Monday, May 4, 2009

Nifty, nifty looks who's...=0)

Here's a handsome guy!=0) and Puppy too!
Here's a younger, still handsome guy!!=0)


Okay, out of respect( for the elderly! j/k!) I will resist the temptation to finish the rest of that rhyme...still, my silly man Lee has a birthday today! Born in Michigan, Lee is the youngest of six kids, where he spent his happy times on his Grandmother's ranch in Northern Michigan. They spent their time snowmobiling, sledding, water skiing in the summer and camping out under the stars. I'm just going to mention the happy times in his youth. Being the victim of alcoholic parents, spending time with his Grandmother and learning a love of music, are what he remembers as happy.
He played drums in a band as a youth, joined the Airforce for a stint, and attended the University of Michigan before rescuing a stranded girl in a very bad part of Detroit. Thus, gaining the opportunity to become a magician/illusionist in Vegas. The girl he rescued happened to have a Dad with connections (not sure what) with Caesar's Palace, after mentioning he wanted to move west, Lee took a stage name and performed as an illusionist in Caesar's Palace. This led to taking a tumble off stage (do to negligence) and breaking most of his ribs, his arm, hand, his sternum, collar bone, and more I'm sure! The casino bought him a house in St. George, because he was dating a girl from Cedar at the time, to recuperate.
After a long healing process and many classes completed at Dixie, Lee went on to tour for several years with the band "Dirty Puppet". They opened for the "Ramones and the Romantics, Huey Lewis and the News" and probably would have made it to the big time if their lead singer hadn't O.D.ed!
During this time, when he wasn't touring, he was able to complete his bachelors in business and after the band he owned a detail shop, gas station, and a topper store (for pick-up trucks). He invested money into the stock market and took an interest in a pharmaceutical company with a revolutionary product, "Abreva". You know, for cold sores? Anyway, he helped push it through approval with the FDA and befriended the inventor and was ultimately responsible for bringing it to market!
He has since, toured with a reggae band, became an Audio Engineer, and owned multiple rental properties in the St. George area. He now has a DJ business (Weddingpartydjs.com) and just started a computer repair business (ABC Rent-a-Geek). Between these and helping to raise three ankle biters, he is a very busy man! I asked him once how many lives he had lived! He's done so much in his life, it makes the most motivated person look lazy!=0) I love you Babycakes! Happy Birthday from all the crazies here in the Lambsfold!=0)

4 comments:

  1. There's so much I didn't know! What an accomplished entrepreneuer! Hope Lee has a great birthday!

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  2. 29 once again. Always leave a buffer to prevent run errors :o).

    Thanks for the flashback.

    Dinner was yummy.

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  3. Wait a sec, how are you the same age as me? Again...=0) silly!

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  4. 29 eh? That's funny, you don't look a day over 49! Either way, I hope you had a happy birthday.

    What a life story so far! You make most of us sound downright boring.

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