Dad

Dad

by | Jun 6, 2026 | Uncategorized

I was only 12 years old when I wrote my first published piece—a poem about the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.On June 20, 1968, The Patterson Evening News, Patterson, NJ, published my poem in Ben Marmo’s popular “Strictly LOCAL” column. My...
The Story of “Two Cities”

The Story of “Two Cities”

by | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized

Two Cities The album was originally going to be called Chasing the Wind. It began innocently enough in January 2007, when my friend Mark and I drove from my actual hometown in northern New Jersey to my musical hometown of Buffalo, New York, to begin programming five...
A Look-Back at Writing the Song, “The Loss.”

A Look-Back at Writing the Song, “The Loss.”

by | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized

The Loss I wrote “The Loss” in the summer of 2007, when everything in my life felt like it was falling apart. I was having deep problems with my other business and losing an enormous amount of money. At the same time, one of my beloved cats had just died. I...