I left home in 1964 at the age of 14 to escape an extremely violent and alcoholic ex-marine father, and I became a "Ken Kesey electric kool-aid acid test" kind of "flower child", who turned on, tuned in and dropped out during the turbulant and wild period of the 1960's. I was very heavily influenced by the "counter culture" of those days and became a musician learning how to play the guitar. I was inspired by guitarists of that era like Jimi Hendrex and Eric Clapton, and sought to emulate them. I eventually played in several bands over the years, and although I never went to high school, I did eventually get a GED and went to college for two years studying subjects like marine biology and astronomy, as well as environmental sciences. I am a science-fiction fan, and have personally studied "paranormal" mysteries such as ESP, UFOs and related topics.   

I have recorded my own original music, started a business from scratch, and written a book about the incredible experiences of my youth describing in great detail just what it was like to be a runaway hippie in the West Village in New York and the Sunset Strip and Haight Ashbury in California during the height of the sixties.