At 46 years young, I started to reflect on where and how this all started in my life. I remember back in August 1973, while everyone else was thinking about their careers, all I could think about w...view moreAt 46 years young, I started to reflect on where and how this all started in my life. I remember back in August 1973, while everyone else was thinking about their careers, all I could think about was having a lifetime dedicated to sex like the author of My Secret Life, a book about a Victorian Londoner?s sexual escapades over 50 years.
I was apprenticing to be an upholstering material cutter. I was all of 16 years old just about to turn 17 and the sound of upholsterers? sewing machines whistling and singing about weekend vacations let me know it was too soon for me to die. I mean why should I be caring about a half an inch for sewing? I was a young tiger in a cage and it was a matter of time before I found my escape and escape I did!view less