Give us a brief synopsis of your life! Of course I will go first!

Born in the 60's

Raised in the wonderful 70's, where my brotha was my music mentor! My childhood was the shit!!!!

Played Baseball for eight great years, then had a growth spurt and went on to basketball, where I was a late bloomer. I graduated in 1983. I went to a DIVISION III college, and then all the skills hit, and I transferred to a Div. I school, where I quickly found out that athletes are just spoiled rotten!

Turned into a ladies man as my overt "shyness" disappeared!

After college it was over to Europe to play pro basketball for three years and quickly found out that athletes are STILL spoiled rotten, but it is no joke being an athlete, trust me...it is not all glitz and glamour, believe it or not.

Came home and finished up my Business Degree and went into a nice Banking Career! Quickly found out that cubicle life wasn't for me, then found my niche with mentoring and teaching our youth!

Moved to Los Angeles with Rose colored glasses that quickly turned green, but still survived, became that teacher I wanted to be, and began to seek more of myself, by grounding my beliefs and stand for what we all should...basic Human Rights and began meditating and seeking esoteric knowledge. Some would say...I became a hippy!

Grew some Dreads as a testament to my newfound Zen and spiritual being.

Turning 40 in about two months....and I am blazing yet another new and lovely trail.....

Wanna come!?

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nothing much. born in the 70s raised in the 80s-90s.my parents divorced in the 90s.i went to college, messed up. got boy crazy and had kids and had to leave school. now i'm back in college and i'm almost finished. i'm in my early 30s and it feels like my life is just beginning all over again. but throughout there was always music.

Born in 1970 in La Junta, Colorado, birthplace of writer Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), 3rd and last child of my parents. Moved to Denver in 1973. Became interested in politics and the Kennedy family around grade 4. Bought my first Prince album, 1999 in 1983 in grade 6. Interest in politics and popular culture continued to grow through adolescense. Following high school graduation in 1989, I spent the summer as a Congressional Intern in the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Representative David Skaggs, (D-Colorado). I entered Boston University Fall 1989 as a Journalism/Political Science major. Also worked briefly as an intern in the Boston office of Joe P. Kennedy, II.

Financial Aid ran out (thanks, George Bush the Elder!) and I returned to Colorado. Depressed. I HATED going back to Colorado. Yuck. Spent a year or so being unhappy, working in a movie theatre. I came out as a gay man at 21 and enrolled at CU-Boulder as a Film major. Bounced from CU to Metro State College then to Red Rocks Community College. All the while, working administrative jobs in law firms and mortgage companies.

In 2000, I moved to L.A. Began an internship at a digital editing education center which quickly turned into a full time job. I edited "The Adventures of Hannah Handelman, Super Genius", an unaired pilot for a children's television show. A student who came thru the school sent my name to Paisley Park as a potential editor in December 2000. In May 2001, I got The Call. I worked at Paisley Park for two weeks leading up to TRC celebration. I met Prince. Wow. It was an awesome experience for someone who stumbled into editing and never wanted to do it. It was my first and last paying gig as an editor. I worked for a long time Idol right off the bat, so there was no need to continue doing something I didn't want to do. I left the Education Center and L.A. in December 2002 and returned once again to Colorado.

My year and a half back in Colorado mainly consisted of me longing to be back in L.A. Actually, for the last 7 months I was there, I was out of the state at least once every month -- Dec in L.A. for Family Jamm, Jan in L.A. for Maceo w/guest Prince, Feb in S.F. for Fillmore show, Mar/April in London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, May in Vegas for Prince and Madonna (and Milty and Freespirit and SOSGemini!), June family trip, July moved back to L.A.

Returned to Ed Center and hated it. Lasted there only 5 months. Returned to Colorado briefly when my Godfather died. Came back to L.A. to intern on the film "Harsh Times" directed by David Ayer and starring Christian Bale. After the film, I worked as an assistant to the producer, Andrea Sperling, who also produced "The Doom Generation", "Prozac Nation", "But I'm a Cheerleader" and several other gay themed, indie projects. After four months with Andrea, I did the Amsterdam invasion then 6 weeks thru Arizona and Colorado. Now I'm home and ready to work....

Dex is a saint of a man.

2freaky4church1 said:

Nice thread, Dex. Thanks for asking!

LisasBrush said:

Whap!

I was born on 12/7/66 in Mexicali Baja California. My dad is from Mexico, my mom from Texas. They both met through a personals add. I moved to San Jose, California at about age 4. We continued going back and forth from Mexicali to San Jose. We eventually sold the house and stayed here.

I had an uneventful elementary school year, I was very bright. I was in a group called Mentally Gifted Minors. Everyone hated us. I learned how to play the clarinet.

I blew it all when I got to junior high. I didn't pay to much attention. I continued my music.

