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St. Albans Kids have that Bond that always care about each other through the years. I enjoy staying in touch with friends over the years....

This is an article that appeared in American Songwriter Magazine My 3rd, 2012 written by Rand Bishop - Thanks Rand! As competitive as the...

Must have been summer of 1971 when I was 12 years old. I tried out for Little League. I’d played 3 years of minor league, ended with us...

A post in memories of St. Albans on FaceBook brought these memories: Saturday afternoons in the 60's and 70's - I remember those Kim...

Christmas Memories as of 2011 I write this Christmas morning, 2011 sitting in the living room that has so many great Christmas memories....

I had bunk beds in my room in Ordnance Park and they were cool! I’d climb the stairs at the end of the bed each night. We lived in...

We built our tennis court at the house in the late 70's or early 80's at our house at the top of Vine Street in St. Albans, WV. Our house...

I was fortunate to be at Super Bowl XXVIII in The Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA January 30th, 1994 kickoff at 6:00. That was a “Dreams Come...

I started writing these stories  (7) years ago as Today is January 29th, 2016, and now figured out to put it on this site, as it used to...

REO Speedwagon – “You Get What You Play For” – another example of a LIVE album bringing the band to the attention of teenagers in the...

Excellent Blog about the movie Shawshank Redemption. It can be like the music business – read below and the blog I watched the movie for...

Do YOU know I like Orange Marmalade and why?? My Aunt Mary used to make it in the summer when I stayed at her and Uncle Louie’s house....

NSAI’s Tin Pan South, March 24 – 28 is what I call, “The Greatest Week for Songwriters”. Ten Venues, two shows per night in each venue in...

Another Year – what goals do you set for 2015 for your music business? Have you written them down, are you specific with your goals and...

Here is another thing not to do in the music business – when you are an artists or your kid is an artist – somehow someone contacts you...

Success Strategy #6 Follow The Golden Rule Adapted from the book, The Success Strategies 99 Timeless Strategies for Life’s Journey by Deb...

Success Strategy #5 Tune Into Others and Really Listen! Adapted from the book, The Success Strategies 99 Timeless Strategies for Life’s...

A great story from the Rich Redmond 2nd Annual “Drummer’s Weekend” in Nashville on October 31 through November 2nd,...

From my friend, Ryan Bizarri, who recently has his first major song cut by a major artist: My life long dream to have a major country...

This was a cool event that I got to go to for promoting in the Nashville Muse. Paul Simon at a house in Nashville. There were seats on...