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I've had a passion for music since I was a kid. The first song that spoke to me was “The Wanderer” by Dion in December 1961. I was right there for the “British Invasion,” the great psychedelic rock of the late ‘60s, and the singer-songwriters of the early ‘70s. I’ve bought albums, and cassettes, and CDs, and, now, streaming services. I’ve chased live music from coast-to-coast. I became a big fan of what we now call the Americana genre—alt-country, roots music, Nashville songwriters and the music coming from Austin.
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In March 1995, I began promoting “national act singer-songwriter” concerts in Columbus, having been talked into doing my first one by Tom Russell. I formed Zeppelin Productions, Inc. and I am still promoting shows today. Over the years, I’ve produced shows at the Columbus Music Hall, the old Maennerchor, the Grand Valley Dale Ballroom, and, now, Natalie’s in Worthington and Grandview.
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I’ve practiced law in Columbus since 1975 and have been with the national law firm of BakerHostetler since 1982. I had a successful corporate practice and was heavily involved in law firm management. Today, I am pretty much retired except for a niche practice I developed of helping public company boards with their selfevaluation process.
I became co-Executive Partner of BakerHostetler, which is a heritage Cleveland firm, in 2004. I joined the board of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that year, chaired the board from 2013 to 2016, and remain heavily involved, including as co-chair of a major capital campaign. I am also a member of the board of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, which conducts the induction ceremonies.
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Recently, I wrote a book—MUSIC IN MY LIFE: NOTES FROM A LONGTIME FAN. It chronicles 60 years of rock & roll fandom, 22 years of promoting concerts, and a deep involvement with the Rock Hall. I started writing just for fun after knee replacement surgery in late 2016, which caused me to stop playing tennis (I was still playing three or four times a week), and Kathy’s health issues the following year (she’s just fine now). I took notes on 3x5 index cards—concerts, performers, albums, anecdotes. Just my memories of the music in my life. I organized them, settling on a “chronological with fast forward” structure, and began to write. I stopped about one-third of the way through. Then came the pandemic. ​
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March 2020, I started to write again, researching where necessary as I went along. Every day. When I was done, I shared the resulting 56 “snippets” (some of which I thought might be suitable for a blog or something) with a handful of folks. I was surprised how much they really liked what I’d done and they urged me to turn it into a book. I revised the “manuscript” (as I now know it was called) into 14 chapters, hired an editor (Holly George-Warren, a noted music writer herself), and she introduced me to Small Batch Books for “self-publishing.” ​
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​​The book came out this spring and I have had a blast with it—marketing and selling; “author talks” (including one with John Clark at the German Village Meeting Haus); interviews and podcasts; and reviews (two of the best of which came from the United Kingdom!). It really has taken on a life of its own
Finally, since this is for the German Village Magazine, let me just say that I thought I’d like living in the Village before we moved here…and I’ve liked it 1,000 times more! I love our house and its location (Lindey’s across the street!). I love being able to walk to stores and restaurants and parks. But it’s really about the people. German Village is a true neighborhood, filled with wonderful, caring, fun, diverse, nice people. At this point, I can’t imagine any place I’d rather live. Really.
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