Tony MacAlpine shows me that real men DO play piano!

With Jackson Browne, celebrating the re-mastered release of Running on Empty.

Christmas 98: Former Takara bassist Gary Schutt, propping up current bassist Carl DeMarco, along with Neal Grusky, Jeff Scott Soto, and myself.

Mike Kenneally, of Zappa/Steve Vai fame, at the Rock City News Awards, 10/96

...and in 2002....

...with Nick DiVirgilio of Spock's Beard..

TM Stevens, who has played bass with the likes of Steve Vai & Joe Cocker.

Metal Edge Magazine's Geri Miller

Ricky & I share Shime's couch with renowned drummer Mike Terrana, on his last night in the U.S.

Talking shop with "Dreamweaver" Gary Wright  (yes, I had hair in 87!)

With guitar legend Joe Satriani. Surfing with the Alien, indeed...

and his legendary bassist, Stu Hamm

Blondie drummer Clem Burke & I reminisce about shared beginnings and old acquaintances, from the clubs in Bayonne, NJ

Stewart Copeland of The Police asks that I "don't stand so close" to him...

Onstage with Tony MacAlpine & Shime

With Paul Shortino, ex-Rough Cutt and Quiet Riot.  

With Derek Sherinian, ex-Dream Theater

Howard Leese of Heart

I had a chance to meet Jim Marshall, who created an obscure product that bares his name...  ; )

Mr. Marshall signs my t-shirt...

...and a year later, introduces me to Eric Johnson...

...so I introduce him to my dad.

Dennis DeYoung (while still with Styx), showing my good friend and photographer Durmel which finger he likes to play with the most.

Tommy Shaw of Styx and I had, uh, some things to talk about...

With the band Lit

You think the day is gonna' suck...and suddenly, you meet Steve Smith of Journey... 

Sandwiched between two great keyboard players: David Bryan (Bon Jovi) and David Rosenthal (Rainbow)

Again with the awesome Paul Shortino

L-R JT Garrett, Rudy Sarzo, Paul Shortino, Jeff Kollman

More pics of Mr. Shortino & company

The new Rough Cutt: Paul Shortino, Sean McNabb, & Jimmy Crespo

In the Synthesizer Museum, I had a chance to talk to the legendary Bob Moog...

...who gave us a guided tour of some of some of the groundbreaking keyboards that bear his name.

My old pal Simon Wright (AC/DC) tells me that Ronnie James Dio (to his right) may be looking for a keyboard player. Hmm...

With Tony MacAlpine in 2001...

and again with Shime in 2002.

Bruce Kulick, formerly of Kiss, currently with Union.

Slash!

With Jeff Skunk Baxter (Steely Dan, the Doobie Bros.)

Alan White of Yes

Chris Squire of Yes gets roundabout...

Mike Krueger and I take turns with Dave Larue and Steve Morse (Kansas, the Dregs)

Robbie Krieger of The Doors...who actually prefers to play OUT doors...go figure.

My long-lost friend Ty Longley, who used to play in Lisa St. Ann's band, as well as Great White and Samantha 7.

Sandwiched between Joe Booe (7 Months) and Neal Grusky (Takara) during Takara's release party

Tina Yothers (the little fat girl from Family Ties) now fronts an alt rock band, Jaded

With guitar virtuoso Joshua Perahia (Jaguar, Joshua) at the Takara release party

Running into "Mr. Silver", the man who beat us (the rock group SIGN) on the Extreme Gong show.

With Jeff Scott Soto in 2002

Legendary songwriter John Sebastian

With Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big/David Lee Roth/Talas)

With Bobby Rondinelli (ex-Rainbow and Black Sabbath), lamenting the loss of our mutual friend Ray Gillen

Fellow New Jersey native Zakk Wylde (with Ozzy, now with Black Label Society) and I review the common hand signals from our home state.

Black 13: Richard Black (Shark Island), Damir Simic-Shime, Ricky Riccardo, Simon Wright (AC/DC), and myself.

Phil Wolfe, one of my early keyboard heroes, who played with Grahm Bonnet's Impelliteri, among others.

Rikki Rockett (Poison's drummer) said that being a former drummer would probably make my keyboards more rhythmic than others.  I guess he's right on.

Paul Shortino & Jimmy Crespo  

Sneaking up on guitar legend Peter Frampton

The Cars' Elliot Easton asks "who's gonna' drive me home tonight..."

Andy Timmons, ex-Danger Danger

With George Lynch, a year after quitting Dokken. He claims the "no wig-no gig" story is actually true!

Michael Anthony, before the Van Halen III fiasco...

Jimmy Crespo (formerly of Aerosmith) & I admireeach other's outfits. 

Even if you don't like Keanu Reeve's band Dogstar...no one can deny that The Matrix is the most rock and roll movie of the decade! 

With Michael Wilton of Queensryche

CC Deville of Poison & Samantha 7

Steve Stevens

With Steve Lukather of Toto, and everyone else

Surely you know all these guys by now

By the time I got to see Dream Theater's Jordan Rudess, I was ready to collapse. 

Joey Kramer of Aerosmith