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Back in the days, the groups and the bands that we listened to were like Earth, Wind and Fire, Santana and Grateful Dead. We don't have a lot of those bands anymore.

I followed most of the 80's bands into the 90's as most of those folks who hadn't moved away were all still active. However, there was a point when I lost track of the new bands coming up.

After a while, though, the group just wasn't a good vehicle for the songs I'd written.

I still miss music and singing. One day, I'm going to sing with a big band.

Now, I'm the only living member of that group. There was the six of us originally and they're now all gone.

The groups, though, were my inspiration way back then. I liked Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers.

My dad grew up in Pittsburgh in the '50s, and he used to sing Four Seasons songs on the stoop. He made me listen to Cousin Brucie - the guy who broke the Four Seasons on the radio. So I knew all of their songs, but I didn't know they were all by the same group.

I listened to a lot of bands that were happening at the time, but no one in particular.