Find The Time

Sharing a common thread with Mary Chappin Carpenter and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, I spend my days working at the Pentagon, where one can't hurry fast enough. Although Mary no longer works for the government, I used to see Jeff roaming the halls every once in awhile.

It was on 9-11 that I was face-to-face with the realization of how quickly life can be over. After recuperating from the trauma of the events and loss of many friends that day, I knew I had a lot of unfinished business to take care of and make a difference in this world before I leave it. Now it seems that as I spend my nights trying to get as many of my thoughts set to music as possible, the ideas come so fast I can barely get them all down! After they're produced, then all the marketing efforts begin! For someone looking into my life, I'm sure they'd wonder how I find the time to accomplish so much with only 24 hours in a day!

As a prolific writer, I consider myself very lucky to have my music receiving air time on various radio stations across the US and playing in public establishments in Washington DC, where I have personally seen a Senator or two tapping their feet to the beat, which at least makes me feel good that even politics has its moment of silence!

One of my songs, "Lies Are Lies," has been selected as a soundtrack for the movie: 'American 911 and The Seven Legends,' soon to be released. Needless to say, I'm excited and can't wait to see the movie!

I hope my legacy will be not only the music I've written but also my paintings, which I still manage to produce every year. Ah, the arts! There isn't anything that soothes the soul more than being creative!

Don't lose the enjoyment of that creativity!