I look forward to seeing you all again. Our lives have taken so many directions which will be fun to share some of the highlights. I haven't seen good friend Al Moore since the 25th reunion.

I just stepped off the oceanliner, ms Amsterdam after a Grand World Voyage, all seven continents, 5 months,
47,000 nm, 50 ports. Great trip

This was a break after 7 years of full time study in Music, a BA in music theory from the University of Arizona, two years of private conductimg study, with live clinical training in the east and europe. I hope to fund my own debut with a major orchestra in Prague or Budapest in Spring '13

You may remember that i played in the band in school and my Dad founded and conducted the Pomona Concert Band.
I'm revisiting early dreams and passions.

After 20 geat years in the East as a Senior Officer at the world's leading advertising agency, the J. Walter Thompson Company, I looked for a new challenge in west turning companies around. In Scottsdale a small group of us rescued a major pizza chain, fixed it up and sold it for a boat load a few years later to a private equity firm. With other passive income I have majored in music and travel .

My SC sweetheart and wife Nancy died of cancer at age 41 and I raised two boys who are super novas. I love Paradise Valley and Arizona. It's close to 20 years