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From Yokahoma, Japan

To Taiwan

One of my sunsets

Ashley - cheerleader

Ari - Texas A&M U.

Golden Retrievers

2 lefties.....

Nans & Judy on top of Mt Telluride (Co)
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On the 7th
day of June in 52, I was born in Yokahoma, Japan. I weighed 7
lbs. & 7 ounces. I was born exactly at 7 minutes after 7 in
the morning. I believe it was even the 7th day of the
week. 7 is God's favorite number. God likes to do things in 7s.
So I have always looked to 7 as my lucky number. My dad was a
military man. Before the Army he was a famous movie star &
a published writer. My mom was a piano player. They regretfully
have both recently passed away. We moved to California, Taiwan,
Virginia Beach, Va., San Antonio, TX, and Dallas, TX. Amarillo,
TX and then to Austin.
At age 18 I
went to Europe with a good friend. We had our backpacks ready
and we would see France, Switzerland and Spain. Hitchhiking in
Europe was quite a new experience for me. Hitching out of Paris
we passed Paul McCartney
in the "Wings Over Europe" lorry. I will always remember that
moment...
Back in Austin
I would quest for spiritual things. I felt empty inside. I stumbled
on a place where I would be spiritual filled. That experience
has changed my life totally.
After Austin
I moved to San Antonio, then to Pettus, TX, Kenedy, TX and now
I live on a beautiful 240-acre ranch in Goliad called the Copper
Spur Ranch. Many of my pictures you view on my site are taken
at sunrise or sunset over the ponds on the ranch. I love to gaze
at the sky's colors on the water.
There is something
about water that calls to me. I have lived by many oceans. The
Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Sea of Japan and the South
China Sea. I have visited the Mediterranean Sea in South France
and in Barcelona, Spain. I remember the blue color of the ocean
in the middle of it as we sailed to Taiwan. It was the most beautiful
hue of blue I have ever seen.
I have scrapbooks
& journals in my music room that road map my journey and they
hold images of all the people I have loved and still love in my
life. I seem to keep everything. I don't want to let go of anything
that would give me love and comfort.
My kids are my
treasures. They are one of God's gifts to me. Ari Ben is my son
and he shines and shimmers with so much love. Ashley is my daughter
and she is totally amazing and beautiful inside and out.
My musical influences
when I was young were The
Beatles, Crosby, Stills, Nash and
Young. The Birds Bob Dylan,
The Grateful Dead, Joni
Mitchell, and Early
Jefferson Airplane and of course the Moody
Blues...lately my musical influences are Shawn
Mullins, Shawn
Colvin, Jackson
Browne, Bebo
Norman, Dave
Matthews Band and Jars of
Clay.
My other passions
are taking pictures of the skies. Also I raise Golden Retrievers.
On my 50th birthday I sat on a ledge in North Texas at an old
rest area in the middle of nowhere and waited and watched the
sunset. There was a little river called the White River there.
That place is very special to me. It still calls to me to come
back and see, and touch, and listen and remember. That experience
on the rock ledge has totally changed my life and who I am. I
now write poetry and love to read it too. Rod
McKuen is one of my favorite poets.
I have two brothers.
Bob is a sculptor and Mark is a talented musician and also speaks
many languages. Seems my parents' artistic genes got in all of
us.
My favorite instrument
is the guitar and I play left-handed, but I am in my right mind.
LOL! A new instrument I have picked up is an Octave Mandolin.
I get great pleasure playing it. Its sound is extremely unique
and enhances my sound in my songs.
I am finally
getting out of my music room by playing for the public whenever
I can. In my music room I wrote and recorded the three songs that
have won Honorable Mention in 1998 ("Beautiful
Inside"), 2000 ("In
Remembrance") and 2002 ("Brand
New Morning") in the John Lennon
Songwriting Contest. It really isn't about winning, but more
like a validation of my songs. Somebody thought they were "honorable".
I have a studio set up in "my room" and I do all of my own recording
and mixing. Getting out of the "room" has helped me meet other
musicians and allows me to share my heartbeat with others. It
feels good to pour it out. I am shooting straight for the heart
of the listener because my music is called HEART MUSIC.
I hope you enjoy
this site. I pray you will feel the Spirit that lives in this
site.
Blessings,

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To California

To Goliad, Texas

Beach friends....

Ashley & Kyle
ready for prom

Ashley & Ari

Ari & friend

3 lefties

My octave mandolin
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