3. About My Blog – Please Read
By the way, the pic above is of me and my beautiful, talented daughter Allison! Not long ago, as a lot of you know, I started writing about my experiences … Read More
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15. Learning the Piano and Drums and Getting Close to Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
I have played the piano ever since I was six years old. Lessons cost twenty-five cents each and my mother and I would ride the bus from our house in … Read More
14. A Backstage Pass To David Bowie’s Concert
During the early and mid 1970’s I went to a lot of concerts, mainly because of working at the Hollywood Guitar Center (where I ran the keyboard department). I don’t … Read More
13. Locking Horns With John Williams
This piece is a little longer than usual because I have more time due to the Coronavirus…or maybe less time! ! Before I start this story I would like to … Read More
12. Meeting Royalty in Australia
In 1979, I signed a one year contract with Rose Music/Yamaha to go to Melbourne, Australia and then travel around all of Australia and New Zealand and show the Yamaha … Read More
11. Surfing with James Arness & A Scavenger Hunt at Malibu
Besides growing up next to Hollywood, the entertainment capitol of the world, I also lived about an hour-and-a-half from Malibu Beach and the Pacific Ocean. After seeing the movie “Gidget” … Read More
10. Standing next to Elton and Dead Man’s Curve
In the 70’s, before I moved to Australia, I was working at the Guitar Center in Hollywood. I think I’ve have mentioned, before, that I was the head of the … Read More
9. Fitting in, and, Falling Down in Australia
Fitting in and falling down in Australia I spent the 1980’s in Australia. I was initially hired by Rose Music/Australia who distributed all of the Yamaha musical equipment including grand … Read More
8. Jean-Phillipe Rykiel Gets His 3 Wishes – Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, & Stevie Wonder
Jean-Phillipe Rykiel gets his 3 wishes….. I think I mentioned that to work at the Guitar Center in Hollywood, you had to put in a lot of hours because you … Read More
7. Herb Alpert and the Endangered Species
I have told you a little bit about The Guitar Center in Hollywood. It is located on the Sunset Strip right in the middle of the city. It is surrounded … Read More
6. A Embarrassing Night with “Elvis”(?) & Mickey Rooney Jr.
In the late 1970’s one of the bands that I was in, as the keyboard player, was an “Elvis Presley Band” in LA. We didn’t play for the real Elvis … Read More