Our stories are what connect us all
I bought my first Rolling Stones record for 50 cents in the used record bin at the Book Nook in Smyrna, GA when I was 8 years old. It was 1977. Also the year the first Apple computer came out, the year that Star Wars forever changed the movies.

The first time I met Keith Richards was at the Charlie Watts Big Band show at The Ritz in NYC December of 1986. I went to see Charlie and watch him play but mostly to see if I could get a glimpse of Keith. The show was good,…

At seven years old I came home to find a man lying in a puddle of blood.
Each day I walked myself the 11 city blocks to and from school, not to mention feeding, bathing, and dressing myself. My mom worked 14 hour days just so we could survive.