My father

Me in seventh grade

Me in my high school band uniform....I have the "C"

Me in bed as a kid

Mom and dad

My ring dance in 1965

My band director an his wife Mary

Me and my zits. Yes zits.....hey growing up is not easy!!!!!

Ok Ok I can tell you I was my friends best man!!!!!!

The long weekend:

Thursday made settlement on my condo

Friday took high school band to Virginia

Saturday this.........BTW like the comb over?

Funny...long story short

Me and my girlfriend at my ninth grade dance. Had a crush on her since seventh grade. Thought this was the one. I received a Dear John letter my freshman year @ VF....so much for love! So much for child hood sweethearts! blaaaaa

Me in an 18 piece "Big Band" My tag Misty was because I loved playng it on my saxophone. Hammed it too!

Merit Bages

Eagle and God and Country Awards

My uncle,aunt, and me.

This was at my cousin's wedding

My grandfather and me. He always called music fly specks. Smart man that had only a elementary education. Talked about space travel would happen in

my lifetime. He died when I was 10 back in 1955!

This is Christmas 1963. My biggest gift ever. My first professional clarinet. I am in the middle, Mom on left, my uncle left. Poor but proud.