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My name is Bill Perry and I was born November 24,1958 in West Palm Beach, Florida, the second son of two beautiful parents. My Father's name is Glen Perry (HE DOESN'T HAVE A MIDDLE NAME) But Glen is a great name for him (NOW MY FATHER IS DEAD, 2003. I MISS HIM). My Mother's name is Virginia Perry, (SHE DIED IN 1984, I LOST A GREAT FRIEND THAT YEAR). I have two brothers, my older Brother is Sam Perry, and my younger (BUT TALLER)Brother is Mike Perry. I Had a dog named Daisy Dog Perry. I love my whole family.
My parents were born cool and stayed that way their whole life (THEY SAW DEVO WITH MIKE AND I IN THE EARLY 80'S). My Dad has videotaped my band, THE BILL PERRY ORCHESTRA, cool huh! they always came out to whatever sporting event we were involved in. They let us grow our hair out in the sixties and always let us be ourselves.
Sam and Mike are the best brothers a person could ask for. Rough and tough just like brothers should be, yet they love me with all there heart and me I love them the same. Sam use to teach art at The School of the Arts, which use to be Northshore High School (THE SCHOOL HE DROPPED OUT OF, HOW'S THAT FOR SOMEONE TURNING HIS LIFE AROUND.) Now Sam teaches at the Armory Art School. Not only is he acknowledged as one of South Florida's greatest painters he is an accomplished guitarist. Mike and his wife Kay live in Gainesville and are both lettercarries. He is a Hell of a great softball player and video gamer. But if you ever saw him play pinball you would think his name was Tommy, he's a pinball wizard.
I've been in love with six women in my life, Karen Christenbury, June Eichner, Shari Brook, and Danna Reed, and now my magical nymph, Subri(my Gabriela). Three are in pictures on the following pages. June is in the "Intellectual Spirit". Shari is in the "Sexual Spirit". Danna is in the "Spiritual Spirit". Karen is a friend of mine from Ninth Grade, the first time I saw her I was in love, she had long flowing hair and tight hiphugger jeans. She talks smart and looks beautiful. Life is strange, thirty something years later her and I reunited and have become close. I met Subri the Nymph on line and I don't know where it will go, I don't worry about that, when I love someone it's them I love, they can live a million miles away and I will still love them. Who knows, maybe we will grow together as friends, I would love that, she is so different from other people and I love that. Finally, Liz Bush has come into my life, it was simple, a smile started everything and now I have a life partner that I love and she loves me and enjoys my life and art. We enjoy each other on all levels and I am the luckiest man on Earth. My life has been changed forever for the better because of these brillant lights that are visiting this planet.
Five male friends have been very important in my love of art and music. Don Ellis, my first true friend, Rik Oswalt, Mike Klauke, Gary Gordon, Gary Gordon.
I spent my first 21 years in West Palm Beach, mainly under the protection of a very loving family, oh we had our problems, but we also had love. I did all my grade school and AA schooling in that area. Then in 1980, I moved to Gainesville, Florida with my brother Mike so we could attend the University of Florida. I stayed there until 2003, I grew so much and gained so many friends and experience I could write a book about them. I did something I thought I would never, ever do, (NEVER SAY NEVER) in 2003 I moved back to West Palm Beach. I now work for this coffeehouse: mycoffeehousegallery.com and I love it there. The picture below was taken in 2007.
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