AFTER SPENDING MY CHILDHOOD AS:
A GREENGROCER
With partner Gary Horton
in front of our great fruit and
vegetable store which was located
at 321 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach
for 2 weeks before the supermarket
exercised their political muscle
and got us shut down!
A SUNTAN LOTION SALESMAN
With client at SubTropic Oil Stand
Moana Hotel,
Waikiki, Hawaii
A PHOTOGRAPHER
Self-portrait in Montmarrte district hotel room
following a magnificent sidewalk feast of
roasted chicken, cucumber salad and red wine !
AND A GROOVY HAIRSTYLIST
With client at "Nick's"
located at 9 Market Street
in sleazy old Venice, California
I DECIDED TO ENTER THE MAGICAL WORLD OF
KNOWING NOTHING ABOUT THE MOTION
PICTURE
INDUSTRY, I RESOLVED TO MAKE MY DEBUT
THE EASY WAY... I WOULD BE A
SCREENWRITER!
PRETTY SMART, HUH?
LIKE I'D NEVER HEARD
THE ONE ABOUT
THE SCREENWRITER AND THE BLONDE.
AND, OF COURSE, THERE WAS MY
LIFE-LONG FETISH FOR WOMEN'S SHOES AND
THE "CO-DEPENDENT /JOAN-OF-ARC" AND
"ROMANTIC/NEUROTIC TYPES WHO WORE THEM.
(YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!)
CONSEQUENTLY, WE ENDED UP WITH
A LADIES
SHOE STORE IN SUNNY
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.
Well, enough of my maudlin backstory.