John Buccheri

  • 01-name: John "Cherubic" Buccheri
  • 02-hometown / current location: New Britain, CT/Evanston, IL and outer space
  • 03-instruments(s) played: piano, ocarina, rain stick, kazoo, chambered nautilus,bugle, and all the instruments on my Yamaha PSR 630
  • 04-music background: PhD in Music Theory from Eastman School of Music; taught theory at Northwestern University for many years, starting in 1897; began playing jazz with others about 5 years ago.
  • 05-favorite song(s) of the moment: Lazy Afternoon
  • 06-profession: retired (I said "retired" not "retarded")
  • 07-favorite color: clear
  • 08-type of car you drive:2005 Prius (get with the program folks, buy a hybrid!)
  • 09-your dream job: teaching theory at Northwestern
  • 10-favorite driving music? can't stop lovin' that Count Basie person
  • 11-do you like driving in snow? Metaphorically (get it? get it?) I've been driving in snow all my life.  I would have it no other way. I especially like it when it's fresh and new and beautiful, which I guess means I relish change and new encounters and trying new shit out.
  • 12-do you like coffee? Like? I'm addicted. if so, what is your favorite coffee-type drink?Italian roast from the Italian Coffee Bar in Ev. IL, beans ground fresh, made strong and hot (...Oooo, baby!), served black, no sugar.
  • 13-what do you do during the week? I:1.mostly walk around my condo, looking for stuff 2. play the piano (but I don't practice) 3. go to the gym 3-5 times a week 4. read, mostly non-fiction 5. spend too much time at the computer 6. go on Photoshop binges 7. throw old stuff away  8. eat with friends 9. get down on the floor and make out with my cat, Coolidge 10. travel (last two trips: hiking in the Grand Canyon w/ lovely daughter Sarah, and snowshoeing in Taos) 11. stare at sunrises
  • 14-anything else you would like to add? 1. My grandfather taught me an Italian proverb with the longest Italian word in it.  Can you find it?  

    "Chi troppo in alto sale, cade sovente-precipitevolissimevolmente." 
    Translation: "Those who rise too high,too fast, fall suddenly- and precipitously."

    2. The true measure of an individual's character is the way he/she treats those who may be perceived by others as being somehow less privileged, either economically, intellectually, or by reason of some other circumstance.

    3. At some point in life, I learned that risking being perceived a fool allows you to have oodles of fun. This is now my MAIN RULE OF LIFE.