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I was born and raised in Los Angeles and have lived here most of my life. There were a few years when I lived at the beach, but eventually moved back to LA, Hollywood to be specific.I'm a baby boomer, so that means I'm anywhere between 44 and 60. Most people think I'm younger than I am. (That's cool.)I'm am only child...and I mean only. I didn't even have cousins my age to play with. They were either much older or much younger.For you Angelenos out there I went to Foshay Jr High, Dorsey High and Los Angeles City College. I didn't really know what I was going to do with my life. So, I dropped out and joined a band.(More to come later)It's later:The band didn't make it, but one of the guys and I started living together, moved to the beach and got married. (He was my second).A little while later we started another band and this one was more successful. It was during the time when you could play a club for years and actually make a living at it.During the time we were together, we got to travel a lot. We toured across the states; for the DOD we did a Pacific tour that took us to Japan, Australia, the Philipines, Indonesia and American Samoa. The last job we had we two months in New Orleans over the Christmas holidays. That was an amazing time.After about 3 years the band and the marriage fell apart. I moved back home and after a year moved to Hollywood.THE HOLLYWOOD YEARSWell that covers a lot of time. I moved into my apartment in 1980 and I'm still there.

My Interests

My friends; music (performing and listening); my spirituality; sex; food; reading; Renaissance Faires; anything British; TV; parties; dancing; food; movies; cats; food; creative people; snakes; computer games; traveling...oh and did I mention food?

I'd like to meet:

Generally: anyone with a great sense of humor, who is kind, has common sense and shows common courtesy; who has an open mind and is respectful of ALL people. **** Specifically; I have to think on that for a minute.**** At the moment, the person I'd like to meet is John Barrowman, star of "Torchwood". He's an openly gay actor in the UK, but because of his looks and personality he has built a tremendous fan base (male and female) all over the world. He truly is one of the handsomest men I've seen. But, what makes him special is that he fits my criteria above.
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Music:

Just about anything. From Bach to the Beatles. From Brahms to Black Eyed Peas. From fugues to the Fugees. There are even a couple of Eminem tracks that I like.I sing in a women's choir and I perform with a singing partner in a cabaret act.

Movies:

Where do you want to start? It would be easier to tell you what I don't like. I'm not crazy about slasher movies, so I haven't seen too many of those.***I like anything that has a good story, intelligent writing and great acting. Sci Fi, Fantasy, chick flicks, comedies, action movies, thrillers, musicals. If it's good, I'll be there.***Maybe one day I'll sit down with a movie book and just list the ones I like. Stay tuned.***I don't have a movie book, so I'll just go with whatever comes to mind. King Kong (1933 and 2005); The Lord of the Rings Trilogy; All the Harry Potters, so far; StarWars episodes 4,5,6(not the special edition); Serenity; Godfather 1, 2; Shrek 1,2; Cabaret; West Side Story; Frankenstein; Bride of Frankenstein; Son of Frankenstein; Young Frankestein; Dracula (1930); Casablanca; Gone with the Wind; Blazing Saddles; Early Marx Bros; Laurel and Hardy; Monty Python and the Holy Grail; Time Bandits; Princess Bride; Full Monty;Platoon; most of the Merchant Ivory films; Like Water for Chocolate; any musical from the 30's and 40's. Okay...I'll break down and confess my weakness for Shirley Temple movies; Brokeback Mountain

Television:

