Mike Daisey is a dilettante.
Dilettante \Dil`et*tan"te\, n.; pl. Dilettanti. [It., prop. p. pr. of dillettare
to take delight in, fr. L. delectare to delight. See Delight, v. t.] An admirer
or lover of the fine arts; popularly, an amateur; especially, one who follows
an art or a branch of knowledge desultorily, or for amusement only.
He has held the following positions: security officer, web pornsniffer, high school teacher, blood plasma seller, archivist, telemarketer, television commentator, roofer, cow innard remover, law firm receptionist, cold-caller, rape counselor, DJ, freelance writer, accountant, night janitor in a home for the violently mentally ill, and dot-com wage slave.
His one-man shows include 21 Dog Years, Wasting Your Breath, and I Miss The Cold
War. They have been performed in unheated garages, hotel ballrooms, unused hallways
and Off-Broadway. His first book based on his monologues will be published this
June by the Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
In the experiential world, Mike lives in Brooklyn.
Visit Mike's home on the web, mikedaisey.com