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I recently interviewed singer/songwriter John Waite (from the Babys and Bad English).  John dropped by, played some unplugged songs and listeners were invited to hang out in the studio for a live broadcast.  This was such a great time -- it reminded me why I got into radio.  Back in the 70s and 80s, when I was on WHFS, WAVA and DC101, we used to feature lots of live events like this.  Great fun!

This gig has given me so many amazing opportunities to interact with true artists.  All of a sudden--here I am, this kid from Boston, who loves music, face to face with rock royalty--George Harrison, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Robert Plant, Jerry Garcia, Elton John, Roger Daltry, Pete Townshend, Tom Waits, Frank Zappa and Dweezil Zappa, Rod Stewart, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Bonnie Raitt, David Crosby, Steve Stills and Graham Nash.  One of my favorite conversations was when Bruce Springsteen came by the studio and played live on my show.

As you can imagine, radio is a fun job.  I’ve been on stage with Little Feat-- and that concert (recorded at GW University) ended up as their legendary live album Waiting for Columbus.  Frank Zappa included me in his best-selling autobiography The Real Frank Zappa as did rock critic, Dave Marsh in his bio Born to Run: the Bruce Springsteen Story.  Recently, Photographer Frank Stefanko asked me to contribute to his book, Days of Hope and Dreams: an Intimate Portrait of Bruce Springsteen.  My 15 minutes of fame--go figure.

In 2001, my wife and I built a beautiful vacation home in the Shenandoah Valley and got involved in eco-friendly building.  My wife Susan is President/CEO of MyGreenCottage.com, a design/build firm that specializes in energy-efficient homes that healthy for you, your wallet and the planet.  She speaks about green building all over the country—in fact—during one of her speaking engagements, the concept caught the attention of Ed Begley, Jr. and he’s now the official spokesperson of MyGreenCottage.com.  Boy, did I marry up!  Anyway, if you want to know more -- just turn the radio on weekday afternoons 2 to 7 p.m.