David Baker:  

My journey after high school actually began in my senior year when I dropped out, joined the military, and got married. My stint in the Army (4 years) lasted longer than my marriage. Despite being a former AC "Trojan" she deserved better than me for a husband. Discharged and divorced, I ventured out west to the none-too-bright lights (for me, anyway) of Hollywood. My acting career ``highlights``: punching out "Ponch's" lights in a very forgettable episode of ``CHiPs`` (weren't they all?), a kissing scene with Pam Dawber (Mork's Mindy) in a new comedy series that never made it into prime time, and laughing so hard as Sir Lancelot during a local theater production of ``Camelot`` that I literally wet my blood-red colored leotards...on stage! I eventually accepted that being a bad, penniless actor was no way to go through life , and so I returned to Colorado, and to school. An...Expand for more