UP CLOSE -- Larry Crandall

-- Compiled by Torus Tammer

* WHEN DOES YOUR TERM EXPIRE? December 2000

* FAMILY STATUS: Happily married

* AGE: 50 years young

* EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in public administration from Cal State

Fullerton

* OTHER ELECTED OFFICES HELD: Fountain Valley School District Board of

Trustees for eight years; 67th Assembly District, Republican Central

Committee

* PRESENT OCCUPATION: Investigator and Fountain Valley city councilman

* EXPLAIN YOUR JOB: As a council member, approve the budget and set

policy for the 56,000 residents of Fountain Valley

* YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: Raising two wonderful daughters in today’s

society

* PERSONAL MOTTO: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

* MOST HUMBLING MOMENT: Whenever I look at the moon, stars and planets

and appreciate the order of the universe

* YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE: Playing golf at top-rated golf courses

* WHAT CASSETTE OR COMPACT DISC IS IN YOUR CAR RIGHT NOW? Kenny G’s

“Breathless”

* YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION: My health and sense of humor

* WHICH WORDS OR PHRASE DO YOU OVERUSE? No problem!

* WHAT CAN YOU COOK? Everything and anything -- omelets, salmon, steak,

chicken, chocolate chip cookies...

* A HABIT YOU WISH YOU COULD CONTROL: Eating too fast

* THE COLLEGE MAJOR YOU ALMOST CHOSE: Business administration

* YOUR LAST CHARITABLE ACT: Chaired an elementary school event to open a

time capsule

* AS A CHILD, WHAT DID SCHOOLMATES TEASE YOU ABOUT? Not even my mom can

remember!

* WHAT IS IN YOUR CAR TRUNK RIGHT NOW? Golf clubs, camera, film and water

* THE FIRST THING THAT ATTRACTED YOU TO YOUR SPOUSE? Sandra is so cute

and honest

* THE WORST IDEA YOU EVER HAD: When I was a kid, I set off firecrackers

outside the farm’s outhouse while my dad was inside the outhouse.

* WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN VOTED IN HIGH SCHOOL: Most energetic

* WHO ARE YOUR HEROES? My dad, Ronald Reagan and Mike Shelton

* FAVORITE ESCAPE FROM REALITY: Watching sports on television

* ONE THING YOU WOULD CHANGE ABOUT THE WORLD IF YOU COULD: I would

eliminate negative thinking that puts fear in people.

* YOUR IDEA OF EXERCISE: Walking briskly

* WHAT DO YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR APPEARANCE? Being 4 inches too

short for my weight

* I HAVE A DREAM THAT: Everyone would leave the world a better place than

it was when they entered the world

* PHONE OR ADDRESS WHERE PEOPLE CAN REACH YOU: (714) 593-4403