Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Major Character #3

Family & Background
  • Father of major character #1
  • Born January 6, 1946, same day as his hero Syd Barrett
  • Married at the early age of 18 (in 1964) to his high school sweetheart
  • Other children to be determined
  • Has a cat named Lucyfur Sam, named after the Pink Floyd song

Career

  • Started officially working at American Motors in 1963 at the age of 17, although he helped out his father as "an apprentice" for 3 years before being officially hired by the company
  • Because of this, he likes to tell people he's worked at AMC since Kennedy won the elections in 1960
  • Likes to take credit for contributing to the design of the AMC Rambler Marlin, which he still drives. He often tells people he meets that he designed the car. To friends and relatives, he'll admit to contributing to the design. In reality, it was only a coincidence that the designer, Vincent Geraci, had similar ideas to him.
  • He has a strong work ethic and a stronger loyalty to American Motors.

Hobbies

  • Big fan of Syd Barrett as they share the same birthday. Only likes the Syd Barrett-era of Pink Floyd. Holds a grudge against Roger Waters. Likes to sing "Lucifer Sam" aloud to his cat.
  • Also is a big fan early Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. He shares this interest with his son, major character #1, and one of his coworkers who owns every album that Zappa ever released, including bootlegs. The Man from Utopia was just released during this screenplay.
  • Thinks 1967 was the best year in music history.
  • A Green Bay Packers fan. Although he didn't attend the first Superbowl, he did go the famous Ice Bowl of 1966. It was also his son's first Packers game. He took him there as a baby, which his wife strongly protested. "He will thank me for it later!" he replied.
  • Also a collector of psychedelic art.
  • Although it appears he may experiment with drugs, his only drug of choice is alcohol.

Personality & Relationships

  • He suffers from a narcissistic personality disorder - mainly about his contributions to American Motors
  • He expects his son, major character #1, to go along with his ideas and plans of following in his footsteps to work at AMC
  • Relationship with his wife is to be determined
  • He believes his son's friends look up to him

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