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June 4, 2020

My Real Estate Beginnings (PART TWO)

I had been sitting at home and watched a two-minute TV commercial which discussed the subject of "Real Estate Investing".
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May 31, 2020

My Real Estate Beginnings (PART ONE)

My wife, Barbara, was a school teacher and I was a songwriter. One incredible combination. She would get up at about 5am...
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May 28, 2020

Ying Yang (Part One)

According to Ancient Chinese philosophy, the world is based upon, "Yin Yang", or the balance of life. Without balance, we would have destruction and chaos.
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May 26, 2020

From Newark to Union NJ 1948 – 1951

We moved from Newark, New Jersey to Union, New Jersey in 1948. My sister "Edy" was born on New Year's Eve, December 31st the prior year.
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May 24, 2020

Singles Dances & Discussions

I was born in Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, N.J. on June 21st, 1943. It was on a Monday at about 4pm. My first memory of living in Newark, New Jersey is somewhat vague.
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May 22, 2020

The Luckiest Guy I ever knew! (PART TWO)

Sometime in the late 1960s, Irwin invited me to join himself and his brother in law, Joel, to  a gambling junket.
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May 20, 2020

The Luckiest Guy I ever knew! (PART ONE)

When I first met Irwin Levine, I was a total novice ... and amateur songwriter and a vocalist just starting out.
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May 18, 2020

The Magic of Philadelphia

When my late partner, Gene Allan and I first recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, we found something magic was happening in that studio...
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May 17, 2020

The Story of Ralph Newman (PART TWO)

Our friend, Ralph Newman was an avid collector of (Of all things), Edison Talking Machines. My late partner, Gene Allan...
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May 16, 2020

The Story of Ralph Newman (PART ONE)

My late partner and I coaxed an executive who worked at Broadcast Music Incorporated, a music collection company...
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May 12, 2020

My Friend T.J.

I put an ad on an online hiring service to find an experienced, reliable limousine driver when my wife, Pepper and I first opened, our company called...
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May 9, 2020

Songs of mine

The first list of links will show those songs, on which, I played keyboards and went to the top of the Pop Charts. I will mention the year with each one.
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