James Crockett

James Crockett was born in downtown Los Angeles, California in 1955 to Mary B. Crockett and Army careerist, Herbert Crockett. Between 1974 and 1984, he studied at the University of California, San Diego and the University of California, Berkeley, hitchhiked throughout the western United States, worked in record stores, and attended rock'n'roll concerts. He lived in Berkeley on and off between 1979 and 1984. Later, he began a career in bookstore management, traveling throughout the United States on business between 1987 and 2003. James met his wife, Lynette, in Dallas, Texas. They were married in the south suburbs of Chicago in June, 1986, and lived in Wheaton, Illinois between 1988 and 1992. They have lived in Carlsbad, California since 1992. James and Lynette have two adult children. His first book, a memoir of his experiences on the road in 1978, was published in December 2012.