"My life has been a lot of tragic fun and I hope the account of my past will get a chuckle here an there, maybe a tear. A real person hides somewhere inside the rags, decayed shoes, and layers of dirt. Could it be possible that you will learn to care about these twisted individuals, who, like me, refuse to recognize that living on the streets is a prison, and not freedom?" -- Russ Turner Angel with a Dirty Face is part of a website I am creating for a dear friend who wrote a book about her son, Russ Turner. Russ was a popular musician in Hollywood. He worked with such luminaries as Buddy Rich, Smoky Robinson, and Lainie Kazan. Success didn't prevent Russ from falling from grace, though. He became an alcoholic and turned to the mean streets of Los Angeles where he lived out his life. His book, written with his mother, Sue Long Turner, is a candid look at the problem of homelessness in our country. WINGS BORN OUT OF DUST is available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com. If you are looking for a riveting, dryly funny read, get this book. It might change the way you look at life and the fellow panhandling on the corner. Poser, Bryce, Photoshop. Thanks for looking, Denny