Jerry Farias:  

Hi , It's diffrent trying to explain who you are, and what you do, compared to when we were in School. However, thats what this site is about. And a fun site ...I must admit. Well, where to start....as I am the same old Jerry you always knew. the class clown, always battling for the best put down (break) session, yet keeping humor within the group. I was not a jock, yet I played soccer and B-Ball and worked at restaurants, ahhh yes, this was nice to have a few bucks to go out during the weekends and be able to buy decent clothes. ....until I found a way to make tons of bucks!!!! cutting grass. 600 bucks a week on hot sumer days, then I was able to buy tickets to see various cool rock and roll shows and take my buddies to the Sunken gardens for outdoor shows. And purchase other items of interest for these events. Not to mention being able to go out on dates and not have to worry about the finances. I graduated in 1984 then went off to Corpus to Begin my life as a Telecom Technician and rediscover my passion for fishing, the Ocean, and be so broke that I learned to use the beach as a way to survive. I would catch fresh fish, trade some with the shrimpers for shrimp, trade some shrimp for beer,and use the excess catch of the day to trade for groceries at the mini Mart, play guitar and sing Eagles,James Taylor,Bob Dylan and others for tourists walking the beach for tips. Sometimes and old dude with his girl would drop a 20 in my jar, and man I was set for 10 bucks gasoline and 10 bucks sandwich building material for the whole week...wooo hooo, but this was a wonderful part of my life, simple , cool, and not a worry. Except my 1975 4 door Ford Maverick, it was like birth control, no chick would ever want to " get with me" driving that thing. Oh well, it got me around so I cant complain. ------------------ I then joined the telecom industry, went to Corpus Christi, then back to San Antonio, then to...Expand for more