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Thank you for visiting my website. You'll find information about me and my activities/social media here. If you came here looking for the actor Richard Grove, you've found him. For some crazy reason, I chose to use Richard as my first name while working as an actor in Hollywood. I have a separate post devoted to Richard Grove's acting career. 

At present, I am producing a podcast about paperbacks called "The Paperback Show" and participating in a podcast about machinima (3D movies made within video games) called "And Now For Something Completely Machinima". 

I am also an online bookseller on eBay and Etsy under the name "Grove Used Books". In addition to books, I also sell collectibles, DVDs, and comic books. 

Lastly, I have social media pages on Instagram and Facebook. My Flickr page contains all of my found photographs and photos I've taken over the years. 

You'll find more detailed info on each of these activities in separate posts below. 

Lastly, if you need to contact me, use the contact form link in the menu. 

Ricky



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