Warren CASEY He's the coolest dude in Burbank and - when the spirit moves him - he throws the best World Beat music parties in the Southland. Join him at his Website, where he holds forth with his bandmates from the slightly off-kilt-er Scottish bagpipe-and-drums band seen on TV and in the Doo Dah Parade, WICKED TINKERS. And check out Warren the Art Director / Drum Maker / Painter at http://www.wickedtinkers.com/warrencasey.html (He's a busy guy.)

Colleen CASS She was All-State in track and field, a pastry chef for Wolfgang Puck, a scholar at UC Santa Barbara, and an inventive force at a couple of national magazines. Now Colleen graces the graphic-design field with her talents, creating logos and promotional campaigns for high-tech corporations. She's a whiz at everything she does, and ya never know what she might get into next... But whatever it is, look out, competition!

Alice DUNCAN Alias Emma Craig, alias Rachel Wilson, alias Jon Sharpe, Ms. Duncan (assisted by her alter egos) writes Western Romance novels with a twist. Instead of the typical bodice-rippers, these novels introduce humor, odd characters, the occasional dachshund - and THEN there's a lot of bodice-ripping. Find out for yourself at her Website, ALICE DUNCAN/EMMA CRAIG/RACHEL WILSON - ROMANCE AUTHOR (That's harder to write than the URL itself!)

Shane GIBSON Shane made Geo Tile into the biggest, baddest tile-contracting company in the San Fernando Valley. But that was just his warm-up act. Lately Shane's into showbiz, doing comedy/variety gigs in L.A., and of course he's the Southern California Zydeco King (don't ask). He's often away visiting his birthplace - Canada - or touring Mexico or France, but eventually he returns and catches up on his e-mail. He's recently married - sorry, ladies! - to the luminous and gracious Susan Chadney, a realtor.

Don GREEN A genius who talks in puns, by day Don helps JPL communicate with its spacecraft; at night he's a dancer of the Cajun/Zydeco and World-Beat persuasions. He's a Caltech alum, he drives too fast, and he knows more than he's telling. D. Green's Home Page

George HULL A really cool guy - who happens to be my brother - George lives in Utah (where the snow is powdery and the air is clean) with his wife, Nancy, a graphic designer. George captains for Delta Airlines, which finances his many hobbies: motorcycles, skiing, travel, and Macintosh computers. He's on a couple of civic boards in his town (and won a national award for his troubles), lives in a really cool house, has bunches of neat friends, and is generally one of the happiest, most successful people I know. It's enough to make you sick, but he's such a nice guy you get over it.

Celeste JONES One of the two or three smartest women on the planet, Celeste was also first runner-up for Miss Wisconsin awhile back, and she's a devotee of T'ai Chi, so watch it! She's married to Olympian Sam Jones - who designs computer programs and theatre lighting when he's not mountain-climbing or fencing - and lately Celeste assists the chief scientist at urogenesys.com, where they're doing cutting-edge genetic research. (They even have an assistant named Igor.)

Cathy KANNER You've seen Cathy's illustrations in books and magazines, and her serene drawings of people - coats blowing in the wind - show up in the "Opinion" section of the Los Angeles Times. Her sketches appear in Michael Crichton's recent thriller Timeline. She's collaborated on a very cool book about Moby Dick, which you can hunt down at http://colophon.com/gallery/melville/cetus2.html, and she's working on a trade edition of an illustrated book of prayers by Robert Louis Stevenson. Let's face it: she brings cultyah to the world.

Linda LONGSERRE One of about a dozen people in the entire country with that last name, Linda hails from Texas, and she has the frontier spunk to match. Her ancestral home was recently featured in the film Hope, and Linda (SAG/AFTRA) is busy getting herself featured in films, including the 1998 USA Network movie, The Con. She also fashions some of the most beautiful leaded-crystal necklaces, earrings, and bracelets this side of Austria. Linda exhibits her wares at shops and craft fairs in California. She also does custom work, so send her an e-mail and she'll put you on her mailing list.

Kevin PERKINS Kevin's a rising star on the comedy circuit, he's a nice guy (in the comedy biz, that's sorta weird), he can perform the entire Star Wars trilogy in 45 seconds, and he's got a, like, totally hip comedy site at: http://www.kevinperkins.com/ Check him out!!

Elisha SHAPIRO Elisha is easily one of the strangest beings on the planet. When he's not helping syntax-impaired college students with their English skills, he's hard at work managing Nihilist Industries, a dark and mysterious cabal that puts forth performance art (Elisha ran for president on the Nihilist ticket, chaired the Nihilist Olympics, and presented the recent Nihilist Expo), the annual Nihilism Calendar (hang it on the wall, it does the rest), the Nihilist's Corner cable-TV show, and of course the Nihilist philosophy and manifesto ("Don't Whine"). Elisha has catalogued all this michief at his Website, Nihilist's Corner. Visit it! Or don't, I don't care.

Daniel ROSEN One of the world's funniest and most original jugglers, Daniel has entertained a ga-jillion people so far. You've seen him on tons of TV (lately on Nash Bridges), and how can you forget someone who calls himself "Fish Boy" and dyes his hair like a chocolate layer cake? To soak up some of his groovy aura, visit him at DANIEL WORLD. Go on, don't be chicken! He'll even show you how to juggle.

Ken WILLIAMSON Ken was a top deejay in Houston until they rode him out of town on a rail - er, until he moved to LA, where he's a sound engineer for NBC. Ken is famous for his "Tape from California" cassette, an annual update on his family in the form of a drive-time music-radio show. If you're lucky, Ken will put you on the mailing list! If you're really lucky, he won't. Check out Ken's Web site!

Ginger BERGLUND Ginger sings jazz, and she's appeared with Kenny Rankin, Steve Allen, and a scad of others. She's also performed opera, and she's sung for the Pope! Ginger's also enormously sweet, super-smart, and cute as a button. Check out her Web site - under construction, so watch out for nails and loose boards - right HERE.