so there we were...In Fla.

So,  we cleaned this Trailer up, and then the next day or so we planned on going job hunting. Well this friend of John;s came over in a little Beetle Bug, and we squeezed into it. Well, were at all the restaurants, and Hotels. When this guy left us at the Days Lodge in, and said meet them at I-Hop at 1pm. We said okay..well 1pm came and went... 5pm came and went. remember no cell phones, no phones.. and we had only been at the trailer a day or two. We had to find our way back,by way of hitching, and walking 95 south at night, it was very treacherous, ,and dark.. we walked and walked and when we did get a ride all we could tell them was it was near  train tracks, and it was a trailer.. well there are hundreds of parks but we kept arrowing it down to ... us getting closer finally we were in one that looked like it, and around and around we went and finally we seen it !! 1 am in the morning we were at it!! So cool.. all our belongings, everything we own .. we found it!!! Plus we had the jobs at the Days Lodge Inn.. The next day we were going to start.. well we were there for a few months when I was asked to supervise, by my boss, Gerri.. she was so cool!I did that for a while, and something went wrong I am not sure what , because I remember John and me and Lisa , just being so broke, and hungry.. We went to Johns parents and picked bags of Oranges and grapefruits, and Tangerines, we ate so many of them.. and we got so sick.. for days.. Then we tried the Social Services that helped out a bit. and then, one night after partying in town with these people, we came home in the am and just feel out feet hanging off the bed, and all of a sudden boom bang ,, click.. we were being raided!!! Cops and Detectives everywhere.. hauled us out of there , and hand cuffed Kenny, John , and Jay..brought us to a Juevenile hall, and the guys went to jail. They searched and found everything.. even we were illeagal... so we had to go back to the trailer and pack our stuff up, and go to this home.. And call our parents.. Lisa's parents put an APB on us..and we were found.. See, kenny and me  went to a house that his mother had willed him.. before she died. And  one night when they-his family were eating dinner at the kitchen table, she died... Yep, she died, they called the ambulance and she was hauled away. The next day the father packed up there belongings and moved and for the next 21 years, his dad used this house for storage.. , and willie had the key, and took me there to show me.. and I was in amazement!! There on the kitchen table was the dinner plates, and uneaten pork-chops...skeletonized on plates, as it was that night!! So with that ..I was like look at all this stuff...I mean boxes of Dishwasher soap, crates of household stuff to the cellings ..it filled the house,just apath through the living room to the bedrooms.. and then I saw these Quilts.. beautiful..and he said his grandmother  and mom made them .. there was around 10 of them , and I saw 2 that were so cool, and said take them.. I was like 'Wow".. they even had burlap in them, and the prettiest colors... I was so happy and away we went..,And days later that week, the house was robbed.. and his father blamed it on Kenny, and thats why we were raided. Well, Kenny had rights to be in there so every thing was dropped. We were all let go, and we went back to the Park, and Partyied!!!

As Lame as this all sounds, not a bit of it was done sober.. not one day of it all...

I have to think back, to where I came through, and what I lived trough. I had like 11 car wrecks, none of which were my fault,,, I have worked around 75 jobs, lived as many places as I am of age...50...by the way.. this march 17th!!! I have had around 27 automobiles. I had to work on most of them.. Until , I went and put some blonde in my hair, and a set of nails.. Even after that I still had the know how to  do ...and would fix a problem if not for me , for some one else.  So, more 2morrow.. See you then.

Florida Bound...at 15...

We drove all night. We switched drivers, when Steve got tired. I would be propped up on pillows, and work the clutch while Steve worked the shift stick. Only time I would pull over , was when we had to 'go'... I would just let the engine cut off. That would wake Steve up, and then we could get going again.. I drove all night into Orlando Fla. I had been to Disney World a few years earlier with my family.( I was kind of  familiar)   I knew we needed jobs. So I went to the Employment Office to get us a print-out of Job openings. I found '1' .. taking care of old people . We went to the address, and there sitting on the porch,with a bunch of old folks in wheel chairs, and canes, we interviewed with Mariam. Well, I managed to persuade her to take Lisa and me for the one Salary-$625.00 a month. She said okay!! We had jobs... but Steve did not. So , with that I believe at that time, he just took off for home,back in Va.( I found that out later. )So, we got all our stuff put away. We would start our days taking care of these people, who all had tragic stories. Their families abandoned them for any bit of money!! They left them in homes with no food or means to getting food.One old guy they called Popeye. was fond eating plastic dishes and cups.. in an empty house. One lady even the front door was removed, because it had value to it. So, Maryam would take them in and collect funds form the county, she made out.. We settled in so good, we found freedom some nights, and would disappear for hours, and show up early am sneaking in the window to our room. One morning we got caught..she was standing right there when I got in.. and she was mad, she said 'she couldn't have us girls doing this with her people here. So we would have to go. She paid us for the rest of the month, and we were homeless. we took our stuff.. well everything except a 8x10 photo of Led Zeppelin's, I put under the mattress.. I was and still am mad
 about that. I sat on their tambourine box at a concert and memorized the address, and mailed them a letter , and they wrote me back..with a  great photo of them in the studio. only a few people in my life got to see that..Oh and Lisa forgot her Grandfather, pocket watch.. so we just kept moving on. Wended up at the Disney Park. Set up camp on the built-up roof, a top the contemporary hotel . The one with the Monorail that went through the restaurant... That's where we stayed years earlier. So, we would go down to the Pool Room and shoot pool for a buck a ball, and  that's where we met the brothers. They asked us if we needed a place to stay, and we said yes, and so that night we were heading to there trailer, It was a mess. We cleaned and repaired holes, and got rid of the foot long roaches. just joking, but they were hugh!! So we settled in there. I met Kenny, a quiet guy sitting in a corner chair of the living, we became friends.