In high school I got back on track academically, sort of. I was in the 76th Cavalry Marching Band for 3 years. We were the best in the U.S. one year. Travelled a little with the band. I played saxonphone and clarinet throughout my high school career. I met my first "real" boyfriend, after dating two girls.

I graduated and took a couple of years off. BIG MISTAKE. Got a hold of some credit cards.

I eventually went back to college and received a Paralegal Certificate. Here I am now working for the Public Defenders Office. I don't play any instruments anymore. I regret that.

All the time since age 18 I was a serial monogamist. That ended when I was 30 or so.

Pretty boring huh.


mentally gifted minor that can't spell edit
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Born 1969 in Los Angeles. Father is black and my Mother is irish, german and cherokee. Have two sisters and a brother.

Attended Lutheran school for seven years.
Worked every weekend I could at my Uncle's custom body shop.

Raced bmx bikes, sponsored by Torker and Gary Little John.
First g/f also gave me my first french kiss in the six grade.
My first car was a 76 vega piece of shit.Aluminum block ran hot all the time.

First job was at Mann Theatres(16) Lasted a whole two days.Janet Jackson came in with her then husband, Chico Debarge. Both were talkin shit as they passed about my popcorn butter stained clip-on tie, quit that night. I still to this day cant stand that *#@&# lol.

After high school I joined the Marines, fought in the Gulf War.
When my time was up my brother and I started our own buisness restoring etc...street rods, motorcycles,trucks, classic cars etc...

Today I live in Venice Beach California (we share a house) and have been sober for over eight years.

Excellent!! I love this so far!!

1980 - Born in Wolverhampton UK

got pushed around alot by other kids and family

tried to kill myself (failed funnily enough)

got fed up of getting pushed around by other people so had child and moved out with husband

tried to kill myself (I'm crap at it obviously)

had another child to heal relationship that was abusive

got pushed around by husband so ran away

got really happy

got really sad

got happy again


2005 - woooo hoooo it was a long ride but it made me what i am today.

i just realised I have spent alot of my life being bullied

until i left my husband, and even now my mother still bullies me

i wonder if she knows?

Alcop0p said:

its all made you the amazing soul you are sweetie

Alcop0p said:

It's so nice to hear that you finally had enough. It seemed like you learned to love yourself. Be strong and don't let anyone bully you.


M

born 1980 In Ohio to a hippie mother and a pentacostal donor

age 5 heard kronos quartet, begged for a cello got a very very cheap one

when i was 7 the donor split leaving my mother with all the debt and the three daughters

my mother lost her mind for a bit, blah blah

went to school, didnt pay much attention, to anything than my cello, got into boys booze and drugs

went to liberal arts school, dropped out, snorted a couple years of my life away, along with most of my cello career.

my step father got sick died in 10 days, all loads of fun stuff happened to me in this period

met a boy fell in love, got clean, got pregnant, he proposed I packed my stuff.

so now here I am, 25 at a decent job, with a wonderful daughter, and trying to rebuild my music career,


wooo am I depressing

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

YOU TELL HER Miguel! ...you wait till you meet her you'll see that she's so loveable and does not deserve a scratch of what she's been through

Natisse said:

exactly, at least I have that to be thankful for

Alcop0p said:

absofuckinglutely

Natisse said:

thanks you two, It did teach me alot and you are right Miguel I did learn to love myself.



I've gone all teary eyed

thank god i only posted the edited version





Ella.... we could depress the org together

Born 7 months before the 1980s started. My mom was 17.

My dad was murdered 3 months before my thrid birthday.

Went to Catholic school for ten out of 12 years.

Achieved an associates degree in excercise physiology. I have 2 nationally recognized fitness trainer certifications.

I will have achieved my bachelor of science degree w/ emphasis in physical therapy by next year with 2 more years until I achieve my Masters degree.

I am a liberal minded person in most respects.


Anything else u wanna know? OrgNote me.

2freaky4church1 said:

tru dat.

scomo said:

yes, yes you are.

Let's see if my ADD subsides long enough for me to type all this

born 74 in orange, new jersey to a saint mother and a alcohol and drug addicted abusive father

starting getting in trouble in the ghetto, moved to the somewhat burbs in sayreville, new jersey

mom told dad, either we move and you get clean, or we're outta here

moved to sunny florida, and i was miserable

senior year, met candie, fell in love

94 she got pregnant, and my dreams of art school died

95 Christopher John was born YAY!!

99 Elissia was born, double yay!!

00 married, until death do us part

turmoil, turmoil, turmoil

02 split

05 divorce final, on my own again



I'm waiting for the end of my misery soon....

jerseykrs said:

No Worries....we'll be drunk soon!

Your threads are always too good for my posts.

AsianBoi777 said:

Help is on the way!

DexMSR said:

Born in Thailand in 1971.

Raised in Guam, Saipan and various states in America.

Joined the military at 19.

Met some beautiful people in the past 10 years, and enjoyed myself termendously.
Bored with life at present.

I know I'm at a crossroads.