Frittata with Jimi Hendrix I’d heard Hendrix was coming to town, so I bought two tickets. They were $6.50 apiece. On the day of the Big Show, my friend Jeffe and I — his real name was Jeff, my Mom gave him his nickname — caught...
Read MoreGrilled Salmon Marsala with Grilled Vegetables in World War II My Dad told me that when his platoon was going across France behind General Patton in World War II, the towns they liberated were really grateful. How...
Read MorePasta with Shrimp, Sun Dried Tomatoes and Momma Max My first band was called Momma Max. We were a punk-rock band, although they hadn’t come up with that phrase yet. We did a lot of original material, and some covers—mostly songs...
Read MoreAfter BootCamp broke up, I decided to circle the wagons. So I gathered up the mules and the Conestogas, and sat by the campfire, trying to figure out my next move. One night, after getting kicked in the head by one of the...
Read MoreThe first time I went to Nashville was when Ronnie Dunn was competing in the finals of the Marlboro Country Music Talent Contest. It was the late 80’s. We had discovered Ronnie in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at a place called Tulsa...
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