Florida bound!!!

So, we drove all night, and I even drove..so Steve could sleep.. I sat up on pillows, I would do the clutch, he did the stick shift, and get us going,  until , one of us had to go... Then , I would just pull-over and let the car put out.. and that's how it went . Until daybreak.. when we hit Florida. Now since I had been to Disney with my Family 2 -3 years earlier, I felt I knew the way to familiar territory. Somehow I got us there, and then , I knew the first thing to do was get jobs. So I went into the Unemployment Office, and I asked for a Printout of the job openings. I found one taking care of old people. So went to Orlando, and interviewed with this woman who was sitting on a porch swing with all these old people,in wheel chairs, and canes. So, with some fast talking, I told her she could have me and Lisa for the one salary,625.00 a month and we would share our room . She said Yes!! So, we emptied the car,and put our stuff away... and Steve did not know what to do.. So, I guess I blew him off pretty bad, now that me and L where settled.. He turned around and headed back up North, I found out later. Well, here we were with 15 old folks that families abandoned!!! For the Money.. They were left to starve to death, Well, we worked hard to take care of them, early in the morning and we began a schedule, and eventually we would get out to party,and that we did.. very hard.. all night and sneak in the bedroom window. One  early morning, I was just putting my foot in the window, and getting ready to turn around in side , and I saw her...She was pissed!!! She said I can't have you girls going out and coming in like this ,with my people in the house.. I will pay you for this month but you will have to go....So, with that we packed up our things. Only , I forgot my autographed 8x10 photo of Led Zeppelin,!!! Under the mattress... only 5 people saw this I sat on there Tambourine box, at a concert.. and I saw the address, and wrote them and they mailed me this beautiful Photo.. I can't believe I left it behind. And Lisa left her Pocket watch.. so we really had a lot on our minds. Well, we were homeless, and all I could think of was to go to Disney .. and we hitched there, and set up camp on top of the Contemporary Hotel..That's were the Monorail goes through..we set up shop, and during our days we would shoot pool, downstairs. That is where we met John and Jay, and we ended up packing up our stuff, and going to there home. They had to persuade me, I remember them coming over to us and asking if we had a place to live? I was like ..no answer, and they said they had seen us there, a lot and if we wanted we could stay with them. So we did, we were on our way to Kissimee, Fla . A Mobil Home park.. There are lots of these Trailer Parks down there especially in the 70's.

I need to write here..lets see where should I start?....

Okay, I can start from a beginning.. not the very beginning , but a beginning.. I was born in Queens,New York, . I have a 2 brothers and 2 sisters 3 of  which, are older then me, and 1 Lil sister, that keeps in touch with me. My family moved to Northern Va. , in 1977..We had a great upbringing. We were born in the city , but raised on Island. Long Isand.  We had alot of fun.. there was a gang of us who had mini-bikes, and motorcycles, and lots of beer, and stuff.. to party all night..Only, a few of us had a 'curfew'?? We, my older sister and I did not. So we would creep in and sneak up past the parents room and go to our room. Very rare we would find them awake and reading. Then, they would just ask "did you have fun tonight? We would mumble.. something.. like yep goodnight.. Our hang-out was in the thick of these woods around the corner from all our homes . We called it Mills Path,I found out recently,It is still there and it now a bird sanctuary!! Awesome.. these paths and hugh holes ,that we dug to make a fire pit..are still there.its wonderful to know this. As young growing adults, we sure did wreak havoc.. I mean we would meet at the street light, in the rain, freezing winter night, all the time, some had cars ,we would sit in and keep warm, while listening to the new Aerosmith song Dream On.... screaming at the top of our lungs!! That was entertaining. well let me post this  for now...Id like to get started on about the times my best friend and I used to walk to elementary school, sitting on a log,eating spaghetti'Os,  and talking about buying a Winnebago, and traveling allover, and end up in the Keyes of Fla. and jump on a ship and become waitresses for ever... Well, about5 years later, she confides to me something, and I am going to be moving down south, Oh at this point I have lost 45 pounds . So I am on roll... Party was just plain fat growing up. and my 1 brother never let me forget it.. It was so sad,the torment, and mental abuse. I look back now and Thank You for let me know that!! Because, I see so many obese people, adults and children, and they are loved.. I had a brother who could not stand me,, So I think it helped me watch my weight. I exercised..like 5-6 hours a day.. when we did move to Va.. there was no stopping me . By the time Thanksgiving came I was 125lbs. So we went up north to visit family and friends. My friend from Va. came up to meet everyone. Well, somehow me and my best friend , and Tony ended up altogether... That's when we decided to leave!!! Just lets go...So we packed Lisa's room up in the middle of the night, blankets and pillows, out the side door, I remember, having my arms full, and still being able to grab the two Entermanns cakes..lol, and putting them on top of my pile, and that was it, we left for Va. We headed for my 3 level Townhouse, which we broke into and grabbed my 'stuff', I had lots of stash boxes, and bowls of money.. I had an awesome *track tape collection..YES ,Zeppelin, Tull. You name it form Abba to ZZtop.. I had it. So I couldn't bring all that but I managed to get alot.  So,here we were 15 years old, well Steve was 19? I think, anyway we were on our way to Florida....

Where do I start...Let's see..

I am cutting your hair, and you ask where are you from? I say : New York,. Queens. I had been living  about an hour  Southwest of D.C for some 27 years.. I moved down here 6 years

15 going on 30...