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I know it's hard to pin point as I like others have so many of them. Some more personally and some career wise that is also personal in it's way of course. I feel fortunate despite the many "fell throughs" and disappointment stories totally OVERWHELMING the good ones lol..

But here's one that WE here ALL dream of. I just finished a 4 year 4 night a week stint with an all original band. STORIES of almost's in there you wouldn't believe.
I'm now forced top get get a REAL job so my dreams of "BAND MAKES IT" are really crushed. But I get to writing and recording on my little 4 track cassette. It's my first real attempts at WRITING,RECORDING,ARRANGING without a BAND!

Okay here's the FUN part. It's now 1988 I'm playing music professionally for over ten years already. This is my first songs on my own. I'm like 23 I don't anything but I got that gonna READ all the books and get the info from the songwriters market and mail out tapes to EVERYBODY.. Nothing can stop me attitude... You know the one right?

I'm looking up Publishers and I see one with the word "Unsolicited" I thought it meant you can't send naked pictures to the record or publishing company.

So I send it ANYWAY in a brown envelope along with about 15 others.

So about a week or so later I'm in the studio where I STILL am and the phone rings.
I lower the music pick it up and the guy goes "Can I speak to Mike Caro please"?
I said this is MIke. He say Hi MIke this is Evan Lamberg from Jobete Music Publishing
Okay here's a link http://songhall.org/about/board/696
Check this guy out! Okay this is "Motown calling me literally"

So I'm like SHOCKED I start getting all excited inside just thrilled to death that someone called me about my tape. He says "Mike this song you sent me "What You See In me" is really wonderful and I wanted you to know that I think it may be a hit. I can't quite put my finger on it were going back and forth here.
Man it''s so close you have no idea" Mike you really close on this one"

Anyway he keeps talking about it like he's deciding right then and there to give the green light or not. He's saying It's got that something special" I think it can be a hit but etc.. etc... Meanwhile I'm DYING! lol on the other send of the phone. I'm thanking him left and right this guy Evan Lamberg was SO NICE! Man he was a real person!
BUt he is killing me lol.... This is no a my sister in laws friend of a friends cousin story lol This guy called my house man lol.....

Anyhow after about 15-20 minutes of talk and him deciding back and forth, he finally said I don't know what's missing here.but here's what i want you to do.
This is my personal code number *** you write it on the oustside of your packages
It will come straight to me this way" Anything else you write you send it to me okay"

I'm like still flying even though I know he passed up the song I just got a break! a big break! I thanked him and just stood there stunned. Well i went like an animal working on the next few songs but this time with the pressure of knowing someone was going to actually hear it.

I sent one or two more and we spoke.. He said they were very good songs and catchy but not what he was looking for. he said your first one was the closest.

1- I later realized that It was MOTOWN publishing and I was starting to send rock pop songs. The other was very R&B soulful and fit them really well. I was getting away from that without knowing it really. I could never stay at one thing or style and I'm still that way today. Good & Bad!

2- He was just getting started in this business himself more or less. this is before he went to EMI. what was missing and what was needed was a re-write
A what" lol yes a little tweaking may have been the solution for him to make that decision a YES! But what did I know.

I know this he encouraged me so much it sent me on a tear for YEARS! trying to break in somehow. Funny thing is the next dinky tune on that 1st cassette was the one that got me in the indie label that got me to the great session work.

GREAT guy though! I have friends who know him and I'm still tempted to try and reach out and THANK HIM. I tried once but failed. He should know how he ruined I mean influenced lol my whole life. I want to thank him and tell him where I wound up just 3 years later. And of course

"Here is my songs now"

I'll never forget that day long as I live... As this kinda stuff NEVER happens again!
It's just like "youth" you don't even know what you have or that you may be wasting it.

So what ya got for us? let us know?

I think it was when I was a sophomore in high school. Went to some kind of teen dance in a little town called
Success, Missouri.. They had a 3 piece band trying to crank out the hits of the day, Creedence, etc.. Being
full of myself I told the lady at the door I had a band that was much better (which I didn't) so she hired me
on the spot.lol. I went back home and had to put one together for "The Big Gig" We practiced and practiced.
Put together around 30 songs if I remember right. Ended up with 6 of us in the band. The big night came
and the place was packed. I think we played until 1. We were "Stars", lol.. we made 5 bucks apiece.
Drove to an all night truck stop and celebrated with hamburgers, lol.

