| the third year on tour in the United States Lipton left the Roma Circuteers to travel alone. Little did he expect to meet an attractive fan dancer in 1987 while performing in Little Rock, Arkansas. This meeting with the woman, whom he would later marry, changed his course in life. Once he met Lorena Kay LeFleur Diamond Stephanoppolis (her stage name) he decided to retire from the trapeze. During the period from his marriage to Lorena at the justice of the peace in Paterson, Mississippi to forming the eventual LSL team Lipton tried many avenues in his quest for acceptance and citizenship. He worked as a tap dancer in Branson, Missouri with the Osmond Brothers Theatre. In the early nineties he spent three years as the voice of Scooby Doo in the traveling show, " Scooby Doo and the Wall of Voodoo". A series of other occupations followed: sparring partner for professional boxer Knuckles Brown, two months as an understudy for the Chippendale Dancers, an igloo salesman, door to door encyclopedia sales, tattoo artist, astrologer, donut chef, faith healer, mercenary, Roman emperor, boat maker in Needles, California, personal biographer for Celine Dione, inventor of the Thigh Master, philosopher, grocery store produce manager, Carney and finally before coming to the Lucky Star Lounge Trevor played English football for Tottenham Hotspur. On April 7, 2009 Trevor C. Lipton achieved his ultimate goal. The goal he set for himself as a small performer traveling the country side of Bulgaria. A full life was experienced during his journey. We salute Trevor for reaching for the stars and touching them. ( Story by LSL Staff Writer Slappy Bottoms) |
