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RELATIVELY SPEAKING, I'VE JUST ABOUT DONE IT ALL! However, I still want to see more of the world. Growing up in a show biz family, I became a tap dancer, ballroom dancer and eventually, a drummer for several top rock and roll bands! Years later, I also became a country dancer, probably, my favorite!! Music makes my soul complete. I truly miss it deeply.
I served a tour in Vietnam in '67 as a combat medic, survived, received a few medals, and continued my music for a few more years, working with several local groups and a few Vegas type groups. After a few detours...[like marriage and divorce] I got back into my graphic designs and pinstriping and became "Yipes, Stripes!" .. then, "The Stripemeister". For nearly a quarter century I was considered a "top gun" in the bay area of San Jose/S.F. I applied my craft to over 22,000 vehicles including many of the S.F. Forty Niners, silicon valley exec's like Stev Wozniak of Apple, and many others. Clients included most of the high end auto dealers in the area such as Rolls Royce, Mercedes, BMW, Bentley, Lexus, and more.

After a few more detours along the way .. like bartending, auto sales in Beverly Hills, Insurance sales, security business, and limo driving, I have now been striping for about 50 years! I'm just getting good at it!! I've relocated to the rainy climate of Beaverton, OR., but want to return someday soon, to the warm Santa Ana winds of S. Calif. where the PCH and the smell of surf beckon me back to ride the highways and the trails of Mulholland on my custom VENGEANCE chopper.

I'm a bit left of center, Italian, opinionated because I've lived through most of it, secure in who I am, and hoping to still meet the woman of my dreams. The road to success is always under construction! To find me, simply view my business card on my flickr site. Thanks for your interest.