I'm 86, and life continues to be one great adventure.
I'm a jazz musician, webmaster, web project developer, writer, journalist, audio and video content creator, bibliophile, cook, fitness enthusiast, and lifelong learner. Whether I'm making music, developing websites, writing stories, producing digital content, experimenting with a new recipe, or staying active at the gym, I believe every day is an opportunity to learn, create, and connect.
This website brings together my passions—music, conversation, creativity, technology, worldwide friendships, and the simple pleasures of everyday life. It's a place to share ideas, experiences, and discoveries with people from around the globe who believe that curiosity and creativity have no expiration date.
Thanks for visiting. I hope you'll enjoy exploring, join the conversation, and come back often—because at 86, the adventure is still unfolding.
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The Day I Turned 16 And Joined The RAF I left home, the place where I spent my childhood, and never really every went back. I was trained in the mysteries of radar, practical and...
Jazz Jam Session Tuesday at The Music Village Located just a short walk from Grand-Place at Rue des Pierres 50, the club has been hosting live jazz since 2000. It presents around 300...
'Hair' Siting On Stage With The 'Hair Band' "In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Hair wasn't just a musical—it was a cultural phenomenon. It ran for five years at London's Shaftesbury...
Maureen Became Exactly Who She Wanted to Be Maureen, once a dowdy and somewhat nondescript young woman, emerged from her chrysalis as a resplendent individual—confident, assertive, and...
The positive and unforeen concequences following on from of a cadiac incident. From computer screen addiction to time out on the treadmill. Following on from a totally unexpected cardiac...
Peterson, Bluesman, and Giant Pizza Slayer John, a blues guitarist, singer, and jazz bass player. Very talented. A Physically large individual. The pizza he ordered and consumed at a pizza...
Scat Hat: There Will Never Be Another You I love to scat. Brain to vocal chords. A clear path unencumbered by the technical challenges of a musicial instrument. Sometimes things happen that...
A Love Story: Letters Keep It Alive My friend, and former work colleague passed on fairly recently. From time to time I telephone his widow to chat and ask how she is coping. During our...
Peter Cook, Nigel Rees, Cabbages and Kings Nigel Rees devised the programme format, Peter Cook was a panel member for the pilot screening. Unfortunately, there was something of a gap...
The Day I Met Tolkien: He Shared the Memory That Shaped Middle-earth A memorable moment during the time I when met Tolkien, working at that time for his publisher, George Allen...
Sydney's Psychic Experience On The Guildford Bypass My friend Sid.K. The ultimate rationalise who seemed to have have his beliefs, or perhaps more correctly, his non-beliefs, tested in...
The Silmarillion Rather than being a single adventure story like The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion is a collection of interconnected legends. The Silmarillion was...