in memory of my father
Joseph Cleveland S-------
Also known as Joe Hill, "Miss Brandi"
January 19, 1939 - September 1, 2007
"The most heavily-armed transvestite mountain man in the Wild West" - William H.
(p.s. I found all of these in the briefcase he kept in his bedroom, and had never seen any of them before.)
My dad's dad, George. This is a clipping from a newspaper article about his death - he was shot in 1947, when my dad was 8.
"Nearly 4 years old, December 1942"
When Dad was in the military - sometime in his late teens/early 20s, 1957-1962 or thereabouts
1964 driver's license photo - James Dean-style
Early 70s, I think
With me, 1982?
My dad: Naked, Covered in Paint, Possibly Crazy
Likely one of the last photos taken of him. I can't tell if this is supposed to be women's clothing or not - in any case, Dad, what's with those pants?
Lone Pine, the town he lived the last 10 years of his life and died in, was an interesting place, sort of a desert Twin Peaks. More about it and him later...