Hello, I'm Iain and I adore polar bears ! .... WOOF!!!

I'm a Scot; not a nationalist but very patriotic. Over the past 28 years I've been employed by a major Scottish Bank, posting me to different areas of Scotland, including Isle of Skye and Argyll. Currently, I work in Edinburgh in underwriting ..... YES ! I'm the guy who declined your overdraft ................................

Oh stop booing and hissing !!

I bought a PC in 1995 and it opened my eyes to the gay world. I saw men I'd fantasised about all my life and realised that they actually existed; BEARS !! Suddenly "Gay" didnt just mean effeminate or camp to me, it was a million different things and I realised I wanted that lifestyle and, at last after 30 odd years, I admitted to myself ... I'M GAY !!

I never wanted a label or to be sterotyped, categorised or pigeon-holed. I'm most comfortable being, just simply - Iain ....... human being, nice guy, loves Bears !!

For my sins, I support my local football (soccer) team - St. Mirren F.C. ..... trust me - its definitely a difficult labour of love, but last season (2005 -2006) we won the First Division championship. I've never been very athletic, but watching men is a great spectator sport !!

I love travelling to different countries, experiencing the delights of new cultures especially in recent years. Check out my list of favourite places in the world that I've visited, plus some facts and things special to me. I've also tried to be put some interesting links on the list which you may want to check out.

  1. Born - 1960
  2. Place of Birth - PAISLEY, SCOTLAND, UK
  3. Actors - ANTHONY HOPKINS, FRANCO NERO, TOM SELLECK, JAMES GALDOLFINI, BOB HOSKINS, ALEC BALDWIN
  4. Band - THE BEATLES, CROWDED HOUSE, R.E.M., U2
  5. Bear Pinup - JACK RADCLIFFE
  6. Bear Type - Polar Bears Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!
  7. Beer - BECKS
  8. Car - JAGUAR (I wish.......)
  9. City - VENICE, . . . .SYDNEY, BARCELONA, . . . .PARIS, KYOTO, . . . . . SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK (in no particular order)
  10. Colour - Blue
  11. Country - AUSTRALIA

    (well I would say that, wouldn’t I !)
  12. Food - ITALIAN
  13. Football Team - ST MIRREN F.C. (Scottish Football League)
  14. Place - GRAND CANYON, SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE, NIAGARA FALLS
  15. Songs - (loads more e.g anything by THE BEATLES, but just a selection)
    • SHAKIN’ ALL OVER - JOHNNY KIDD & THE PIRATES (1960)
    • GOD ONLY KNOWS - BEACH BOYS (1966)
    • WATERLOO SUNSET - KINKS (1967)
    • THE TEARS OF A CLOWN - SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES (1967)
    • I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - MARVIN GAYE (1968)
    • VIRGINIA PLAIN - ROXY MUSIC (1972)
    • SUPERSTITION - STEVIE WONDER (1972)
    • LIFE ON MARS - DAVID BOWIE (1973)
    • LADY MARMALADE - LABELLE (1974)
    • LET IT GROW - ERIC CLAPTON (1974)
    • ANARCHY IN THE UK - SEX PISTOLS (1976)
    • LOVE HANGOVER - DIANA ROSS (1976)
    • I FEEL LOVE - DONNA SUMMER (1977)
    • IN THE NAVY - VILLAGE PEOPLE (1978) (only joking !!)
    • WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES - DOOBIE BORTHERS (1978)
    • BAKER STREET - GERRY RAFFERTY (1978)
    • I TRAVEL - SIMPLE MINDS (1980)
    • REWARD - THE TEARDROP EXPLODES (1980)
    • LET’S GROOVE - EARTH WIND & FIRE (1981)
    • UNCERTAIN SMILE - THE THE (1982)
    • BILLIE JEAN -MICHAEL JACKSON (1983)
    • WOOD BEEZ - SCRITTI POLITTI (1984)
    • THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL (PLAYING WITH MY HEART) - EURYTHMICS (1985)
    • DRIVING AWAY FROM HOME ......... (JIM'S TUNE) - ITS IMMATERIAL (1986)
    • LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT - TALK TALK (1986)
    • WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - U2 (1987)
    • ORINOCO FLOW & EVENING FALLS - ENYA (1988)
    • LIKE A PRAYER - MADONNA (1989)
    • BEING BORING - PET SHOP BOYS (1990)
    • PRAYING FOR TIME - GEORGE MICHAEL (1990)
    • EVERYBODY HURTS - R.E.M. (1992)
    • ORDINARY WORLD - DURAN DURAN (1993)
    • FINGERS OF LOVE - CROWDED HOUSE (1994)
    • KISS FROM A ROSE - SEAL (1994)
    • JUST - RADIOHEAD (1995)
    • THE NEW POLLUTION - BECK (1997)
    • NOT IF YOU WERE THE LAST JUNKIE ON EARTH - DANDY WARHOLES (1998)
    • ALL I NEED - AIR (1998)
    • PORCELAIN - MOBY (2000)
    • TROUBLE - COLDPLAY (2000)
    • HOTEL YORBA - THE WHITE STRIPES (2001)
    • FREAK LIKE ME - SUGABABES (2002)
    • PAINKILLER - TURIN BRAKES (2003)
    • CANNONBALL - DAMIEN RICE (2003)
    • FRIDAY'S CHILD - WILL YOUNG (2004)
    • VERTIGO - U2 (2004)
    • I PREDICT A RIOT - KAISER CHIEFS (2005)
    • SPEED OF SOUND - COLDPLAY (2005)
    • BETTER TOGETHER - JACK JOHNSON (2006)
  16. Songwriter - LENNON / MCCARTNEY, NEIL FINN, ELVIS COSTELLO, PRINCE
  17. TV Series - STAR TREK (all series)
  18. Whisky - Glenmorangie

Well thats me - I guess !!

Hugs

Iain

peek-a-boo !!

what's up doc !! ............... a shirt & tie ??

new specs

.....ho-ho-ho !!

where's the bears !!

...blond bombshell (sic)

.....The Harry Potter years

Howdy Partner !! USA 2004

..........back a bit, back a bit, back a .....OOOPS!!

Grand Canyon 2004

WOW !!!