May 11Member-onlyThe Double DatePart 1 I laugh about it now but three years after graduating from college, I remember asking myself if this was it as I sprinted my way through a concert parking-lot trying to evade some under-cover police officers. Was this my lot in life? No pun intended. You see, three years after…Concerts7 min read
Feb 25, 2021Member-onlyConcert Venues-The Good, The Bad and The Really BadHow it Began Even if you have not read some of my other tales, the backstory is that I used to sell bootleg concert t-shirts. Thinking back to the 150+ shows that I did, I can easily say that there was never a dull moment. I mean, never. Completely and…Concerts9 min read
Jan 7, 2020Member-onlyLet’s go see Lenny KravitzRemember this line: If the Lams worked once, they should work again. It’s October 1993 and my future wife and I are going to a Lenny Kravitz concert in Pittsburgh. We’re in that phase of dating and life (our early 30’s) in which looking good and feeling good are pretty…Music6 min read
Dec 18, 2019Member-onlyWhat We Have Here is a SeedHeading west on I-70 to Columbus from Pittsburgh, is generally pretty uneventful. Most of what you see from the interstate are exits filled with the usual suspects- BP, Taco Bell, The Flying J, Wendy’s, McDonald’s and of course the requisite billboards touting strip clubs and outlet malls. Being a road…Travel6 min read
Aug 23, 2019Member-onlyThe First Concert You Ever Went ToI’m going to make a broad based assumption here. Everyone remembers the first concert that they ever went to. For me it was Elton John in 1971. I was nine years old. I went with my 32 year old mom, my thirteen year old sister and my grumpy Grandpa. He…Music3 min read
Aug 19, 2019My Week in ReviewHow many times can your life spin out of control — About 25 years ago, I decided to get a series of Chinese symbols tattooed on my left arm. Each symbol was to represent something positive like faith, hope, sun, stars etc. etc. I know, they probably say, diapers, milk, eggs and car but nevertheless, I had them put on my…Life5 min read
Jan 31, 2019Nine Things I've Learned in the Last Five YearsRecently I was asked 10 questions about myself for a spotlight feature in our virtual community of entrepreneurs and SMB’s. By having to answer these questions, it gave me a chance to think about some business lessons that I have learned over the last few years. …Life Lessons4 min read
May 3, 2018Who Stays at the Top?Recently I was reading a post on Top Tips for Great Pitches, and how the best pitches are story driven. I get that but then I started staring at the below image and began thinking of the climb to the top of that mountain. Although the advice is spot on…Life Lessons4 min read
Apr 27, 2018When All of Your Eggs are in One BasketI had just hired another employee for the project(s) that we were working on. My name and company were being passed from one operating group to another. I was cranking out proposals as quick as I could. Terms were not an issue. In the back of my head, I knew…Management And Leadership2 min read
Feb 19, 2018Ten Things I Worry About a LotI've got to find that balance that everyone else that I know seems to have. I don’t really know if they have it, but they do a really good job of appearing as if they do. At least on Facebook and Instagram they do. Regardless, I do know I need…Life7 min read