I've been writing songs as long as I can remember but didn't know what to do with them, I wasn't sure if they were good or not(lack of confidence). I decided to take a gamble, I approached a guy I knew, a good country singer who had recorded several records(LPs). I asked if he would take a listen to some of my songs and if he thought they were good, that I would pay to record a 45 record(two songs). He picked out two, we went into a studio and recorded them. I had some 45s made and gave some to the local radio stations to see if they would play them. Apparently they like one and started to play it, one called, Cheatin' games can be played by two.

While I was at work one day someone phoned me and said my song was in the top three. I said what do you mean. Apparently the radio station had put on a phone in content for listeners to vote on the best song by local indie artist from all over the province. The next day they were going to have the final count down of the top three out of 100, so I took a radio to work to listen, and my song came in number one, not bad for a first attempt, that encouraged me enough to send it to country radio across Canada and I got a fair amount of airplay there too. I was bit by the music bug that day and haven't been able to shake it ever since.

In October of 2001, I attended the FARM Conference (Folk Alliance Midwest Region), held that year near Battle Creek, Michigan. At that time, they didn't have showcase performances, but instead held what I believe was called the "Performance Alley". As I recall, over two nights, 40 performers got to do one song on the auditorium stage, kind of like a big open mic, but with professional performers. As luck would have it, I ended up being the next-to-last performer, with the emcee going last.

As it was only a few weeks after the tragic events of 9/11, there were a lot of sad, navel-gazing type songs performed. There were also a few very memorable songs. One performer sang about a recent scientific invention that induced orgasms at a touch of a button. (This was true, btw.) A young lady sang about about the time she spent in a park in Florence, Italy, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and being homesick. Another young woman sang about remembering how, when she was younger, she used to lay back, look at the stars, and ask herself all of the big questions in life.

My turn finally came. I stepped onto the stage and thanked all of my "opening acts." (Laughs from the audience). I then began my patter and everything I said just seemed to work. I told the audience that... there are disadvantages to going on this late in the show. I had to throw out all of my planned material. I had to get rid of my orgasm induction song. Then, I also had a song about being at a park in Florence... OK, it was a parking lot at the K-mart in Florence, Kentucky, but still... Finally I too used to lay back and look at the stars and ask myself, "Where the hell's the roof?" I got big laughs from the crowd and I began to play.

Right up until I was about to hit the opening chord, I had planned to do one of my own songs, "Upper Middle Class Blues.", which I incidentally have a video of on my blog at www.KevinEdwardRose.com . (Notice how I snuck that in there?) Anyway, at the very last second, I decided to do the old Scottish ballad, Wild Mountain Thyme. I began to sing and after a couple of bars, I realized that the entire audience was singing along. Remember, this was an audience of a couple of hundred folk music performers. Chills still run up and down my spine as I remember how it sounded. With the recent terror attacks on everyone's mind, it was a very healing experience. To this day, I don't remember consciously making the decision to play that song, but I am so glad that I let it happen.

It's like asking me of my favorite Beatles song! It keeps changing, for many people, songs and experiences are very special to me. (Lennon's In My Life lyric: "I love them all").

But of all these friends and lovers? (with musical moments)?

Today, at this moment, (and for many of my days), I will say playing music with my dad when he played mandolin to many old standards, and I would try to find the chords on piano to them. I can see and hear him so clearly still, tapping his foot, him singing along to his mandolin melodies.

That mandolin hangs up on wall next to my upright piano in my dinning room. (Across the street where we played music all those years).

All those very special moments playing music with my dad, when other young teens were complaining about theirs. Very special. I didn't know what those kids meant. I only knew and still know my dad and me were like a perfect duo. (Beautiful together). We played "one" private party. THAT moment ranks up there too, of course.

ALL the band's moments, the personal meetings and playing with some celebs?....All special of course. But, the way my dad was there for me, musically, (as well as all other areas),,,,,"Man"! Not to be taken for granted, for I know many didn't get to have such a relationship. Lucky and blessed, I am.

Very much miss him: (John (Jack) Daubert). Intense pain and pleasure thoughts at the same time. Very special moments though.

"How about this song Johnny"?,,,,And away he would go, to yet another classic song we would share in all it's beauty.

John

There have been a few. This is probably my favorite.

