Scott Haverly

My husband of 16 years is an interesting and interested man. His latest interest is recording. He actually traded one of the loves of his life, his Harley, for a recording studio. He is coaching a client as I write, on how to do voice over work. He also does instrumental and vocal recording. All things electronic are his passion. The number of "gadgets" the man has accumulated attests to the fact his health is much improved and he's doing things, once again.  Scott's life has been a multi-faceted journey. Following are excerpts from a list he composed some years ago of the things he has done - Really!

Fathered four children. Traveled through seven countries in Europe on a push-bike. Lived on a sailboat. Piloted a helicopter in combat. Attained the rank of Captain of Infantry in the US Army. Married three times. Almost drank myself to death. Attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Survived open heart surgery. Earned and wore the Green Beret of the US Army Special Forces. Jumped out of a perfectly good airplane (with a parachute).

Sold Life Insurance and commercial real estate. Won a Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism. Had my leg amputated. Wrote a novel. Been a motivational speaker. Stayed three days in a Scottish castle as a guest of the Lord of the Manor. Buried too many buddies during the Vietnam conflict. Acted in an off-Broadway play in New York City. Had a television talent show with my siblings. Sang backup on a record for a British Rocker near King's Cross in London. 

Walked beside the Berlin Wall. Wept at the sight of Marie Antoinette's sewing table in Hollyrood Palace in Edinburg, Scotland. Attended the Highland Games in Inverness, Scotland. Faced the barrel of an East German soldier's machine gun. Attended an anti-nukes rally at Trafalgar Square in London. Stood near a wall at the Tower of London where kings, presidents, prime  ministers, and movie stars have listened to a beefeater guard talk about Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth I. Visited East Berlin and felt the oppression and fear of totalitarianism. Sat alone in Sir Isaac Newton's pew at Cambridge University Chapel. Listened as a lone bag-piper played Amazing Grace at sundown at Inverness Castle in Scotland. Stood on perma-frost above the Arctic Circle on a moonlit night at sixty-five degrees below zero and listened to wolves howling in the distance. Spent a night (or two) in the "hoosegow".

In recovery for nearly 30 years.

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