Now & time ago... PIERS, PALS AND FAMILY

Nita and the "Dean Queen" (Deb of Dean Guitars) - 2006

Nita and Bernie (Bernie Rico Jr. Guitars - formally of B.C. Rich)

At Cha Cha Cha's in Silverlake (my favorite hole in the wall) and where "The Fast and Furious" was filmed. Their Black Shrimp plate is what I make that trip for!

My G shirt, one of the awesome guitarist I've had the pleasure of working with

With Michael Angelo Batio (www.angelo.com) and Mike Guerrero...

Mike Guerrero (Tapping Ninja) in Japan

"Spirit" Stallings (Luthier, musician & vocalist) - owner of Stallings USA Custom Shop & DragonSlayer Guitars, shown with the "DragonSlayer"

Spirit's "DragonSlayer" guitars kick serious ass,
check'm out at: www.dragonslayer.us

Nita's one and only... spoiled son, Josh :)

Baby Liam and Gretchen, Nita's son's family (first grandbaby! - Nov,08)

Nita's nephew, camera man, Robert
and pal, Gavin (Club Diezel)

Actor from Rough Gallery
& Robert (Nita's nephew) on location

Family day with cousin's, Mary and Pete

Guitarist, Steve Burrows and up-n'comin'
drummer, baby Xander!

Denise (Nita's niece) is also a singer and on
Halloween, she dressed as Britney Spears.
Hmm, wonder if we could rent a limo on 
Britney's account? (just kidding!)

Singer, Denise (Nita's niece)

Rylee and Krista (Nita's niece)

Rylee... my brother's darling grand daughter

Singer, Melissa (Nita's niece, right) on American Idol

Nita and Edgar Paul Allen, May '2002

Alma Awards backstage party, Nita with ex-Final Notice drummer & long-time bandmate; now vocalist, Edgar Paul Allen (Virus 7, Original Sin, Final Notice)

Edgar Paul Allen's ex-Swedish babe is history, so he wasn't
wasting any time! (shown with Alma Awards starlets)

Virus 7

Edgar Paul Allen shown filming with Virus 7 (Virus 7, Orginal Sin, Final Notice)
Bejarne T. Holm and Hank Shermann (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond) in '2001

Edgar Paul Allen in studio with Virus 7 in Sweden, '2001

(Nita's family) - Blanca & Arnoldo, the Alma Award's Vice Pres.
of NCLR's-OSIP and Nita's nephew, Robert and Laura

Nita's babies

Cycle Of Pain's bassist (Hare) and his bud -'2003

Hare" Butler (top) - bassist (Hanger 18, Cycle Of Pain)
taking a break with Mike & Will (Hanger 18) - '2002

"Hare" with Hanger 18 (2002)

Alex Zandretta of Cycle Of Pain
(Terebelam, Alexis Machine)

Phil Wolfe (Glass Wolfe, Impellitteri, Final Notice)
with Maria Glass (Glass Wolfe)

Maria Glass (Glass Wolfe)

Phil Wolfe (Glass Wolfe, Impellitteri, Final Notice)

Maria Glass (Glass Wolfe)

Phil Wolfe back in the Impellitteri days (2nd),
whose members include hard rock  legends,
Graham Bonnet and Chris Impellitteri... with
Pat Torpey (Ted Nugent), Chuck Wright (Quiet Riot)

Tom Petty and Phil Wolfe

NICKY SHOES *Rest In Peace"... he was 8 years old when he started playin' guitar and he could lay down some serious chops! Moving to L.A. from N.Y., hooking up with Final Notice for a couple of years and working with many industry legends. Nicky played for many years with his own band, Nicky Shoes Band from Southbay, Los Angeles (Nicky deceased in 2008 after his long battle with cancer... R.I.P, he will be greatly missed).

Danniel Ledesma - bassist, back in Final Notice

Nita with a great pal, Rene, back in the day at a hotel. We went to see Missing Persons! "Nobody Walks in L.A." (Dale and Terry Bozio were awesome!)

Blast to the past...

...kickin' hard on nu-metal '2002
Tracy G (WWIII, Dio) & Timm Saxton (Snack) of Driven

Tracy G's DIO days (Ronnie James Dio) in '99 (left) 
and with DRIVEN (middle)

DIO

Vinny Appice, Tracy G, Ronnie James Dio, Jeff Pilson

Tracy G - DIO's lead guitar player for six years
(leaving in '99) with Ronnie James Dio's band
(Rainbow and Black Sabbath)

Robert "Bobby" Leyva
Nita's '2002 collaborator on
"Queen Of The Nile..."
a song about Cleopatra and
all the "royal" bitches of the world

"Blast from the past"
Mark LeGault & Belinda Carlisle (The Go Go's)

Dee Snider (Twisted Sister)
with the awesome DM (The Missing)

Steven

...meet Mac, Harold Carter's baby boy
(hey dude, your rock looks like a yummy steak!)

One of Gary Colfack's many strange doll collections...
scares the crap out of 'lil kids when they go in his room! (*LOL*)

Nita back with Looker, an original L.A. hard rock band

Edgar Paul Allen & Nita back in the Final Notice days