I am a TV addict. But, I don't watch just anything...well maybe I do. A lot of my favorite shows have gone away over the past few years. And there really hasn't been much to replace them.It might be easier to do this day by day...these are "don't want to miss" shows...Sunday...Simpsons; but i'm forgoing those for the last episodes of West Wing; Desparate Housewives; Gray's AnatomyMonday...MediumTuesday: I have choir rehearsal, so I miss Scrubs...but I get home in time to watch Law & Order: SVU.Wednesday: Okay...I confess. I'm an "America's Next Top Model" fan. (So sue me. Fortunately...if I can't stand the girls I'll switch over to "Bones"). Then the repeat of "Veronica Mars" (which i'm glad they're doing or else I would miss it since the switch to Tuesday nights); Law & Order.Thursday: Well...I'm trying to watch the last episodes of "Will and Grace". I've become a fan of "My Name is Earl". It's funny!! "The Office" is weird, but I like it and "ER" had been my Thursday show since the beginning. I can't give up on it now.Friday..."Stargate SG1" and now I'm so excited about the new "Dr Who". I love it. "Monk" when it's on.Saturday: I catch with all the cable shows I missed over the week; Top Chef; Real World; Food Network; then if I like the host and the band, I'll stay up for Saturday Night Live.Now this is when I don't have anything else to do. I have rehearsals, dinner with friends, movies and other stuff, but if I'm at home this is what I watch.***These are some of the shows I loved that have gone off the air for one reason or another: Frasier; Buffy; Angel; Xena; Hercules; Friends; Firefly; Joan of Arcadia; Wonderfalls; Mystery Science Theater 3000;*** NEW SEASON - NEW SHOWS; Studio 60...;Heroes; Ugly Betty; 30 Rock
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Books:

Oh this is one of those, "don't get me started" lists. There are too many to name, but I'll give you the genres.Quest novels. You know...those three to seven volumes of adventure; of finding oneself by going through trials and tribulations.Romance: straight, bi and lesbianErotica: straight, bi and lesbianSci Fi and Fantasy...I wish I had a dragon.non fiction if I like the subject.Mysteries...nothing like a good one.I don't read books just because they are best sellers. But, I do read authors.

Heroes:

Martin Luther King, Jr; Queen Elizabeth I; Eleanor Roosevelt; Marian Anderson; any working mom, who manages to raise independent, loving kids; anyone who's willing to fight for the good of all; anyone who's down in the dumps, but still manages to lend a helping hand to someone else;

My Blog

Total Eclipse of the Moon

Early this morning I got up to watch the total eclipse of the moon. It's the secone one this year, but the first the west coast could see in it's the whole eclipse. I read about it last we...
Posted by Brenda on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:40:00 PST

Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix

Went to see this with a some friends, last Friday night. I enjoyed it a lot, but...yeah there are a couple of buts... I reread the book, just before the film opened and maybe that was a mistake,...
Posted by Brenda on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:29:00 PST

Greetings from Rome

buon giorno I'm sitting here in a wonderful hotel in Rome. I've seen some amazing things including the Sistine Chapel, the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum . Because I'm not a g...
Posted by Brenda on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:56:00 PST

Off To Italy

Monday I'm starting a vacation that will eventually end in Italy. I'm meeting my friend Jackie in Phoenix and from there we fly to Venice with stopovers in Atlanta.and Paris. Unfortun...
Posted by Brenda on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:40:00 PST

A Monster has been unleashed

Once upon a time I had no problem playing around with HTML and putting together web pages. But, events happened on my job that undermined my confidence, so I stopped doing that sort of thing. W...
Posted by Brenda on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:05:00 PST

Hard to Get to Work Today

I am done with this huge project that took up most of the summer. Now I have to get back to my regular work and today I can't seem to do it. I've answered email. Viewed videos. Ate lun...
Posted by Brenda on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 04:11:00 PST

I Knew It Would Happen One Day

So, I just finished a carton of pineapple cottage cheese, that had absolutely no pineapple in it. None. Nada. Happy Friday
Posted by Brenda on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:36:00 PST

Adieu Renaissance Pleasure Faire

I had a really good time at the faire and I'm really sad it's over. I will miss the hugging, kissing, touching, flirting, eating, drinking, laughing, singing, dancing, being part of an audience and s...
Posted by Brenda on Wed, 24 May 2006 04:09:00 PST

The Weekend at the Faire

It's going to be a good one. I'm spending both Saturday and Sunday at the Renaissance Faire. This is not unusual, because I'm there most weekends that it runs. This is the origin...
Posted by Brenda on Fri, 12 May 2006 03:05:00 PST

Fantasy Art

This is a film on a web site that has beautiful fantasy art. Click here: A Knock on the Duir If you can't open the link go to http://www.duirwaighgallery.com/index.php?section...
Posted by Brenda on Tue, 09 May 2006 10:45:00 PST