Michael Jones lost it at the movies watching 'The Third Man.' Later, he produced a movie review show with Roger Ebert for a Chicago radio station.

He has been writing columns on public policy, movie reviews, and stories for years. He was honored by the Sea Park Surf Association for his nose riding skills, ran with the bulls in Pamplona three separate times, and won the Badminton Invitational Golf Tournament once.

His opening gambit in any interpersonal communication is to ask what one's top ten movies are. From 1992 until late 2003 he verbally communicated only using dialogue from 'One Eyed Jacks.' Since then he has worked much of 'Going South' into his conversations.