Monthly Archives: March 2013

Growing up in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles in the ‘50s and early 60s was exciting. Being so near Hollywood, everybody was always working on some scheme that was going to shoot them to stardom and all their big talk made anything seem possible. Meanwhile, my mother was a widow raising four children on her own, so her feet were planted firmly on the ground. I had a lot of responsibility helping look after two younger brothers, but … Continue reading →