I am probably one of the more uninteresting people on the web. I am the mother of three, two sons and one daughter, and I have nine grandchildren.. My grandkids are a familial version of the United Nations, since my four oldest (Nicco and Nicholas, six year old twins, Ariana, five and Kyle, who is four) are half black, and my youngest granddaughter, Michelle and my newest grandson, Angel, are half Hispanic. My second oldest grandson, Jessie, is Canadian. A strange brew, but I love and adore them all. Maybe when the whole world becomes more like my little group, a melting pot of different cultures, religions, and ethnic backgrounds we will all learn to live together with greater understanding of ourselves.

I am a child of the '60's. I came of age in what I think was one of the greatest eras of human history, at a time when my generation honestly and truly believed that each and every one of us could make a difference. Yes, I was a 'flower child', a genuine, certified Sunset Strip hippie. I was involved in the protest at Pandora's Box in Hollywood, when we all laid down in front of the bulldozers to keep them from tearing that wonderful little haven down. (We lost, by the way. At the intersection of Crescent Heights and Sunset, there is now only a bare triangle covered in gravel.) I was at Century City protesting the war in Vietnam. I was at one of the greatest love-ins held in Los Angeles in Griffith Park. It was really an incredible time in my life.

In the late 60's, I was a go-go dancer at a small Sunset Strip club called the Hullabaloo. During my time there, I got to meet many rock stars of the era, like Jim Morrison and the Doors, the Grassroots, the Turtles, the Nitty-Gritty Dirt Band and Sky Saxon and the Seeds.

From there, I went on to become the bass player in the first all-girl band in Los Angeles, a group called the Vacant Lot. Guess everyone will realize that the band flopped, but our rhythm guitarist, Coralyn Fiedler, went on to play with the group 'Fanny', which had some commercial success in Los Angeles.

Although I never learned to surf, for a while, I was a California 'beach bunny' and hung out with the late Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys and some of his friends and cronies at many of the beaches up and down Pacific Coast Highway.

After getting married and having my first son, I moved back to my home state of Texas, where I lived until my youngest son was 10. In 1972, I went to work for General Telephone Company of the Southwest, and became one of the first female lineworkers in Texas.

But twelve years in the boondocks of Texas were more than enough for me. I longed for the sunshine and beaches of California. I moved back in 1980, and this is where I've been ever since, pursuing my dream of becoming a published author. I haven't had anything major published yet, but hey! George Bernard Shaw was 90 years old when "Pygmalion" was finally published!

In 1987, I was privileged to become the manager of what was one of the greatest local bands to ever come from Los Angeles. They were called Lovesikk, For a while, it looked like they were going all the way to the top, but eventually personality differences split the band up. But while it lasted, it was an incredible ride.

The members of the group were Jerry Cervantes, lead and rhythm guitar; Paul DiGeorgio, also lead and rhythm guitar; Jim Trevorah, bass; Nikki Fox, drums. Our original vocalist was Craig Rock. When Craig left the band, Don Dabney took his place.

These guys still hold a very special place in my heart, and always will.. LOVESIKK rules!

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