In my hometown of Garibaldi, Oregon, Santa visits the Saturday night after Thanksgiving; he always comes on a fire truck, helps the Mayor light the community Christmas tree, and is serenaded with Christmas carols before settin' the li'l kids on his lap and takin' wishes. This is a tradition going back to the 1940s when the town was founded.

A couple of years ago, the organizers tapped our Friday Night Group to do the music for the carols, so we did. And somebody--I know not whom--requested "I'm Giving Mom a Dead Dog for Christmas." The scary part was everybody in the audience seemed to know the words. I had no idea.

One of those memories that just sticks with you.

Joe

Good question, Mike!

Mine is real simple. Anyone familiar with traditional country music will know who I am talking about.

In 1973 I was stationed in Germany while in the US Army. I was playing lead guitar in a very popular country band. We were the band who backed up the Nashville stars who didn't bring their own bands with them when they toured the US bases in Europe.

Ernest Tubb and hHis Texas Troubadors were playing at the US Air Force base in Ramstein, Germnay. We opened for them all week. No big deal. We had opened for quite a few country stars. The "awe factor" wears off pretty quickly. But, on a Thursady night, well actually about 1:00 AM on Friday, Junior Pacheco, Ernest Tubbs bass player at the time, hung around with us back stage a little longer than usual. As I was putting my guitar in the case, he asked if he could talk to me for a few minutes. I had no idea what to expect. He went out to my car with me as I was carrying out my guitar and amp. As soon as I put them in the car he told me what was on his mind. "Ernest and I were talking last night and the rest of the band agrees. We'd like to offer you a job playing lead guitar. We really like the way you play, particularly Western Swing." I was flabergasted, to say the least!

For those of you not familiar with traditional country music and the stars back then, that would be equivalent to a rock group such as Pink Floyd or Lynyrd Skynyrd offering you a job. Ernest Tubb is a mega-star among traditional country music performers. It's a once in a lifetime offer for 99% of country musicians. Leon Rhodes, Ernest Tubb's legendary guitar player for many years, had left the band some time back and Ernest had cycled through several lead players since then. I had grown up completely idolizing Leon Rhodes and now I was being offered his old job! I was stunned! Ernest spoke with me personally for quite a while and said he really liked my style and. For the first time in a long time, I was once again awed by a Nashville star!

However, I had to turn him down. You don't know how emotionally and professionally painful that was! I had just reenlisted in the Army for 6 years earlier that year. There was no way of getting out of that. I even offered to pay bakc the $14,000.00 reenlistment bonus they had given me. They (the Army) emphatically said "no!!!!". I'm 62 years old now and sometimes still wonder "What if....."!

Alan

Happy to say I've had a LOT of them, but the coolest moment was probably July 4th 2003. My band {The Westside All-Stars} opened for Blue Oyster Cult and ELO. {Sans Jeff Lynne unfortunately}
We were onstage while ELO did their sound check running through their litany of hits. Standing a few feet away while Jeff Tandy busted out the piano riff to "Evil Woman" was pretty surreal.

For me, it was when I was fortunate enough to bring Ashlie Smart into Mike Dunbar's little home studio, and actually see it happen as she recorded backup vocals on my first song on the upcoming demo.........

I met Ashlie at the drum circle, she had talked about she liked to sing, I mentioned that I had a project coming up, and she agreed to do it for me.

I am trying to see about finding a lyric for her to sing lead on.....

There was one more, when I was on the riverfront with a couple of friends, and I literally saw one of my lyrics set to music in about 10 minutes or so.
I'd like to see that happen again, but I'm not holding my breath.

For me it was singing in the Bahamas. There were people from all over the world there some didn't even speak English. I started singing my song "In Your Presence" and everyone just joined in many never heard the song before but everyone just sang along in praise. It was amazing.

This can in no way compare to the magical moments of you guys who have true success stories.I've been writing lyrics for many years.Only in the past year or so,did I decide to persue songwriting as anything more than my personal thoughts on paper...I've never been able to write music,but recently have been experimenting with coming up with melodies to my lyrics.my children hear me practicing all the time...back about a week ago,i walked into the kitchen,where my 16 year old daughter was washing dishes,and there she was singing my song(she didnt even know that I was there.this girl only listens to hiphop/rap/and r&b...but she was singing my country tune...that put a smile on my face for the rest of the day.

Michelle,

Regardless of the professional impact our "stories" might have had, or not, yours is very special. When one of your children warms your heart ike that, it is more special than any professional moment. I am sure that is a moment you will remember for the rest of your life. It put a smile on my face as I read your post. Nice!

