Rex and his friends in the Nokomis ukulele club were jamming at the Venice Beach pavilion in February, on the coldest day of the year. He was about to give up and go home. An Arctic cold front was moving through the state; the wind off the Gulf had picked up; rain was likely soon, and most folks were packing up and leaving. ONE MONTH EARLIER After five years of college, Sue was finally setting her own standards and formin...