The Parnelli Awards

As a writer/content provider for all things, few things I do are as rewarding as the Parnelli Awards. Last weekend I finished producing and writing the 15th annual award that honors those who work in the live events, and it was an astonishing...

Obit for a Friend

My first professional writing gig was writing obituaries for the Kansas City Star. I was still in college, and I had started out as clerk in the newsroom and then got promoted. And it was a promotion … see back in them days, obituaries were...

Love of Music, Love of Writing

Since I was nine, I’ve been making music, and today and proud of my gigging jazz/swing/blues band. Since 1991, I’ve been in the music instrument business, where early on I realized that those who work making instruments and promoting...