We'll just consider the move to California to be the beginning of the "present"era.

January 3rd, 1998, I packed up everything I thought I needed and drove my classy 1992 Berretta to the Thompson residence in the, @ the time, very rain soaked Los Altos.
The Silicon Valley Boom was in full tilt and I found myself working at a French cajon Restaurant called Nola in Palo Alto. Specializing in the sales of margaritas, I was able to move from the, ever loving, Thompson household to my own dwelling in the middle of SF on Bush street.  My spare time was spent sitting around playing guitar and riding the Caltrain to school in the city.

While being schooled @the Academy of Art in San Francisco.  I met my counterpart, Grace Ku.  This major in Advertising, and immaculate beauty, caught my eye and my attention fast during the cold rainy El Nino.      ...more...