Artist: I have had that nickname for 45 years. My brother gave it to me and I called him Tut as in King Tut. By the way, Diamond Lil is the name of a certain lady of the 1890's who lived life unemcumbered by Victorian morals. It is a play was written by Mae West who said "She is me and I am her and we're both the same" if you get my drift. I don't know why he chose that name for me. I was a bookworm type. Maybe because my first name starts with an "L" - it is not Lillian by the way. To this day he calls me Lil and I call him Tut. I wonder how many of us were given nicknames when we were young and still use them. Regards, Lil

PS were you always artistic? I am still trying to draw decent stick men.