I
was born on June 4, 1950 in Culver City, California. I was born
totally blind with cateracs, and had surgery done when I was 2 years
old (do not remember anything of my life when I was totally
blind.) I started listening to music when I was 4 or 5 years
old. I got my first 78 records (I think it was given to me) which
was Sha-Boom by the Chords on the original cat label. I lost that
record in a move but I hope to find another copy someday as the flip
side was very good (little Madden.)
I started collecting records when I was 9 or
10. I did not buy many records but had a few, I started seriously
collecting records in around 1967 when we moved to a town called
Augusts California (north of the San Fernando Valley.) I would go
to the Augusts Drag strip on the weekends and buy boxes of 45s that
people were selling for about $1 or so. I would not look at what
I got until I get home. Sometimes it was a waste, but other times
I would find records that were collectors items and I was glad I spent
that dollar. This carried on until I moved to the San Fernando
Valley in 1970. I would still go to good well stores or if
someone had a yard sale or garage sale I would look there.
I had my first (and only) radio job as a record
librarian at KGBS in Los Angeles in 1971. I was able to keep a
copy of every song that was in the billboard charts back then.
That was cool for me and after leaving KGBS in 1972 I went to Los
Angeles City College and took Broadcasting, but did not finish
it. I was not as interested in it as I thought I would be.
after a while of working and stuff I got into
computers, and loved it. I have an A+ Certificate and am a free
lance computer technician. I am currently going to a school to
better my skills and hope to get an IT job in the near future. I
still have the love of music and do internet radio shows which I
started doing in 1999 (my oldies and otr stations were on live365 back
then.) I have gotten to be friends with other collectors and have
gotten back into playing radio and letting people hear my collection (click here to see my
netcas page and when I am on the internet.)
Since 2001 my life has taking a big change when I
met my sweetie Maureen Schulz. She has been my inspiration to
strive and do better. I have not met anyone like her and we share
allot together and now I feel my life is complete. Thanks to her
for what has been the best part of my life. Well that is about
all for me, and I hope you learned who I am and why I exist and thanks
to all of you who have made this page work for me since
1998. I surely appreciate all I have received in help and
friendships I have gotten since I started this page.