Los Angeles. My answer when asked where I am from. NOT good enough. WHERE in Los Angeles. Shit. I hedge and lower my usual loud voice, to a whisper “Beverly Hills” You were born and raised there???!! Did you know famous people? Never fails. EVER. Nor the feeling I was hatched from an alien. I was, however, born in the Hollywood Good Samaritan Hospital to a stunning mother. One of six daughters and Duke, my multi talented, manic-depressive, alcoholic,(gave it up for) pill popping, hard working, producer, director of film father. And yes. I did and do know ‘famous’ people.. Friends with whom I went to grammar and high school. Their parents. Many long gone. Some of my dearest friends dead.. painful. heartbreaking. suicide’s. addictions. Other’s struggling, recovering and the pride of sobriety. Many of us have gone onto to be successful. Very. In or out of the Film or Music “Industry” This blog will be my avenue for stories of my family and those who were and continue to be apart of my life. The life and place I left behind. The one I SURVIVED.

To Be Continued………