A​s I settled into my new position with Haas Enterprises, it quickly became apparent that the company needed to quickly get the cash flowing in order to have a chance of pulling off October's promotion. The company was still in debt from it's Fan Fair promotion back in June which made things even more challenging. Still, we had artist commitments and radio stations were interested, … Continue reading ABOUT THAT LITTLE KNOWN COUNTRY SONGWRITER →

I​t's worth noting that I arrived in Nashville nearly simultaneously with the Replacements playing Starwood with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The two may seem like unconnected occurrences, but in looking back, the Replacements served as the perfect preview for my life in Nashville.  S​tarwood was a large outdoor concert venue on the south-east side … Continue reading SETTLING IN →

Now that I'd arrived in Nashville, I needed to find a place to live. Jackie was staying until Thursday before she caught a flight back to Hazleton and I wanted to be in a place by the time she left.  We broke out the local newspaper, the Tennessean, and started looking for apartments. It quickly became clear … Continue reading MAKING NASHVILLE HOME →

Now that I'd decided on a destination, and secured some financing, the only thing left to decide was a departure date. A decision that the State College Sheriff's Department made a little easier.  I​t was the second week of August and a Monday morning, when I found two officers standing in our communal TV room.  "​We are … Continue reading BREACHING THE BEACH IN NASHVILLE →

By mid-July the writing was on the wall, I needed to get out of State College. Leaving wasn't quite that easy though, there were several impediments that needed to be overcome in order to make it happen. The first challenge was figuring out a destination. I had been combing the trades looking for radio jobs for months with little avail. There was an opening … Continue reading SETTLING ON A DESTINATION →

May of 1989 found me unemployed and struggling for income. Returning to school was not an option, I'd successfully burned those bridges. As a result, I was scrambling to figure out what was next.  I​n order to stem the bleeding I took a job delivering pizzas. A job I would prove to be completely inept at, often forgetting parts … Continue reading WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE →

I've been threatening to do this for many years. Now that I've got nothing but time on my hands, it seems logical to begin. As the coronavirus keeps us all locked inside our homes, I'll try to recall and relate some tales from a time when Nashville was a lot simpler. When life wasn't quite as responsibility laden. W​hen I … Continue reading THE ONLY PLACE TO START IS AT THE BEGINNING →