I’m originally from a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. I have been living in Northern Virginia since I retired from the Air Force in 1992. During my 20-year military career (five years as an enlisted guy and the rest as an officer), I got a chance to see a lot of the world and do some pretty exciting things. I now work as a civilian employee of the Department of Defense as a day job and play drums in a classic rock band (Point Blank) and play in a praise and worship band for my church. I also teach part time for the University of Maryland University College.

I like a variety of music from the ’60’s to today. My favorite bands and musicians include: Steely Dan; The Eagles; James Gang; The Doobie Brothers; Sheryl Crow; Journey; and many others. I can handle some country (Shania Twain, Rascal Flatts, Daughtery, etc.) and I love “lite jazz.” Some of my favorite players include Chris Botti and Rick Braun, David Sandborn, Fourplay, Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton, and lots more.

I’ve been lucky to have actually met a lot of my heroes. For a time while working for the government, I assisted movie producers in making accurate movies with military themes. I assisted with “Hunt for Red October,” “Air Force One,” and “Men of Honor.” I also assisted with some television productions. So, I’ve met a number of famous actors including Robert Di Nero, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lee Majors, Ron Pearlman (Hellboy), and lots of famous musicians including the members of Journey, Def Leppard, and Artimus Pyle (Lynyard Skynaryd’s drummer), Simon Kirke (Free and Bad Company’s drummer), Fred Coury (Cinderella’s drummer), Spencer Davis, Gunnar Nelson, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan), Michael Lardie (Great White), Sandy Gennaro (Joan Jett’s drummer), Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad), Teddy “Zig Zag” Zavaridis (Guns ‘n’ Roses), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ drummer), Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger’s drummer), Ian Paice (Deep Purple’s drummer), and many more. I would still love to meet Harrison Ford, Kevin Costner, Nicole Kidman, Keith Carlock, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Sheryl Crow, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and LOTS more.