Years after I met John Lennon I got the idea that I should write to his son Sean and tell him about it. I guess I thought that since he was so young when his father left this world I wanted to let him know what a real nice man he was; not the Beatle, not the Rock Star but a real nice man who allowed a 19 year old kid from Brooklyn to sit and talk with him one early morning in Manhattan. Read More "Letter to Sean Lennon written in 2019. Unfortunately, I never received a response."
I was always a big fan of Dion and the Belmonts
On the photo, it’s me and Dion DiMucci on stage singing Teenager in Love. It was my 18th Birthday. I was always a big fan of Dion and the Belmonts. They were from the Bronx and I was from the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. Growing up, as a young music enthusiast, I used to play guitar and sing songs by Dion and the Belmonts; Teenager in Love, Where of When, Run around Sue and many others. Read More "I was always a big fan of Dion and the Belmonts"
A Day in My Life
It was Feb. 9, 1964, a month before my 6th birthday. There was a new band from England about to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show. My sisters, both older than me, 13 & 16, and my 13 year old sister’s boyfriend, 15, now my Brother-in-law, were very interested in seeing the show. Read More "A Day in My Life"