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Anyone who knows me knows I've never been one to revel in the past. I'm the last one to cast a misty-eyed glance back at the "good old days". In my experience the people who take this angle are usually the ones who weren't there. Whatever mistakes, false starts and missed opportunities I've had the pleasure of having, I was wherever I was for better or worse.

This blog is not meant to romanticize any choices I made or any particular era. It's simply a place where I share stories and take stock of where I've been as a way to figure out where I might want to go next. I'll celebrate some people along the way, some of them you'll know or know of, others will be new to you. I'm glad to have known every one of them.

The posts are in no thematic or chronological order. The date at the end of the post's title refers to how the content of the post relates to me personally. I make no claim about the accuracy of my recollections I only promise that I'll be as honest and accurate as I can be. If you were there and you remember things differently than I do, or you find evidence that contradicts my memory (I wouldn't be surprised or upset) feel free to let me know.

Rather than editing the posts for historical accuracy, I'll put ( * ) next to any parts that have been challenged or updated for that reason.

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April 10, 2012

BILLY RUANE and ME BOSTON 1998

Billy Ruane was someone I met once and only briefly at that. I met him in Boston when I was on tour with The Bangs. The fact that I’ll never forget that meeting is testimony to the power of personality he radiated. If you didn’t know him or of him I strongly recommend reading up on the man. The picture says it all: he was a force of nature.

R.I.P. Billy Ruane

Photo of Billy Ruane and myself from my personal archives.

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