Alan

Well lets' see. I've had a lot of special moments...got to play with Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson...got to record with Kathy Mattea and Delbert McClinton. Had one of my all time favorite singers, Razzy Bailey, tell me he was my biggest fan. Those were pretty special, but there's one recently that beats anything I've ever done hands down.

Last month my daughter got married. She married a wonderful young man from China. His family lives in New York City where they own a restaurant. He works here as a chef in another family restaurant. Some of his family are older and do not travel well, so we had the wedding in New York. It was a modern traditional Cantonese Chinese wedding, which is very joyous and downright spectacular. During the ceremony and celebration, my daughter wore four different wedding gowns, traditional western white gown; a traditional Chinese red silk dress; A blue gown and a pink gown that looked like fairy princess'. The wedding party was showered with confetti shot from tubes like fireworks. There was a tea ceremony, an eight course dinner, and Karaoke with the english speaking emcee, the Cantonese speaking emcee, and one of my daughter's friends, a singer from here in Nashville.

I heard somewhere that it is a high compliment for a non-Chinese person to sing in Chinese, so I learned a very popular wedding song, "The Moon Represents My Heart" in Cantonese. Not being a big fan of Karaoke (and it's not chinese anyway LOL), I sang the song a capella. It was a surprise to all except my wife. After the first verse, the entire crowd sang along. I was the only one singing who had no idea what the words meant I looked over and my son-in-law was singing too. There was laughter and tears.

That was undoubtedly my most special musical moment.

oh Mike, you are really something special ! ! !

I am not a performing songwriter and I have no "big" story to share. If I am so blessed to one day write a post on the Success Story Board that would be nice. If not, I will never regret a single moment spent songwriting because I truly love writing, period.

My musical moments are the spontaneous times lyrics and if I'm lucky, melodies just show up at my door out of no where. It's unexpected but always welcome. Typically lyrics seem to come easier and melodies less so, but one day in August 2006 proved differently. I had just driven to the bank and was driving home. I pulled my car over to the side of the road to cut some wild flowers (in truth they are weeds, but I find them prettier than some flowers) and as soon as I got to the spot where I began to cut, I heard words and the melody to go w/them (not audibly) but in my head perfectly loud and clear. It was surreal. The words and melody came at the same time which never happens and I had nothing to do with it. Most of the song came with 2 verses and a Chorus, so I had the verse and Chorus melody which is enough to go on. I didn't want to forget the words or melody and I had to drive about a mile home. I was even afraid I would see a neighbor when I pulled in and I didn't want to stop and talk to anyone until I got to the piano and wrote down the words and notes so I wouldn't forget. I was trying to keep everything else out of my mind which is really hard to do. I did write my own final verse on it. I still drive down that road and still cut weeds in the spring/summer and I think of that song each time I do and sing it in my car. It is a very simple lyric and melody and sounds like something from the 50's. I plan to have it demoed someday, I have to. Even if nothing comes of it commercially, I honestly feel like I have to have that song fully finished just for my own keepsake. I know it sounds corney but it was very real. So I guess if I never have a "musical moment" in a worldly/commerical sense, I have had a private musical/magical moment and it was wonderful!!

Yeah..."magical moments"...let's see, there was the one where I was wearing a tube top (wardrobe malfuntion) and I was wondering why the crowd was going so crazy!

Then there was the one where I was in the ladies room, heard the band start, hurried out, only to see BIG SMILES from everyone...so I'm thinking, "Oh, cool, they LOVE ME!" only to discover after the ENTIRE SONG that I had five feet of toilet paper stuck to my stilleto heel. Yeah. Great memories!

There is ONE. I wrote a song about heartbreak, and was in a bar, and a girl beside me was crying her eyes out, and I put my arms around her and sang the song to her, and she looked up at me and said, "Thank you so much for writing that...you just said what I feel." That was a VERY gratifying moment, and healing for both of us.

I saw your post polly on the main page, and was wondering if your biggest moment would be considered losing that tube top...lol....I just knew it would be...LMHO

I have read all of your stories GREAT stuff. I can feel it inside when i read them but Polly if you want to include photos with yours that's cool LOL Just playing do not sue me you wont get anything, except maybe a free demo lol...

