Joe Brown Jnr. is senior sales advisor in Shannon's the jewellers at Market Square in Lisburn. His wife and brother-in-law own the business, which has been owned by the Shannon family since 1925.

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What do you like doing on your day off?
Reading. History or religion. I like the religious author, the late Dr. Martin Lloyd Jones.

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If you were to choose your favourite meal what would it be, where and why?
Anything on the menu at The Pheasant in Annahilt. The food is excellent and I like the surroundings.

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What has been your proudest moment?
It has to be my wedding day.

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What was the most frightening moment of your life?
Probably also my wedding day.

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How would you describe your taste in clothes? What's the most you ever spent on a single item?
I dress very casual, jeans and a T-shirt. The most I spent was probably about �350 on a suit.

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What would you do if you won a million pounds?
I would give a third to my mum, a third to my sister, keep the rest and build a nice library for all my books. Then my wife would probably make us go on a nice holiday.

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What was your most embarrassing moment?
When I was dating my wife I took her and her friends out for an Indian and ordered a vindaloo. It was a desperate experience trying to finish it to impress her. I was laughed at.

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What music do you like?
Any 80's music.

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What sports person do you most admire?
Darren Gough the cricket player. He just plays because he loves it.

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Describe your best ever holiday. What would your dream holiday be?
My last holiday was Mahon in Minorca. We had a gorgeous hotel with a balcony; the food was perfect and good shopping. Ideally I would love to drive around Italy or America.

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What is your greatest remaining ambition?
I would like to get another academic qualification. I'm doing a bible course at the moment, which I hope to achieve good marks in.

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If you were on a desert island what three things would you like to take with you?
My wife, my bible and a set of curling-tongs because my wife couldn't cope without them.

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If you could spend a day with a celebrity whom would you choose?
Probably Tom Cruise, just to see what he's really like in real life.

Ulster Star
12/05/2006

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