In 6th grade we were allowed to take band. I didn’t even have to choose, I knew I wanted to play drums. From what I knew of rock music then, it seemed like the best seat in the band house. I walked with big-gig-a-tude all the way to the band room, holding my sticks...
In 1982 a widely successful business guide titled In Search of Excellence made its rounds on the best seller lists and the nation’s top executive “must reads”, for them to stay relevant. The writer, Tom Peters, is cited as the original guru of...
This band, Delorean-East, got together socially more than any band I have ever been in. It was a very different mix of people/backgrounds, but everyone seemed to enjoy each other’s company. Jerry, Rich, and I had little children, and Aimee was a kid...
In 1984 when The Imports were out there, my son, Aynsley, was 7 and just in 1st grade. It was always tricky timing the bus pick up at noon, especially if I had gigged the night before. I would get home around 2am, sleep for a couple hours, get up and get...
Once the songwriting vein had opened, the next move was to put a band together so I could perform my own stuff. Challenge #1 – I was 6 months pregnant and, by all indicators, soon to be a single mother of two. I knew I would have to work the music/band in with...
You have to start somewhere – just like the yellow brick road. What a metaphorical path to set a 3 year old on. Just now, as I am considering this 60 years later, it makes perfect sense. The images in this “muse collage” are just the...
