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BARNZsongwriter

I was born January 14th 1961 at The Washington Hospital Center. For years my mother let me believe I was born on the 15th, so I now have a strong connection to Martin Luther King. One day I was able to look at my birth certificate and my mother confirmed it was the 14th, I asked her why didn't she correct me and she just said, "If you wanted to believe it was the 15th that was alright baby, that was alright." I've lived in every section of Washington DC, SE, NE, SW. You name it at some point I lived in a section of it, but my family finally landed in NW DC where my sister and her kids still live today in the family home. As a teenager I worked summer jobs in the District and Federal government at one point working for the State Department. I also went to the Duke Ellington School For The Performing Arts. I graduated in 1979 and promptly went into the military, the Air Force to be exact and I stayed in te Air Force till 1992. 13 years later two things happened that would change the direction of my life. I was released from the military after 13 years and my mother passed away. Thinking about it there were three things that happened, I also returned to Washington DC. To Be Continued.............