The recent passing of boxing legend Muhammad Ali stirred up a great deal of emotion within me and caused me to reflect on my interaction with him several years ago. It was one of the more surreal moments in my life: I was just finishing up an autograph signing with Muhammad Ali at his hotel […]
April 29th marks the anniversary of the the day American troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp Dachau in 1945. Among those freed was Ann Rosenheck, a woman of great courage and moral character. I had the honor and privilege of interviewing Ann while writing the international best-selling book, The Common Thread of Overcoming Adversity and […]
Spring Training is in full swing here in Florida. It’s an exciting time when fans can watch not only games, but training, work-out sessions and practices of their favorite teams. It is often a time when hard work, and not skill alone, can earn you a spot on the regular season roster. When I was […]
Just this weekend, the NBA held it’s 65th annual All Star game. The skill, dedication and mindset the players brought to the game caused me to think back to the interview I did with the Miami Heat’s Keith Askins while writing The Common Thread of Overcoming Adversity and Living Your Dreams. I was able to […]
Faith is a little word with a pretty big meaning. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Faith isn’t blind reliance, but it does require you to put one step in front of the other without knowing what lies ahead. We are all […]
On January 18, 2016, the world lost another great musician, founding member of The Eagles and amazing songwriter, Glenn Frey. Considered one of the most influential bands of the 1970’s, The Eagles won six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, the first year they were […]
As an adult, I met Leonard Marshall in Florida and we became fast friends. I soon realized that it was indeed his strong character that makes him who he is—both on and off the playing field. As a kid, growing up in New York, my Sunday afternoons were all about watching N.Y. Giants football with my dad. […]
What a wonderful opportunity we had as a company to feature artwork form Grace Slick, a true Rock & Roll icon. Her unique understanding of the world, as she sees it, is truly fascinating. As much as anybody, singer-songwriter Grace Slick is a part of Rock & Roll history. As a member of the Rock and […]
“But even those of us lucky enough to live our dreams can find ways to turn them into nightmares if we’re not careful too. I know this first hand because I nearly threw all my blessings away.” – Smokey Robinson Part of the Historic Motown Story “The truth is that I’m probably one of the most blessed […]
The interview Kid Rock did for THE COMMON THREAD book was fascinating. Here I was talking with this loving, single father who gives free concerts for troops in combat zones and substantially supports military families. As I listened to him, it was almost impossible to believe that in his teens he sold drugs out of […]