![]() But how Miller avoided losing his job for being one of the dumbest, most unkept, most unpopular misfits the agency had ever hired was not a mystery. How he even got through the FBI Academy was a big mystery. In describing Miller, former FBI Special Agent Gary Aldrich explained that “most agents assigned to Los Angeles during that time who knew Miller would probably agree that he should never have been hired in the first place. In one instance he had even lost his gun and FBI credentials. His paperwork was sloppy as was his appearance. He had been found to have used his official FBI automobile to sell Amway products out of the trunk and used his FBI fuel card for personal use. He was reprimanded for his obesity problems and for misplacing his office keys. 250 lbs.) to his penchant for taking three hours lunches at local 7-11 stores where he ate stolen candy bars and read comic books. His performance records were deemed poor overall as he struggled with everything from his weight (he stood 5’9″. By most accounts he was an embarrassment, with many of his colleagues incredulous that he was ever hired. To say he was unremarkable as an agent would be more than charitable. Miller began working for the FBI in the mid-1960s. He was recruited by the FBI in 1964 while still at BYU, the bureau in need of agents with clean records who knew how to speak Spanish. Miller majored in English and minored in Spanish. ![]() Miller was born in Wilmington, a working- class section of Los Angeles in 1936.He met his future wife, Paula when they were children and the two were students together at Brigham Young University. Miller was a 20 veteran of the FBI, but his career would end abruptly as he became the first FBI agent ever convicted of espionage. A review of a recital by Richard at the State Department affirmed “Throughout his recital, he not only displayed impeccable technique but communicated his love of this beautiful music.” A review in the Washington City PapeR&By Joel Siegal of the duo of Richard Miller with Patrick de Santos (voice) stated “Patrick and Richard strike a remarkable balance between disciplined technique and otional abandon.” His dissertation entitled The Guitar in the Brazilian Choro will soon be published by VDM Verlag and will be available for purchase at amazon.Richard W. He has become well known in the Washington, DC area for His performances of both classical guitar music and populaR&Brazilian and Latin-American music and has traveled extensively for concerts and recitals in United States and Latin America. Richard Miller was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to an American father and a Brazilian mother and moved frequently in Brazil, United States and Puerto Rico (see “Treble is my middle name” under musings). He holds a Master of Music degree in guitar performance from Manhattan School of Music. ![]() He also teaches theory and guitar at Georgetown University. in music theory from Catholic University of America in 2006, where he now teaches theory, ear-training, and guitar. He is also active as an educator, composer, and writer/presenter for academic publications and conferences. Richard Miller explores the richly expressive sounds of the nylon string guitar (both 7 string and 6 string) with a repertoire that includes Brazilian styles (choro, samba, bossa nova, forró, etc.), American jazz, Latin American styles (salsa, bolero, tangos, etc.), and Classical guitar.
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