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Questions & Answers

STEPHEN Reid from Hillsborough is also known as the 'Story Teller Man'. lie retired last year as the Manger of the ATLAS Women's Centre and since then local groups have been enjoying hearing his stories.

What do you like doing on your day of
Only problem with retirement is you never get a day off.

If you were to choose your favourite meal what would it be, where and why?
Fish Chowder with crusty bread at home cooked by my wife Sandra.

What has been your proudest moment?
When I became a Dad.

What was the most frightening moment of your life?
When I became a Dad

How would you describe your taste in clothes?
Superb, but a bit basic.

What would you do if you won a million pounds?
Spend it to stop bankers and financial advisers getting their hands on it.

What was your most embarrassing moment?
Walking out of a shop on holiday in Spain dragging some other man's poor wife behind me by the hand. That nearly created an interesting story.

What music do you like?
Romantic Classical like Sergei Rachmaninoff second piano Concerto. It will make your soul soar like a bird's.

What sports person do you most admire?
Mary Peters

Describe your best ever holiday. What would your dream holiday be?
We took the children to Tenerife in mid summer to an apartment and just lazed about beside the pool and beach playing with them for two weeks. Pleasures were so simple then. Now they have left home a world cruise sounds good.

What is your greatest remaining ambition?
To maintain a happy focus on life and enjoy my family.

If you could spend a day with a celebrity whom would you choose?
Peter Ustinov. One of the greatest raconteurs and story tellers ever.

If you were stranded on a desert island what three things would you want with you?
Paper and pen (as one thing). A dictionary, and the greatest source of storytelling, the Bible.

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Ulster Star
27/02/2009