Jerry -- 1963 -- We've known each other since puberty, as we spent four years being classmates at St. Augustine High School in North Park.

Billie Jo -- 1968 -- I used to do magic tricks for her in the cafeteria during the one year when we both were attending Mesa College.

Dan, Guy, Chris, Bettina, Tammie, Theresa & Maureen -- 1974-80 -- All of them were involved with Covenant Ark Theatre, where I did my first photography of plays.

Christopher, Melissa, Mary & Will -- 1980-84 -- Were students of mine when I was a Journalism adviser for two Catholic high schools.

Judi -- 1980 -- She is the mother of Christopher.

Lacey -- 1985 -- My niece, who is the oldest daughter of my younger sister Diane.

Michael -- 1987 -- We met when he was riding a bike past my house as I was unloading my very first Apple IIgs computer out of my van.

Rhonda -- 1990 -- After I became known as Shy Cloud on America Online in 1990, several of my friends there also chose Cloud names, with Rhonda becoming BriteCloud and Michael being LightCloud.

Anne -- 1990 -- We actually met via an Internet newsgroup a few years after that, but I took a picture of her at a horse show at Cal Poly Pomona before I knew who she was.

Patrick & Bev (Domino) -- 1991 -- They were the System Operators of Pro-Algonquin.cts.com and Pro-Woolf.cts.com when I was SysOp of Pro-Harold.cts.com.

YOURSELF -- 1993 -- Diane and Howard were running San Diego NORML, and I helped them do publicity and collect signatures to get Proposition 215 on the California ballot.

Brian & Di'Zsa (Metro) -- 2000 -- He was the charismatic Dr. Saul Bennett in "La Jolla DNA," and her group The Heroes were the house band.

Eve -- 2002 -- A former member of The Heroes who grew up a few blocks from me, I finally met her when I shot videotape of her during the Hooleyfest on St. Patrick's Day.

Annie -- 2002 -- She was in a band called Faze that played regularly at my neighborhood dive bar.

Audrey, Kim, Chelsea, Lindsey & Mandy -- 2004-06 -- San Diego singers/songwriters I have met while shooting photos at various gigs.

Debbie -- 2006 -- A fellow music lover who sent me a friend request on MySpace.