Actually, I'm a jazz-blues freak. I also do live shows and recordings of dixieland jazz bands here in the Detroit area including Paul Keller, Tom Saunders, Jim Dapogny, Mike Montgomery and like that. I'm a huge fan of Kid Ory and I love the music of Maceo Pinkard ("Sweet Georgia Brown", "Sweet Man", "Sugar", etc.). Also love Jelly Roll.

But I am an old sailor with 6 years at sea under my belt. I also write tug manuals for a living and so spend about half my time running around on the Great Lakes which rival anything the ocean can throw your way. I've sailed thru many a storm on the ocean--some very nasty ones--but you don't know terror until you cross paths with a Great Lakes storm!