Facing the Firing Squad: Allen Rash

A person is interesting to the degree he thinks and acts outside of himself.

The people I find most interesting are those who extend themselves beyond self-interest.  They willingly confront bigger issues and challenges.  They stand for principles.

Those are the kinds of people I like to be around.  Those are the people I enjoy writing about.  These are the people I tend to call my friends.

And so, I shall.

Facing the Firing Squad is my new feature.  But guns or bullets are not allowed.  Only questions and answers.

This idea came from a suggestion by my longtime comrade known as “El Tontoligo,” the Jewish Spaniard raised in France who became an American and now lives in Los Angeles.  I know — that’s a blender full of issues.  By the way, “El Tontoligo” essentially means “the village idiot.”

The basic concept was to borrow the “Proust Questionnaire” from Vanity Fair and fire my own set of questions to the most interesting people I know, and even some I don’t know but hope to know better.

Brothers and sisters, ladies and gentlemen, everyone who lives and loves life — I hereby present Facing the Firing Squad.