In the spring of 1997, I was 30 years-old and approaching the third anniversary of marriage to my best friend and soul mate, Michelle. After a long winter, we felt the sudden need to get away from the cold. So we spontaneously booked a last-minute vacation to Cancun, Mexico. Even though we knew it would […]

I first saw Derek Trucks in September 2006, playing lead guitar on Eric Clapton’s tour. To say I was blown away is a massive understatement. I actually felt bad for Eric, because it seemed that Derek completely stole the show. His slide guitar performance on the song Layla actually raised the hair on my arms. […]

It was a Saturday morning and I was in a GREAT mood. Not only was it my favorite day of the week, but we had some BIG weekend plans. Later that night, Neil Diamond was kicking off his 2008 tour right here in our hometown of Minneapolis/St. Paul, with shows on back-to-back nights. Michelle has […]

My very first CD was Legend by Bob Marley & the Wailers. It was the summer of 1985 and I didn’t even own a CD player. In fact, no one I knew had one. But my friend, Tom, got this CD from his mom and wasn’t interested. So I bought it from him for five […]