User:Nancella

Nancella's Bio: I was born Nancy Rebecca Ribak and I grew up in San Antonio, Texas with my loving parents, Abe and Myra Ribak. My Mom and Dad have been married for over 40 years, have four children and 6 grandchildren. I have 2 older sisters and one brother, who is the oldest. They are all married with children and live in various suburbs in the USA. My father is a politician and an attorney belonging to the Democratic Party and my mother is a homemaker and a Life Master in the game of Bridge. My parents like to travel and so I spent much of my high school existence raising myself. As a result, I was a bit of a wild child and threw many parties. I always had a part-time job so I always had my own money which I liked to spend on music, clothes and other teenage gear. I went to a public school, Robert E. Lee High School, which I barely attended. Although I was in all “Honors” classes, there were only a few teachers that inspired me to continue on with formal education. After being formally banned from graduation for “inciting a riot” in Saturday School, I did graduate high school in 1994, but without the honor of attending the actual graduation ceremony. To satisfy my parents, I went to South West Texas State University where I majored in Music. I had the pleasure of Deejaying at my first public party, but I wasn't really ready for “higher education” so I dropped out after a year. After that I worked as a waitress etc... but then, a little voice in my head told me that it was time to get back to my roots, so I headed East.

I moved to Israel for almost a year where I lived on Kibbutz Na'an, learned some more Hebrew, milked cows and tended to the cotton fields. After a brief sabbatical in the Sinai, I packed my bags, and moved to Kibbutz Ha'rel where I got a better job as the Salad/Vegetable Chef. This was back in1996 and there were lots of bombs going off in the streets. All I wanted to find was peace in my heart. However, I realized my personal peace was playing good music, so I moved back to Texas in pursuit of my deejay dreams. I went to San Antonio College for a year and then was accepted to the well-regarded University of Texas at Austin, Radio Television & Film School. I Deejayed one the radio for over 4 years before I went back to parties. My first on-air DJ experience was at KSYM San Antonio and then KVRX with the mission of “none of the hits, all of the time.”

Till this day, the greatest love of my life is music of many formats, but especially Vinyl and CDs. I love to touch the music and geek out with my machines. I don't consider myself a purist, and I laugh at people who think that they are! I don't classify myself by my music, my world or my clothes because nobody should or could ever guess. However, I Love Organic and Electronic music so that makes me an Indie Raver I suppose. In spite of being the Black Sheep, (or as my dad puts it, I'm the butterfly of the family) I love my big family, my handsome cat, the simple things and my real friends! I dig on art, gardening, cooking, communications, history, skateboarding, trains, cinema, TV, ink, and of course, music. I'm very liberal in my tattooed skin and colorful heart. I know that I'm not supposed to care what people think of me, but I still do! I am a human being of pure passion! I graduated from the University of Texas and I moved West.

I wound up in San Francisco, California, where I lived and loved for 4 years. I actually almost died in Golden Gate Park, but that's a whole other story. San Francisco was a life-changing experience to say the least and at this point, its just too close for me to recount. After an intense and enlightening 3-year relationship, I felt it was time to move on. But, unlike that old song says, I took my heart with me!

It was time to take my chances on the East Coast. I packed up and drove from San Francisco to Miami. That took 5 days, 12 hours a day, (60 hours and 3500 miles) and it was an amazing journey! I lived in Miami Beach for about a year, but good weather is just not enough. I made some money, so I went to my next stop on the E.C. Tour, New York City... In my Scion XB, with my lovely 10 year old cat, I drove through the rain storm and followed it as it became a snow storm, but it was worth it. I'm living my life as I should be. Thanks for reading!