Ricky Lowy:  

So, time passes, and as much as we think things have changed...they really remain the same! My old friends from school would probably recognize me by my current activities. Those things haven't changed much. I was into music, surfing, art, camping, and enjoying life back in the day, and that still holds true today. I continue to use music as the cure-all. It is the best form of expression, next to art. I play, live music in a Blues band. I still play drums, sing, and now play harmonica, which I picked up a number of years ago. I still love the ocean, and the outdoors. My vacations focus on water, water, and more water. I am totally hooked on the Florida Keys, and Northern California. My best buddy from our Senn day's, David Schlange, and I get together on occassion at his home in southern California, he is Godfather to my youngest son Mike, who is in the USMC. Several years back , we lost our "sister" Beth Walburg to cancer, and the two of us miss her deeply! My passion for art is as strong as ever. Of all the media, I enjoy pen and ink most. I usually carry my pens, and paper with me on vacation. Being a male from the sixties, my love for cars has never changed. I have a project car that I purchased from a retired teacher. It's a 1991 Mazda Miata. I drive it only in the late spring through late fall. It is classic red, with a black convertable top. Through my membership in The Windy City Miata Club, I have been slowly restoring her, and at this point iit s almost completely reconditioned. I still teach, and coach, and can't see anytime soon that I will retire. I love what I do, and get plenty of days of...Expand for more