About Me

Chronicle

The history of any thing or person can be briefly summed in a Chronicle of dates and events. I could list a gazzillion events, as so could you. However, to satisfy my whimsy, I am selecting mostly the life jarring events - the so called turning points in a road well trod. So here's the cut of this list to date:

1947	I am Born (how Dickensian, but not a unique feat) - Brooklyn, NY
1952	I start school.
1954	Moved to a new neighborhood.
1956	First time I was called "queer" - by my cousin and her friends.
1957	Heard Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado for the first time.
1958	Wrote my first novel about Scout Camp (how queer) and also several rather inane librettos
1959	Singing Boy Soprano.
1960	Graduated from PS 99 and started attending Midwood HS
1961	Came under the guidance of Bella Tillis at Midwood for voice. Enrolled in the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.
1962	Went to Gay Beach at Riis park with a fellow student. If that counted as my first "date" - I had my second date with that student in 2001 - 39 years later.
1963	Sang the lead tenor role in The Pirates of Penzance with the Charles Pope Singers
1964	Graduated from Midwood HS (barely) - enrolled at Brooklyn College. Started work as office boy at Ferdinand Gutmans.
1964	Went on my first extended vacation to Atlanta Georgie. Decided I would become a minister. (What else is a gay-closeted lad to do).
1965	Started working at Dun & Bradstreet. Still there after 38 years having had a wild, roller coaster career.
1966	Drafted into the Army. Stationed at Ft. Gordon - then, Ft Benning.
1967-68	Stationed in Grafenwoehr, Germany. Wrote poetry and short stories. Traveled to Italy and Denmark and all over Europe. (They asked? I wouldn't tell).
1968	Honorably discharged. Returned to Dun & Bradstreet and Brooklyn College and the Brooklyn Conservatiory of Music. My Major was English.
1971	Graduated from BC (major now History). Took trip to Europe with family.
1973	Graduated with MA in History from Brooklyn College - Major in Chinese History (Sinology). Was accepted into Colunbia University.
1974	Wrote first "China" themed novel that would become the first link in Nan Ya (2003) 25 years later.
1975	Dropped out of Columbia. STRESS and lack of money. Started the professional leg of my corporate career as a reporter.
1976	Became a cedit analyst - then a credit consultant
1977	Promoted to manager with a special credit product. Came under the wing of BIG corporate mentor.
1979	Bought house in Sayreville, NJ.
1981	Sang with the Shrewsbury Chorale
1982	Sang Kismet with the Monmouth Civic Chorus (1st Imam)
1983	Joined the Presbyterian Church
1984	Became a staff member at Headquarters in New Jersey - Marekting
1985	Went to China with my Mom for a month. Watershed event. Bought an Apple iic computer
1987	Promoted to Director. Inherited on-line access systems. Sang with Princeton Pro Musica
1988/89	Spent 2 years on the road for the company, over 60 business trips.
1990	Major system project released. Came out of the closet finally.
1991	Joined Gay Activist Association Morris County (GAAMC) the NJ mothership for gay ferment.
1992	Co-Founder the New Jersey Gay Men's Chorus with Jay Kawarsky. It was originally known as the Delaware Valley Men's Chorus. Took them to Denver to GALA Festival.
1993	Finished many works of Poetry and 8th and 9th draft of Novel based on Master's Dissertation.
1994	GALA Festival in Tampa Fl.
1995	Began Mouse's Web Pages
1996	Founded dnbcollections.com for my company.
1997	Worked on Corporate Inclusion and Diversity projects
1998	Founded Gay & Lesbian Information Support Network (GLISN)
1999	Won Minority Achievement of the Year award in NJ. GLISN raised over $40,000 for AIDS Charity. GLISN marched in the NT Gay Pride Parade under it's own banner.
2000	Joined the Ridgewood Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company - and sang Major General Stanley in the first year.
2000/1	Wrote 5 Plays based on the "China" material and wrote 7 plays on various older and new gay-themed material.
2001	My work Division was purchased by new owners (my boss) and moved to Bethlehem PA. I live in a hotel for 6 months.
2002	Moved into apartment in Allentown PA and commuted between house and apartment. Company awards me with trip to Mexico for high performance and revenue gains.
2003	Job eliminated in down sizing caused by over optimism with Worldcom account. Got another position within the company at considerably reduced scope working nights. Used day to finished novels, launch website and embrace/share my life experiences with everyone.
2004	Great things will happen.