About The Author

My brother & I taken in 1971, but which one is which?

Name:

Mark Andrew Shufflebottom

Newsgroup Alias:

Mark Gitte (don't ask why, it's very sad)

Born:

18/03/67, Hyde Cheshire

Married:

To the loverly Elizabeth

Lives:

Todmorden, West Yorks. with Liz, my two step sons, Elliott & Rory,  two dogs & three cats

Educated:

Ashton Grammar School Ashton-under-lyne, left with 7 O levels, & later obtained a B/Tec national in computer studies

Occupation:

Full time house husband at present (unemployed)

Favorite Music:

Fairly eclectic, but also left of centre, you'll find the likes of Public Enemy & Fugazi nestling up to Hüsker Dü & Fatboy Slim. Not forgetting my roots I'm also partial to groups from the Manchester area from the well known (Oasis & The Stone Roses), to the more obscure (The Fall, King of the Slums, What? Noise)

Favorite Film Directors:

 Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Takeshi Kitano, John Woo.

Favorite Authors:

James Ellroy, Umberto Eco, Terry Pratchett, Bill Bryson

Hobbies:

Photography, metrology, tropical fish