So my friend Bill Copeland is putting together a new online music magazine, and has asked me to contribute an article. I can do that. I’ve been performing in one band or another, pretty much non-stop since 1964. I must be able to write something worth reading, no?

Nearly seven years ago I wrote an article, a large portion of which was dedicated to the undeniable downside of performing in ski areas, specifically après-ski events in base lodges. I was so thoroughly fed up by the time I read what I had written, I informed my agent, who is also my long time friend, that I would no longer accept ski area work. And I’ve stuck by that for all these years.