Where to begin....I have pondered that for quite sometime. I don't want to bore ya'll with all the details of 37 years. So I will give you a quick synopsis of the early years.

July 11 1963- Joe is born into this world in Waterbury, Connecticut at approx. 8pm.
1963 - 1977- Raised in a small town called Watertown, Connecticut. I was a very independent child. I was told by Mom that she used to put me out in the yard and I would spend hours out there playing with my trucks all day by myself. During the summers off from school, I would spend time with my Dad on the farm doing just about anything that needed. I would pick hay, weed the massive garden and mow the huge lawn. Also helped take care of the animals. There were at least 3 horses at any given time, sheep, 3 huge dogs, and quite a few steer that were used for Rodeos. During those summers is when I learned what hard work was and have always taken pride in whatever I do, no matter how hard I has to work to get it done right.
1977 - 1981- Watertown High School.  Yech! I hated High School. I rebelled against everything. This is when I really discovered that I was different from everyone else. A friend in the neighborhood also helped me discover what it was all about. We did all kinds of discovering about each other during those get togethers in the woods in the neighborhood. However I tried to conceal it from everyone. I dived into drugs and alcohol during those ackward years. I had 2 real close friends that I hung with all the time. We tried every drug and alcohol that we could get our hands on. I didn't reveal to them how I felt about other men. We just partied and partied and partied. Every once in a while I would disappear to the city. You see, at 15, I was being allowed into the Gay Bar in Waterbury with no questions asked. I started meeting others like me and started spending more time in the city.
1981 - 1983- After graduating from High School, I worked several types of jobs, not knowing what I wanted to do with my life. The jobs were just for money so that I could continue to party as much as I could. By then a new Gay Club opened in Waterbury and I got to know the Manager real well. I was there constantly, drinking of course. My good pals from High School forgotten. He showed me quite a bit of the Gay New England. However I was still pretty much hiding it from all that I could. One day, I was hungover and reviewing my life, realizing that it wasn't going anywhere in this small city in a small state. A week before Thanksgiving I decided that I was gonna leave and start a new life. So in 1983 I decided to join the Army. The day before Thanksgiving I left Connecticut for Fort Benning Georgia.
1983 - 1987- US Army Infantry, Fort Ord California. Yee-haw. The best 4 years of my life so far. I enjoyed being in the Army very much. It was demanding, both physically and mentally. I enjoyed the structure and fit in very well with everyone. I was always up for a challenge. I did rock climbing, parachuting, rappelling, water crossing, and we went camping everytime we went to the field. I made some great friends and had some fantastic times. However being in the Army, I had to hide my true nature from everyone. This was the perfect place to do it. But being stationed at Fort Ord was also perfect, 2 hour drive north put me in San Francisco. Hmmmm. You wonder what I learned there? We used to get 3 and 4 day weekends all the time. With the $8000 sign on bonus that I got from the Army, I bought a brand new car. Besides being the partymobile while at the Base, it also gave me access to San Francisco whenever I wanted and that is what I did. I couldn't really be myself while at Fort Ord, so I lived 2 different lives. I learned lots more in Frisco than I had ever learned up to this point. I enjoyed being where I was. Having the 2 different lives. It was great. It was the best of worlds. I had a great job with pretty good pay, and I was able to get far enough away to be my other self. Towards the end of my Army career, I became the unit's armorer and had a desk job. Which I loved just as much. I was in charge of the unit's rifles, pistols, rocket launchers, mortors, etc... I did a fantatic job and was recognized for it many times. However when it came time for re-enlistment, I wanted to change my official job title to keep doing the armorer's job and they wouldn't let me. So I left the Army.
1987 - 1999 Went back to Connecticut. Because I didn't really learn a trade while in the Army, I had nothing to use in the real world where I found myself again. I went from job to job for awhile. I finally landed in the convenience industry as store manager where I found I did a great job. I worked for a company and had the biggest store in their chain. I won several company awards for the job that I did.  This is also the time frame that I incorporated my gay life with my work life. Everything finally came together. After working for the convenience chain for quite a few years, I got burned out. I had to get out of it. It is a very stressful industry.
1999 - Present- I now live in Pensacola Florida. It is much more relaxed here and things move alot slower than in the NorthEast. I love the beaches here. Known as the Gay Riviera. It is beautiful.
 
 
 
 

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