I was born on July 13, 1979. Yes; I made to in the 70's! I had Asthma and could'nt play any thing with out getting a head ache, or running out of breath. Needless to say I spent many of my childhood nights in the hospital. My dad worked at a factory that made paper and he also read comic books; So I first started out drawing comics. I would also draw things out of the news paper, & magazines. My drawing got better but since I missed alot of school I barely passed kindigarden and failed the first grade. Failing the first grade and seeing the kids I attended kindegarden with move on ahead of me year after year was a daily reminder of my failure. Then one day in the 2nd grade I had got frustrated over my ninja turtle drawing because I couldn't get Michelangelo's hands and nun chucks right; so threw the drawing in the trash. One of my class mates got my picture out fo the trash and ask me to finish it for him. I asked him why he didn't want to finish it and he replied he could draw like me. He and some other class mates showed me their drawings and at that moment I realized I could draw better than everyone in my class, by the 5th grade could draw better than anyone in my school even the art teacher. And it would be that way even through High School.