John Hanley

Name: John Hanley

Age: 52

Family: I live with my wife Lisa, and my step-son Mickey Simcox.

City of residence: Corning

Occupation: Floor supervisor for the casino. I've worked there for five years now and before that I worked in maintenance for the City of Corning for 21 years.

Favorite part of the job: Meeting the customers.

What part of your job would you gladly give up? The hours

What do you like most about Corning? Knowing a lot of people; just having friends and family close by who support you, especially in times of need.

What would you like least about Corning? Being a small town, everybody knows your business. When I first moved here, I use to say people even knew how many times you flushed the toilet cause the water level went down.

What is the closest you've been to a famous person? I'd have to say my brother, Dan Hanley. He received an Academy Award for being the film editor for "Apollo 13." Because of him, I've also met Ron Howard and other people in Hollywood such as the cast of "Happy Days."

Tell us about a life-changing experience: Marrying Lisa and having children.

If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for? No war, I hate seeing the list of people who've died... and how young the kids are.

Whom do you most admire and why? I'd have to say Lisa. I really admire her work ethic, even when she had back problems she stayed upbeat and didn't give up.

What is your favorite place to go in the area? Starbucks

What was your first job? Making sandwiches when I was 17 at the Pickle Barrel in L.A. I actually lost my job there cause I ate too much.

If you were a superhero, what would your power be? To get rid of sadness, I guess to have the power to make people laugh - a comedian.

What's something you can't live without? Oxygen

What's something about yourself that your friends might not know? That I'm actually pretty intelligent. (laugh)

Do you have any pet peeves? Lousy drivers.

Describe yourself in three words: Honest, caring, compassionate.

What kind of pets do you have? We have a cat named "Spaz"; a yellow lab, "Bella"; a Jack Russell, "Scout" and a terrier, "Tramp."

Hobbies/interests: Hunting, fishing, coaching baseball.

Where do you get your news? From the Corning Observer of course. And Channel 7 News.

What's your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? Duck hunting.

What is your dream job? Coaching major league baseball.

Fondest memory? A spring training game against the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates when I was catcher for the White Sox. The Pirates won the World Series that year and I got to play against some Hall of Famers such as Willie Stargell.

Favorite book: Any of the Robert Parker novels.

What are your favorite foods? Mexican

Favorite musical group: Country, "Rascal Flatts."

If you were reincarnated as an animal, what would you be and why? Probably one of Lisa's dogs - they just lay around and get pampered and all foo-foo'd up like getting their nails done, even the hunting dog.

What's your guilty pleasure? Summer barbecues in the backyard with friends.

What quality in people do you most admire? Honesty/loyalty

What was your favorite toy as a child? When I was 8 or 9, I had an electric football game. I'd spend forever setting up the players and then the whole thing would vibrate and the players would fall over; and I'd start all over again.

Favorite superhero? The Invisible Man.

Favorite television show: "Gilligan's Island"

Worst television show: "The Gong Show"

Favorite movie: "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Field of Dreams."

Worst movie ever made: Any of the Harry Potter movies.

Worst fear: Something happening to my family.

Most embarrassing moment: Now, showing off on my mountain bike and popping "wheelies" when Lisa and I first started dating and crashing.

Contact Cindy Monroe at 824-5464 or cmonroe@tcnpress.com.