Jeff Folker

• Name: Jeff Folker

• Age: 54

• Family: Three brothers in Utah

• Occupation: Heating and air conditioning mechanic

• Hobbies, interests: Fishing, golf

• Where do you get your news? TV, radio, Appeal-Democrat

• What keeps you in the Yuba-Sutter area? My job and my friends

• What is the closest you've been to a famous person? I met Mickie Rooney and Bill Walton while working as a hotel clerk in Sacramento. Mickey Rooney had just done a show at Music Circus and Bill Walton was in town for a Grateful Dead concert.

• Favorite musical groups/artists: Marshall Tucker Band and Waylon Jennings

• Favorite television show: "The Mentalist" and "CSI"

• Favorite sports team: New York Jets

• Favorite quote: There are two great disappointments in life: Not getting what you want, and getting what you want.

• What are your favorite places to go in Yuba-Sutter/Mid-Valley/Sacramento area? La Porte, The Sacramento River (for fishing) and all the golf courses around here for golfing.

• What are some of your fondest memories? When I was a little tiny boy, my older brother had polio. He wore those Frankenstein boots and leg braces. He would try to tell me what to do and I figured he couldn't catch me, but he'd catch me every time. He'd beat a tom-tom on my chest and shove blades of grass up my nose.

• If you were in charge, what would you change about the community? I think we should be a more tolerant society. Lighten up, man! We're all only here for a little bit.

• Do you play any instruments? I tried sax, tuba (and a couple others). They said, "no way" and they kicked me out of band.

• Favorite book: "Walden II" by B.F. Skinner

• Favorite movie: "No Time for Sergeants" with Andy Griffith

• What is your worst fear? That the human race will never figure out that we shouldn't be killing each other.