in 1973 i moved south to Los Angeles.  within a year i retired my '51 Lincoln in exchange for something more 'modest'  :))   a '53 Chevolet

         


    the highlight of my personal life in LA was my serendiptous meetinf with Joon Probst, who would be my loyal

 companion, friend and room mate during my 2 year stay in that wretched place

   here she is,  as she was -


 at work at a local music store                                  


    and on the day                       she graduated from college 




                            as she is   toda.     

                       with Mia Bakewell                                 we're still friends 


the 'single'  notatable moment of my professional life ia summed up in this picture            


          that is, my single of Dance Gypsy Dance recorded  by my fan, Don Francisco.  unfortunately the recorde, also Don and i, went nowhere fast.  or more accuartely, i


moved to Chicago after two years and DFon moved to Florida.   i wasn't sad to leave LA - except for Joan, of course.   i looked back wistfuly on what i had left to move to that


god forsaken desrt of human hopes     Mr. White's  gaeden in San Anselmo.