25 things.....

1.  I grew up on Leather Stocking Path in Lincoln Park, NJ...a dead end street surrounded by woods.
2. I have 2 sisters. One is 2 years older and the other is 5 years younger than me.
3. My first theatrical role was Barnaby Tucker in “Hello Dolly” at Boonton High School in my freshman year.
4.  I served 4 years in the United States Marine Corps. I went to Parris Island, SC for boot camp, Camp Legeune , NC for Food Service School (by my request, I love cooking!), graduated first in my class and served at Marine Barracks Mare Island in Vallejo, CA. until  Nov 1980.
5.  I have been married twice.
6.  I was a sales rep for Pitney Bowes in NYC where I was named Rookie of the Year in my first year.
7. I gave up Roman Catholicism for lent at the age of 18.
8. I played Jesus in both Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell.
9. Theatre-wise, I fell asleep (metaphorically speaking) in 1981 as Danny Zuko in Grease and woke up in 2004 as Emile DeBecque in South Pacific. This makes me the official Rip Van Winkle of musical theatre.
10. During my time away from the theatre I was the front man for an original rock band, De’Spys. We played at CBGB’s, The Village Gate, The Bottom Line, and other clubs in NYC.
11. I became a born again Christian in 1989. My creative juices were channeled to contemporary Christian music.  I taught Sunday school, and served as a trustee of the church. I lost my faith again in 2005. I can no longer ignore history.
12. I have been a hairstylist since 1988. I was named the best in Ojai for 3 years running (tied twice) by the Ojai Valley News readers poll.
13.  I would much rather be acting than anything else but I like to eat and have a decent roof over my head.
14. Although I am all about love and love people in general, I generally like women more than men as friends.
15. I am a total omnivore. I grew up hunting and eating game. I never met something edible that I did not try. I appreciate most foods and cuisines. The only exception might be chitterlings (look it up). My favorite thing to eat is sashimi.
16. I finally know what it is like to be in love with my best friend, Tree Bernstein: Artist, Poet, Teacher, and Yogini!
17. I envy people who found that ( #16) early in life.
18.  My parents died young, Dad was 63 and Mom was 60. They died ten months apart in 1990-1991 and I miss them as much today as I did when they first passed. "You can't be immortal forever" (feel free to quote me on that!)
19. I don’t “get” Shakespeare or Kerouac.
20. My favorite band is Lynyrd Skynyrd, favorite film is “A River Runs Through It”, favorite play is “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller, favorite sculptor is Rodin (The Thinker, the Lovers), favorite novel is “The Talisman” by Stephen King and Peter Straub, favorite painting is Venus by Botticelli.
21. I love dark chocolate and cognac together (try it!).
22. I hate cold weather and hope to never experience it again.
23. I live with pain of one sort or another every day.
24. I have been practicing Yoga for about a year now and it helps a lot with the pain.
25. I suffer from "A pension deficit disorder"