Folks wonder about the amount of picture taking that goes on in our household. Some even find it self-serving,attention whoring and obsessive. I was raised by an accomplished photographer. I have been the subject of a lens since I came out. My parents had photo albums of us doing everyday things for as long as I can remember. I am comfortable in front of the camera and took up the love for the visual at an early age.
I passed this love of the camera in front and behind the lens on to Mini me. Every picture for several years that was taken of me (including ones I used on dating sites) were taken by Mini me. She still takes good pictures.
To marry and find someone who also is comfortable with picture taking is fabulous and just one more thing that makes me believe I live in a constant fairytale. Even BCPC is a photo lover! A visual history of your life is a fantastic thing and we frequently get out and look at all of our photos. Part of my reconcilation for 2007 is to clean out my computer and put a lot of pictures on CD’s.
The end of the year is a perfect time to just rewind the Adventures of Pamalicious so for your enjoyment - 2007 in pictorial review.
(in no particular order & hosted by Mike J….of course, lol)
R&B duo “Damian Dame” (pictured above) consisted of Debra Jean Hurd aka “Deah Dame,” and Bruce Edward Brodus aka Damian. They were the first act signed to the “LaFace,” label by Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and Antonio “L.A.” Reid. They were famous for the following hits, “Exclusivity,” “Right Down To It,” and “Gotta Learn My Rhythm.” Deah would die in an car accident on June 27, 1994. She was 35 years old. Damian would die on the same day (June 27th) two years later of colon cancer. 
Singer Richard “Dimples” Fields (pictured above) was famous for the songs, “If It Ain’t One Thing, It’s Another,” and “She’s Got Papers On Me.” Fields would die of an massive stroke on Jan. 12th, 2000. He was 58 years old.
Edmund Sylvers (pictured above) was the lead singer of the group “The Sylvers.” At age 47, he would succumb to lung cancer in 2004, following a 10-month illness. The Sylvers hits include: “Boogie Fever,” and “Hot Line.” 
Renee Diggs (pictured above) was the lead vocalist for the group “Starpoint.” Their big hit was “Object Of My Desire.” Diggs died last year of heart-related complications and she also suffered from multiple sclerosis. Miss Diggs was 50.
Singer Gwen Guthrie is best known for her hit, “Ain’t Nothing Going On But The Rent,” in 1986. Guthrie started her career by moonlighting as a singer of commercial jingles, sometimes with her friend Valerie Simpson (of Ashford & Simpson fame). A songwriting partnership with Patrick Grant resulted in Ben E. King’s comeback single, “Supernatural Thing,” and “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter,” covered by numerous artists. She was also the writer of Roberta Flack’s “God Don’t Like Ugly,” and she contributed to the Sister Sledge album, “Circle Of Love.” Miss Guthrie died of uterine cancer on February 3, 1999 at the age of 48. 
Wylie Draper, the actor who portrayed Michael Jackson in the mini-series, “The Jacksons: An American Dream,” died a year after the program aired. Draper died from a rare form of leukemia.
Theodore “Teddy” Wilson (pictured on the bottom half of the above photo with the mustache) was an character actor best known for his recurring role as Sweet Daddy Williams on the CBS sitcom Good Times from 1976 until 1979. Wilson also played the role of Al Dunbar in a popular two-part episode of the 1970s sitcom What’s Happening!!. In the conclusion of the two-parter, Wilson’s character gets arrested for bootlegging a Doobie Brothers concert. Wilson was married to actress Joan Pringle. He died from AIDS-related complications on July 21, 1991 at the age of 47 in Los Angeles, California.
Paul Edward Winfield (May 22, 1939–March 7, 2004) was an Academy Award-nominated television and film actor. Winfield was openly gay in his private life, but remained discreet about it in the public eye. He was best known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film “Sounder,” and as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the television miniseries “King.” Winfield also narrated the show “City Confidential,” on the A&E channel. Winfield died of a heart attack in 2004; he was 64. His long-time partner of 30 years, architect Charles Gillan Jr., preceded him in death in 2002.
Franklyn Seales (pictured above, far left, back row) was born in St. Vincent, Caribbean Islands. His movie appearances include “The Onion Field,” and “Star Trek.”
Foster Sylvers 45, (above) the youngest member of the “Sylvers” singing group (Boogie Fever, Hotline) who once produced tracks for Janet Jackson-is now a registered sex offender. The above mug shot and the nature of his crime is featured on a National Sex Offender Website connected to Megan’s Law, The Attorney General & the Department Of Justice. His crime is listed as follows: Oral Copulation: Victim unconscious of the nature of the act.