It’s Time

It’s Time

by KIMSNo Comments
For six months I allowed a toxic relationship to derail moving forward with my goals. I was ticking off all the things I hoped to accomplish with very little down time and this situation nearly dragged everything to a grinding halt. The only thing keeping me sane is a Top 40 Disc Jockey job at a local radio station working night shift. At least I was doing something in the entertainment field...sort of.  I was in my early twenties and feeling stupid. I'm a military veteran feeling I've accomplished nothing. I'd moved back to Georgia because I ruined my circumstances in California. That's how I felt, at the time, anyway. I dragged the toxic relationship all the way back to Georgia with me. By summer of 1989, I'd, finally, had enough. Kirk was going to be in Macon, Georgia to promote his debut album. Yep. He did have a record deal lined up. This was my opportunity to reconnect and change...
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A Friend’s Offer

A Friend’s Offer

by KIMSNo Comments
Some time has passed and both Kirk and I have finished our military service. It's around early 1986. Kirk found a place to stay in Fremont, California and since he became married to a wonderful person, Stephanie. More on her, later. I was unceremoniously fired from my first Cali job and landed a second as a cashier at a local health food store. I liked that job much better and the owners grew to trust me. During this time, I hung out with Kirk and Stephanie often poaching meals as often as they'd have me (which was unusually often). I was a pest. I had no other family in Cali. Kirk and Stephanie were it. He took me under his wing. He promised to look out for me after I finished my obligation with the Navy. He was true to his word. He must've let Stephanie know, because, she didn't seem to mind my regular appearances at their home...especially for...
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