Even though I chose to share the almost publishing deal with Motown my BEST moment EVER was my bands first concert at my new high school freshman year
Were 13 & 14 years old and all cousins and freinds.. 2,000 people packed the gym and set a house dance attendance record. My ex-girlfriend of nearly 3 years broke up with me 2 months before and was in the audience, of course! Drama! We were rock stars lol people were screaming, giving us all kinds of things...

We hung our flyers,practiced passed the audition did our concert on a big stage and it was ALL magical... Of course my ex came back to me like a fairy tale right after the show. She didn't last long after that BUT....

What made it the most special ever was it was from that night on that I KNEW what I wanted,No I KNEW what I was going to do with the rest of my LIFE! That was 31 years ago....

So the personal one is the MOST special.... That moment meant MORE to me then "Hey MIke you wanna play on Michael Jacksons new song"? Okay your on it"

Keep em coming!

I've had some pretty great things happen, not in the monetary sense, but I have taken my writing farther than I thought I ever could.

But, out of everything that has happened...the following is the very best moment of all.

I was at an outside concert close to a year ago. There was a huge crowd there to see my son's band perform. My son sang 8 or 10 songs to rousing applause and screams...gotta love it....then he started telling about a song that was written for the local country station's annual fund drive for the prevention of child abuse....told why the song had been written and said that this would be the first time that it would be performed anywhere....then he said...that the best thing is that this one was written by an outstanding songwriter(his words, not mine)and she is our mother.(his brother is also in the band...his drummer)

Then he sang the song...I saw alot of people wiping their eyes, then they were on their feet cheering. Matt had me stand...it was all surreal. Then he jumped off the stage and ran through the crowd and hugged me tight....they were still on their feet.

It was not so much about the song as it was about a deep connection through music between a mother and her child..I will never forget that for as long as I live.

A few days later, the song was on the radio.

As a sidenote....at the merchandise table afterwards...a few decided not to buy their cd because that song wasn't on there.

It was one of those nights that you file away in your heart for safe keeping to be brought out on days that you're not so sure of why your doing what you're doing.

That's my biggie!

Jan

Jan,

That is a biggie! I smiled all the way through your post. Wishing you well and success.

Alan

Alan...with people like you around always wanting and wishing the best for me....I have already won.

Thanks for reading my post, my friend. I'm glad that you understand how I felt.

That same son just called me a few minutes ago and said...Mom, I want you to be the first to know....I finaly could afford a brand new car...They love me...what more could I want.(sure, a hit record would be great!) and I wouldn't turn it down...but the kids better be in the front row at the CMA's....HA

Jan

There are many special moments for me. But the most satisfying was at a performance at the Millenium Music Conference in Harrisburg, PA. I forget the year but it would've been 2002 or 2003. I drove down to my mother's place - where I would stay(she lives across the river from Harrisburg) unpacked and decided to go well before my performance so that I could network. As I was pulling in to park at the host hotel I had a car problem. I introduced myself to John Harris the organizer and let him know that I was getting a tow truck to take the car to a repair garage and was getting my mother's car to return. If everything went smoothly, I'd be back in time for my performance. So everything did go as planned - the tow truck driver even dropped me off at my mother's house as it was on the way back for him. I got to the hotel with 15 minutes to spare before I was scheduled for a 1/2hr performance. Everything went good. Just as I started my closing song Matt Pinfield (VP A&R Columbia and Keynote Speaker for the conference)with his entourage made his way into the room. I finished, got the applause and packed to leave the hotel. As I left the room, Matt Pinfield and his entourage gave me another round of applause and Matt yelled "YOU ROCK!"- which I gratefully acknowledged.
However I told my mother, I'd bring her car right back. So being a man of my word I did. It would have been nice to have had the opportunity to smooze. But the acknowledgement was enough to let me know I had something worthwhile going on and that it should be shared.

This doesn't qualify as my "proudest" moment by any means- just a quite surprising musical experience I will never forget. I am sure that better musicians than me have had several moments like this but this one was special to me.

I was in a country band in Oregon called Sweetwater. We played Central and Southern Oregon clubs from the coast to the Cascade mountains. Over the 15 years the band was together we had about 10 different lead guitar players and about 6 different drummers. I sang lead and played guitar.

One Sunday we were hosting an open mic and various folks were invited to sing or sit in on drums or play guitar. In the last set, Erve Neal, an old gentleman who had played with us before, set in. He had been a hot player from the Country Swing period in the 40's and 50's. In fact he was a former session musician, toured with folks like Bob Wills and made his living for years playing. He was good, but when he played with us, he usually drove us all crazy because he played so many licks and couldn't help putting 4 chords in a phrase when one would do. And he didn't care much for the "new country.

