The reluctant rock star.The loving husband to his beautiful wife Shirleyfor over a half a century.The fantastic father to his Seraphina.The brilliant grandfather to his Charlotte.The jazz lover/enthusiast.The Dapper Dan.The dog lover/owner.The Arabian horse owner.The classic car collector.The vintage drum collector.The Rolling Stone for 59 years. When we first met, I was “The Kid,” which is what John Belushi used to call me at Saturday Night Live. The Stones were playing the premiere show of the fourth season, and the New York Yankees were playing the Kansas City Royals in the classic 1978 American League championship series. That was the most important thing in life to me. That’s all I was interested in. Everyone else wanted to hang out with the Stones. The security was very high that week. I was intent on watching the game, because with a victory, the Yankees would go on to the World Series. I […]

October 2021 Issue