I am planning a show with an all-star band in NYC for Oct 17th. Bernard “Pretty” Purdie will be on drums, and my rock star friend, Sally Boyden (Dandy Warhols, Duran, Stones), plans to be there as well. We met when we were both 15. She already had hit records in OZ, and I was captivated by her music, watching her practice for hours, trying to sit-in.

I know Purdie through Jerry Jemmott. I met Jerry when I was 15 or so, and when it was time to do a show Jerry brought Pretty Purdie. We played The Bitter End with my band, Dr Dan’s Music Show in the summer of 1988 to a packed house. I know I saw Spin Doctors, Blues Travelers, and Phoebe Snow there. I think Phoebe Snow hated it, but it was an amazing night. Richie Cannata, Billy Joel’s sax player in the hey day, jammed his ass off that night. Richie and Sally and my Dad worked on a project with Elliot Scheiner, Grammy Award-Winning Producer & Engineer, and I wrangled my way in as a non-credited songwriter.

I try to keep that tradition alive today where I do the work, and get no fair pay or credit (grin)