I. Mac Perry

I. Mac Perry (1940-) has been called "The Renaissance Man" by the St. Petersburg Times. His interests are varied. He was raised and educated in Virginia (B.S., M.R.E., D Litt). As a musician Mac was a Navy drummer aboard the U.S.S. Forrestal and also plays vibes, bodhran, penny whistles, guitar, Celtic harp, and Indian flutes. As an avocational archaeologist, he lives on an 1800-year-old Indian mound and has built a replica 12th century village exhibit on his front lawn, and is active on the lecture circuit. As an artist, he is an award winning artist/teacher who specializes in painting house portraits. As a horticulturist he owns a horticultural pest control company in Tampa Bay. Mac is the author of a number of books on these subjects. Mac lives with his wife Linda Faye in St. Petersburg, Florida.