Free-lance writer currently based in Las Vegas. Have written or edited over 15 published books (mostly non-fiction, including textbooks and guidebooks) and am currently writing a future best-selling biography of a celebrity who shall go nameless -- I am a "ghost," after all. Over 25 years in advertising and promotions, writing brochures, newsletters, print ads and radio spots, and I also coordinated conventions and developed fund-raisers. A former columnist for the "Las Vegas Sun," I have also written for several other newspapers and magazines, but I have spent the last few years writing backgrounds for historical document catalogs and the web.
Music is my other passion. My grandmother was a classically trained pianist who could play just about everything (including background music for old radio dramas) and my grandfather was a trumpet player who had his own "big band" (before my time, of course), so I grew up listening to big bands and show tunes. I also loved every minute of the "British invasion" and have followed the music of Neil Diamond since the 70s. His fans are the greatest, too -- I have met some wonderful people through the iaisnd.com website, Diamondville (the band website) and on the "concert trail." I am also a fan -- and a friend -- of Neil's conga drummer, King Errisson (see my videos for a clip from King's 2006 show in Las Vegas), and Jay White, a Neil Diamond impersonator who performs at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. I also enjoy inspirational and classical music. I have been fortunate enough to meet a number of my favorite entertainers -- including Drew Carey, who was gracious enough to share a table with me after Neil's concert in 2005.
Originally from Massachusetts (where my family first settled in 1621 -- I'll blame that for my being cynical and rebellious), I have lived all over U.S. as a "military brat," and I am looking forward to doing more traveling -- especially to such "exotic" places as Australia, where I plan to dig for opals, and the U.K. I have three grown children and three beautiful grandchildren and my son's military buddies call me "Vegas Mom" (am I proud of that!). God bless our troops and keep them safe.
