Geoff Thomas

Passionate about lupus awareness - The Lupus Mag Founder

 

About Geoff:

 

Geoff was born and raised in Sydney, Australia a 'few' years ago now. His passion for travel has taken him to numerous countries including Russia, Japan, Canada and extensive visits to the United States. Other regions visited have included The South Pacific, Great Britain and many European countries.

Geoff has attempted to set up Rugby League teams in Jamaica, gained media accreditation as a freelance photographer at Grand Slam & international tennis tournaments and has a feature film script in the bottom drawer. It's also rumoured he is/was once a Butcher.

Having spent a period of time in Daytona in the late nineties, his favourite NASCAR driver was Geoff Bodine, making it easier to explain the American variation of his first name.

He recently returned to school to study Radio Broadcasting as a 'mature aged student' though he's not as old as he looks!

In 2003 he cycled over 5000 kilometres to cross Australia from coast to coast and rates it as one of his most memorable experiences... Despite yet another bloody flat tire on the finish line at Perth!

That 'taste' of long distance cycling led to the belief that you don't give up.

Cycling across the United States had been an ambition for quite a few years. However Geoff ended up riding 9018 miles (14,428 kilometres) around the United States instead.  Thankfully his crashes made the news for lupus and eased the pain.

Diagnosed with a mild form of (discoid/cutaneous) Lupus in 2003, Geoff aimed to raise further awareness for the disease and all forms of it in America, and importantly in the Asian region close to home. The fact is, lupus is a global concern. So he set up a world-wide blog for awareness and a year or so later, this website.

Within moments of finishing his monumental trip, Geoff wrote various magazine and web articles and hopes to finally finish his book regarding his lupus journey. He was proud to have represented The Alliance for Lupus Research.

 

Geoff has recently began representing talented writers, artists and creative types through his new publishing gig - Dirty Dog Media + Publishing - the Publisher of The Lupus Magazine.

He also realizes lupus & computers can be just as frustrating as 44 flat tires - or being a Richmond Tigers supporter - "But we'll get there one day!"

 

Contact Geoff:

 

lupusnews@live.com.au

 

 

Geoff on the web:

 

The Lupus Magazine

Dirty Dog Media + Publishing

Bike USA - A Journey For Lupus

The Lupus Magazine - Facebook

 

 

Geoff's Articles:

 

Welcome to The Lupus Magazine - April 2010

Most things I worry about never happen anyway - April 2010

How are we looking on the lupus scoreboard - May 2010

Wherever You Float - an interview with Lorie Streeter - May 2010
From Figure Skater to Opera Singer - Jenny Myers - June 2010

The Morgan Woolard Interview - July 2010

Guest Blogger - On the Road to a Cure - July 2010

Lupus+Art=Hope - August 2010

Lighthouse for Lupus - September 2010

Love Simple release details - November 2010

The Director's cut - an interview with Mark von Sternberg - November 2010

Lighting the lupus Christmas tree - December 2010

Introducing Elisa Lynee - Singer/Songwriter - January 2011

Beating The Butterfly - March 2011

Welcome to TLM's First Birthday Edition - April 2011

A Rose Among Thorns - The Kimberly Dansby interview - June 2011

Welcome to the new look lupus magazine - August 2011