Rockin Barb - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Watch me grow younger before your eyes!This site is a celebration of my life so far and an appreciation of my past. That's why I'll occasionally put up an old pic for my profile. I'm not trying to misrepresent myself but remembering good times. MySpace has been a wonderful tool of self-rediscovery and a way to stay in touch with family and friends. I've found new music that I'd never hear on the radio (check out lower rows of Top Friends). I've also met people in the Classic Rock groups that love to rock 'n' roll trivia chat as much as me ................. I've always been too earthy to be a girly girl. I can't get caught up in that, but I embrace my inner rock chick ................. I'm a misplaced beach girl. I've lived in 10 Southern California beach towns from La Jolla up to Isla Vista. I was born on the North Carolina coast and lived in Hawaii for 2 years as a kid (military brat). I miss the ocean, but not the crowds. When I lived there, these towns weren't crowded -- or expensive. I love the laid-back, forested mountain community where I am now, but I miss being on near water and my family and friends in SoCal .................... Below is Big Sur -- my favorite stretch of California coastline. The mountains and forest meet the Pacific Ocean, it's undeveloped and unspoiled, full of waterfalls and sealife (whales, dolphins, elephant seals, sea lions, otters). I went to college just 2 hours down the coast at UC Santa Barbara. My dorm room even had an ocean view. I didn't need to go anywhere exotic for spring break. I was livin' the dream at school...Our front yard, private dock, ramp and beach on Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas. It was hard to give this up...I'm in a beautiful area now too. The Red Rocks of Sedona are just 30 miles south of Flagstaff. A perfect way to spend an afternoon -- especially if the water's up in Slide Rock Park (whee!)...I want to visit these falls at the bottom of the Grand Canyon (not far away)...View from home facing East...View from home facing South (lots of elk visit and eat my plants!)... This layout was handmade with love by the folks at My space or yours? Go get one!

My Interests

ADVENTURES! Traveling, exploring, cruising, music, concerts, dancing, the ocean, mountains, waterfalls, wildlife, snow/water skiing, horseback riding, bodysurfing, swimming, snorkling, arts/crafts, flower arranging, event planning, gardening, experimenting with color in any medium, pet therapy (visiting hospital patients with my dog), historic places, geography, puzzles, and of course playing/hanging with my family, friends, and dogs.Here I am with artist Wyland at his studio in Laguna Beach (I'm a collector)...Cool mural below by my nephew Jayrydin...

I'd like to meet:

Long lost Torrey Pines Falcons and UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. My Schenker friends. See bottom row of Top Friends, and check out their music. Here's video of five amazing guitarists who rarely get the acclaim they deserve...... Michael Schenker (UFO recruited him from the Scorpions at age 16):Rik Emmett (one of the nicest and most talented people I know -- he even sent me a wedding gift!):Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs) performing Tumeni Notes ('nuff said):Marc Bonilla (formerly with Toy Matinee and currently working with Keith Emerson, Ronnie Montrose, and California Transit Authority):Finally, my "faraway friend" Kouichi Ogawa met on MySpace. He's a master of classical metal guitar. Be patient while waiting for the video to appear. It won't take too long:

Music:

I love melodic hard rock/metal and most classic rock. Check out my playlist and the pictures below. My musical heroes and crushes (from early 70's to present)...Here I am with Blue Oyster Cult drummer and film score composer Ron Riddle:mmmmm...lost in Rik's hair and whenever I need a chuckle...

Movies:

Ladyhawke, Chocolat, Legends of the Fall, Interview with the Vampire, Meet Joe Black, Ocean's 11 (new), Pirates of the Caribbean (1st one), Braveheart, Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Crow, Mask of Zorro, Desperado, Dances with Wolves, Indiana Jones trilogy, National Treasure, Romancing the Stone, Dead Again, The Matrix, Point Break, A Walk in the Clouds, The Notebook, Field of Dreams, Remember the Titans, The Right Stuff, Independance Day, T2, Riding Giants, When Harry Met Sally, Dave, Honeymoon in Vegas, The Princess Bride, This is Spinal Tap, Wayne's World, Airplane!, Bachelor Party, Animal House, Captain Ron, Overboard, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, Mixed Nuts, Parenthood, The 'Burbs, Vacation movies, Tommy, Disney's Fantasia, Yellow Submarine, Labyrinth, The Three Musketeers, Robin Hood, Romeo and Juliet, Captain Blood, The Wizard of Oz, Singing in the Rain, White Christmas, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Silence of the Lambs, Basic Instinct, North by Northwest, Shadow of a Doubt, Strangers on a Train, Psycho (most Hitchcock).

Television:

VH1 Classic Concerts, Travel, Discovery, National Geographic, HGTV, DIY, Fuel, Speed, and Weather Channels, F1 and IndyCar racing, thoroughbred racing, X-Games, skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, ballroom dancing, surfing, Mythbusters, John Edward Crossing Over, Criss Angel Mindfreak, The Joy of Painting, 2 1/2 Men, Reno 911!, got sucked into American Idol this season, The Simpsons, Family Guy (sorry...I hate Southpark), vintage: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Twilight Zone, Bob Newhart, Tracy Ullman Show, early SNL, Monty Python's Flying Circus

Books:

The Hobbit/Lord of The Rings, Seabiscuit, Michener's Hawaii, Pillars of the Earth, Man from St. Petersburg, Eye of the Needle, Key to Rebecca (anything by Ken Follett), The DaVinci Code, The Thornbirds, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Radio Waves (Life and Revolution on the FM Dial), No One Here Gets Out Alive, Hammer of the Gods, Golden Book of Fairy Tales, all Dr. Seuss

Heroes:

My Dad, Lt. Colonal Edward Robert Pierce, USMC. He was a tough, highly classified/decorated Marine when working, but he loved to sing, joke, and play with his family. I miss him tremendously! Halloween:Vietnam:I must mention my mom, since she held the family together after my dad died. Also, my somewhat famous Grandpa (one of the top Vaudeville conductors in the USA).....