Which is, and always has been, the Story of My Life:

• born, december 26th, 1958. Hollywood, CA.
• raised by my mom, grandmother, aunt and uncle. until a new dad appeared.
• my parents today.
• my aunt stella, with my cousins margaret and elizabeth, and yesterday.
• i always wanted to be a mechanic or a cowboy. i ended up as a computer nerd.
• could read, write, and multiply by the age of 3. moved ahead a total of 2 grades.
• then along came a sister. my sister today, and her daughter courtney.
• joined the boy scouts. went on to become an eagle scout.
• hiked across New Mexico then The Grand Canyon.
• graduated from high school then college.
• work for USC .
• been fortunate to travel to most of the states in our fine union.
• am a major U2, David Bowie, Social D and Offspring fanatic.
• am a capricorn to the tee. can i emphasize that enough? try your luck.
• love amusement parks, and rollercoasters. though something has happened with age. puke.
• i love animals. i present to you, the 'kids'. elvis, punky and that cam hog mona.
• came out at 21. 95% of the men on this float, have since died from complications of AIDS.

• i have fallen in love 4 times in my life:
• #1 - peter: we had a thing for photo booths. 10 years with him. first love, isn't it great?
• #2 - danny: he was an explorer. he showed me things i had never seen before.
• #3 - jay: never have i loved someone so much in my life, nor do i expect to ever again. regret?
• #4 - zach: the greatest man i have ever met. the greatest love i have ever experienced in my life.