Describe some of the important experiences of your life:
Meeting and marrying the love of my life at 60 years old. Walking away from alcohol 30 years ago. Shedding 65lbs after a stroke recovery. Successfully pursuing a singing, acting and writing career at age 60. Watchingmy 5 children grow and prosper. Having reason for an increasingly stronger faith in God.
What's your biggest regret?:
Not coming to faith earlier.
List your most inspiring heroes.:
King, Mandela, Gandhi, Lincoln, Longfellow, Sumner, Wendell Phillips, Frederick Douglass, my father.
List your favorite movies.:
Casablanca. Glory. On The Waterfront.
List the most recent books you have read.:
Biography: Nat Cole in preparation for a tribute show. Autobiography: Natalie Cole, in preparation for an appearance with her in August, Biography: Cole Porter..research for a tribute show in September.
Who are your favorite musicians?:
Nat Cole, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald
Where would you most like to travel?:
Ghana and where my DNA says I am from.
What is your educational background?:
BA History, Fisk University. JD Harvard.
List the most interesting people you have known or met.:
My wife, Meredith Browning Griffin, my father, Noah Griffin, Sr. Howard Thurman, theologian and his wife Sue Bailey Thurman and former State Librarian, Kevin Starr.
What organizations do you belong to?:
Board member, Friends of Bancroft Library. SF Yacht Club, University Club, Marvelous Marin Breakfast Club, Golden Gate Breakfast Club, San Francisco Visitors Bureau, Calamari Club.
If you had an extra $100,000 to give away, what would you do?:
I would donate it to Fisk University.
