Cape Canaveral, Florida
- Miami, Florida and the surrounding area
- Birmingham, Alabama
I have also obviously traveled many highways to get to these places, including the entire current length of Interstate 95. Although I have driven through Georgia, West Virginia and Delaware, I have never stopped in these states (other than for a quick bite to eat).
The limits of my travels have been Birmingham to the west, Biscayne St at Ocean Drive in South Beach to the south, and the town of Houlton, Maine (at I-95's terminus) is my furthest north and east.
[edit] Sports
Finally, I am a HUGE sports fan. I have been a lifelong fan of the Boston Red Sox, and will readily admit to bawling my eyes out the night they won the 2004 World Series. I am also a fan of the New England Patriots, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Boston Celtics, and the Boston Bruins. As an alumni, I am a fan of the PC Friars. Since PC did not have a college football team, I am also a fan of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the Boston College Eagles, and the Penn State Nittany Lions. Due to my aunt bringing back souveniers from the state, I have also become a fan of the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Charlotte 49ers basketball teams.
I have been to the following stadiums and arenas:
- Fenway Park
- Foxboro Stadium
- Boston Garden (for the last college hockey game played there)
- TD Banknorth Garden (for the 1996 Hockey East championships, won by PC)
- Conte Forum and Alumni Stadium at BC
- Harvard Stadium
- The Yale Bowl
- The Ryan Center
- Yankee Stadium
- Madison Square Garden
- Charlotte Coliseum (1997 NCAA Southeast sub-regional, including PC's upset win over Duke)
- BJCC Arena (1997 NCAA Southeast Regionals)
I am currently working on updating and reformatting the college football stadiums and college basketball arenas on Wikipedia.
[edit] Other Places Online
- My handle on Fark.com is FriarReb98.
- My AOL screen name is DRamir1101.
I also spend a lot of time playing online games, including sudoku and the games at Pogo.com.
