Rick Parker:  

Life If you're visiting me here then it's likely you remember me from way back when. You probably recall the toe headed waif that I was through grammar school and high school. You perhaps recall I was an artist-type of kid. You may remember me as somewhat of a yard ape. I grew up fast, but matured slowly. I married young and endured an unfortunate relationship for five years before getting divorced. Somewhere in the middle of it all I finished school and started a career as an art director in advertising. I graduated at the top of my class and was hired by one of the best agencies in America at that time and moved to Virginia. My career skyrocketed and I won national recognition for a number of campaigns, including recognition by the New York Art Director's Club. In 1985 I met my current wife Pamela Killen at an agency in Atlanta. We then moved to Baltimore. My career moved me to other places like Cincinnati and Nashville as well. Eventually I started my own agency, which was a big success, but after a year I sold my ...Expand for more