Mr. Sykes grew up on a Sioux Indian Reservation/Commune in Colorado -
His father was a guitar player, and he spent the first 8 years in
recording studios. He was the little curly red head running around
knocking all the faders out of place. Fast forward to; going to
culinary school after working at a winery in Napa Valley (Beringer), he
moved to Prague to drink, stopped in Firenze played harmonica for rent,
ran out of money, worked as a chef for over a year, and moved to Ios,
Greece. Then back to Sonoma to cook, then to Beverly Hills, until he
realized that 14 hours a day, 6 days a week really wasn't the life he
wanted. Got into computers, then design, fulfilled his need to be
creative, got good, started his own design consulting co., economy went
bad, he didn't feel that he was expanding personally, wanted to put
himself through the ringer, joined the USMC Infantry Reserves (one
weekend a month), after bootcamp, found a great job in software
(design), got called to fight a war in Iraq (front lines) "on. He
became the first unit in Saddams Palace, fought battles near Babylon.
Learned the real value life, family and friends. He is now alive and
well in lives in Santa Monica, California.
