Birthplace

Levittown, PA

First Band(s)

Wayne, Dave & John, The Kooks, Stockyard, Sundance, The Torpedoes, Hot Property 

First Concert

The Animals - Steel Pier

Best Concerts

Humble Pie, J. Geils Band - Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

Top Ten Desert Island Albums

1. Exodus - Bob Marley

2. Exile On Main Street - The Rolling Stones

3. The Band - The Band

4. Rubber Soul - The Beatles

5. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles

6. Live at the Apollo - James Brown

7. Tapestry - Carol King

8. JT - James Taylor

9. Kind of Blue - Miles Davis

10. Dixie Chicken - Little Feat

RUNNERS UP (!):

Blow By Blow - Jeff Beck

Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin

The Pretender - Jackson Browne

The Brecker Brothers 

Low Spark of High Heeled Boys - Traffic

The Ghosts of a Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum

School Days - Stanley Clarke

Heavy Weather - Weather Report

Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie

Favorite or Most Influential Song/Single

The End (Side 2 of Abbey Road) - The Beatles

Favorite Hooters Gig and/or Tour Stop

We opened for Rod Stewart at the Big Sombero in Tampa Bay, FL in 1986. Personally, I had a rockin’ show and the band was on fire. 60,000 people went nuts. 

Favorite Road Food

I love In-N-Out Burger in Southern California.  Double Double with cheese, lettuce, tomato, and raw onions. At home it's Dallyn’s Bolognese. Off the hook!

my back pages

My parents didn’t speak English so we all sort of learned together. My first words were Finnish. I visited Finland for a summer when I was 11 years old. My parents put me on a Pan Am flight by myself and I spent 10 weeks visiting all my relatives. I love my Finnish roots.  

I think people might be surprised that my most favorite thing in world to do is reading books. Nothing better for me.

Some of my recent favorites: Deacon King Kong by James McBride, Dope Sick by Mary Beth Macy, & One Tough Out by Rod Carew.

live Gear

DW Drum and hardware, Zildjian cymbals. Roland SPDSX, Porter and Davies Tactiles seat.