Robert Bloch, H&R Block Foundation program officer, talks his Warren Buffett book, art collecting and more in The Pitch Questionnaire
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Hometown: Kansas City
Current neighborhood: Mission Hills
What I do: Arts and culture grants for the foundation.
What’s your addiction? Investments
What’s your game? Football
What’s your drink? Riesling
Where’s dinner? Winstead’s
What’s on your KC postcard? The Plaza
Finish this sentence: “Kansas City got it right when …” They developed the first outdoor shopping center.
“Kansas City screwed up when …” The sports complex wasn’t placed downtown.
“Kansas City needs …” An important and high-end retailer.
“As a kid, I wanted to be …” An astronaut.
“In five years, I’ll be …” Hopefully in Europe.
“I always laugh at …” The Marx Brothers.
“I’ve been known to binge-watch …” Pawn Stars.
“I can’t stop listening to …” “Beast of Burden” by the Rolling Stones.
“My dream concert lineup is …” The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and U2.
“I just read …” The Wright Brothers.
What’s your hidden talent? Art collecting
What’s your guiltiest pleasure? Peanut butter
The best advice I ever got: Time flies. In Latin, tempus fugit.
Worst advice: I sold my H&R Block stock many years ago.
My sidekick: My wife
What is your spirit animal? The male lion
Who is your hero? Abraham Lincoln and my father
Who (or what) is your nemesis? Death
What’s your greatest struggle right now? Being hard on myself.
My favorite toy as a child: Bike
My dating triumph/tragedy: A blind date with my wife after being told to go out with her a year earlier.
My brush with fame: Being a best-seller recently on Amazon Germany. My book reached No. 5 on the best-seller list! It will also be translated into German and Japanese!
My soapbox: I do not like waste.
What was the last thing you had to apologize for? Jumping to conclusions.
Who’s sorry now? Still me.
My recent triumph: Publishing my book, My Warren Buffett Bible: A Short and Simple Guide to Rational Investing: 284 Quotes from the World’s Most Successful Investor.
