Rene Kilpatrick:  

Life I was born on a dark and stormy night…. No, just kidding, I could no’t resist. I felt my life did no’t start until I met my husband in the 11th grade at John Muir. Like Sleeping Beauty, with a kiss I woke up. Woke up to fun, pretending to be grown up, taking things to far, living on the edge, growing up, becoming mature and enjoying one big, huge, scary adventure. I married at 16, graduated, lived with my much older and over protective husband in Pasadena for several years. At 19 I had my one and only boy chick. When I was 22 my husband died and it was no’t a surprise, he always felt he was going to die before he was 30 years old. I learned to pay bills, raise my son, graduated from Pasadena City College with a Graphic Arts Degree. I worked freelance for several years doing paste-up for several publications. Putting up displays in records stores. Attending Record Release parties. Painted and illustrated as a hobby. Designed clothing for Michael Jackson, yes MJ, an interesting story in it’s own right. I had grand visions of being the next Rembrandt or Bob Mackey, which ever came first. But r...Expand for more