But tonight he wasn't trying to show off. The set was going well and everything just felt comfortable for the whole hour. In the last song before the break, the music was so sweet that I had goose bumps. The music seemed to be playing itself. I looked over at Erve (he was 75 years old at the time) and he kind of nodded at me. When we sat down at break, I asked him, "Did you hear what I heard? He said, "Yes I did. That was special". We talked awhile about what a rare and magical moment it was.

I think the phenomenon came about out of a combination of relaxation, mutual respect, good acoustics, and of course, some craft- but mostly because everyone playing was really listening to each other. It only happened that mysteriously one time and it was worth 6 months of music to have experienced it.

Erve Nell is probably gone now. He would be over 90-years old but I bet he would remember that night. It all happened in a little club in Eugene, Oregon with less than 100 people listening. Nobody got rich. No record producer was sitting in the audience ready to write us a contract and it didn't change the world, but I play for moments like that.

Mike, that's a great story of yours ! ! I had a very similar one in high school, we put on a show with our friends band and ours, senior year...Only 100 tickets were sold in advance...but 900 more people showed up the night of the show...the biggest crowd the school ever had for a rock show ! ! BUT...it's strange in a way...what came into my mind when I saw the topic...a year or two ago at an open mike, I was planning my 3 song set...and for some reason, I decided to do the theme from the Mary Tyler Moore show (it's in my repertiore)...you know, "you're gonna make it after all"...well after my set, a young lady came up to me all teary eyed and gave me a huge hug...she told me that her dad left her mom when her and her sister were little...and that her mom had raised them all by herself, and that every night her mom would sing that song to them before bed, since it was about making it on your own...and her mom had died a few months before...my performance of the song had gone directly into her heart and we were connected...you just NEVER know what music is going to do what to whom ! !

As I gave my father-related special moments, (plural), I have to mention the most special "musical moment" as hearing my voice sing all throughout the Phillies ballpark home opener less than a month ago.

Being the Phillies fan I have always been, and wanting to be heard by many at one time, (40,000) which was the number we all talked about for some time, that is for sure a special 3 minute moment!

I have Scott Campbell to thank for that, for song and seat placement. And Mike Caro, for wanting me in his studio in the first place to record it.

John

Michelle, I agree with Al. Of all the memorable experiences, the ones I cherish the most are those where my three children love listen and sing my songs. Even the ones the I'm still working on. A lot of the time this is an indication that I'm onto something good.

Al - wow. What might have happened. You must be a very fine guitarist.

Mike D - That must have been a great experience. I suspect that it was not easy to memorize.

Mike C - That would be a good movie. I can see the secene when your ex girlfriend comes back stage -


Tom

This is a great thread.I had a smile on my face through all of these stories.More please.

i have a few i would love to share,but probably my proudest happened, and i wasn't even there in person,but i heard it in the background on television.A couple of years ago one of my songs
"Scotland I Love You" was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow before Scotland played Holland in a football World Cup qualifier.
My cell phone was red hot with texts from my mates who were at the game..."just heard your song being played over the public P.A"..65,000 heard it that afternoon..on the build up to the game,i turned and said to the wife,that sounds awfully like my song getting played in the background...needless to say it was confirmed a few minutes later, with all the texts..must say, i felt pretty chuffed...dont know how they got hold of it...someone must have sent it in to the stadium,so that sort of made up for all the hours of songwriting and re-writing,to find one of my creations, standing and being played alongside, some of the "great sporting occasion songs"...If i had known they were going to play it,i would have been in the crowd that afternoon,but nonetheless,good to get a little bit of recognition,helps to keep the creative fires burning...Terry Moore..

wooops. wrong forum.

I was playing a solo gig at Hedy's Hawaian Room. When I took my first break, I notice three women smiling at me. There was piped-in music during my break. So I picked one to ask for a dance. She danced with me. This lady ended up being my wife. If it wasn't for that moment, I never would have met her. We've been married 56 years.

John

Was playing a bar in Lake Tahoe . 20 Hells Angels walked in and listened to me play . One Hells Angels began to cry on a love song I played . He was teased by the other Hells Angels when they stormed out of the bar . The whole bar shook from the rumble of bikes taken off.