February
2000
My mum (Zita) enjoying another beautiful day
in Brighton
February was the month I had decided that I should
probably return to some form of employment.
It was almost a year ago since I left my job
to travel to Thailand and Indonesia.
An initial journey of 4 months turned into a
year of various trips to Europe and South East Asia.
But after discovering that my mother was ill,
I found my self back in England for the third time in 12 months.
Even due to the severity of her illness my mother
was in good sprits and her recovery was without complication .
In an ironic way for a brief time it had helped
our family become closer emotionally and geographically as we
came together to show support for Zita.
Most of my time was spent with her in Brighton,
a Regency sea-side town 55 miles from London
filled with too many antique shops.
My mum has a lovely house here, designed to entertain
guests and with only a short walk to the beach,
it's very convenient for sun bathing and swimming
in the warm crystal clear waters.
I also caught up on my shopping. see: Cyberdog,
Camden
Lock and Harrods.
For clubs see: Home,
Fabric,
the End, The
Fridge and Cream.
When in London I am always overcome with capturing
natural wildlife.
My Mother and I just before catching up
on Eastenders (Arty English drama TV series)
No digital image trickery here!
Both of my parents enjoy the photographic skills
of our Chinese waiter.
I return to LA with a newly acquired
fur coat and
newly acquired fur on my upper lip. Apparently
Thea "doesn't play that"
THis
Michelle enjoying a refreshing drink.
At this point in time I was homeless.
I had been enjoying the kindness of Thea's great
aunt, as a guest in Torrance CA,
but eventually Thea had the vision to truncate
my stay and after a week of parking my car in the Hollywood hills
and waking up to the incredible vista of LA spread
beneath me, the yearning for my own bathroom suddenly struck me
and after an exhaustive search I eventually moved
in to an apartment in Beverly Hills.
Monday nights we became regulars at the Moonlight
Roller Disco
Living Beverly Hills was initially unappealing
to me. For the last seven years I had lived in Hollywood and
West Hollywood which had seemed more vibrant
with more interesting nightlife and people.
But my concern was unfounded due to a chance
meeting with Michelle Luna. An old friend who also
turned out to be my new neighbor as well a being
an unemployed drop-out such as myself.
Soon, (particularly after meeting the two young
ladies in the apartment across the hall from me,
and the woman from the boutique on the corner)
my local social circle became quite busy.
Adam, Ben, Emma and her BIG boyfriend. (at No-I
-To-Love)
Don't covert thy neighbors fur!
During the filming of a music video for BT
Miss Chrissie Wilson finds time to pose for the
camera