Things I’ve done you probably haven’t.

1. Met and talked for about a half hour with Frank Sinatra.
2. Smoked a joint with Jerry Garcia.
3. Been chased out of a frat party at Brown U for cold cocking JFK Jr. (I didn’t actually do it — my friend Hollis did. But I would have, if I’d been closer.)
4. Discussed euthanizing my grandmother with a nurse. She died on her own before we made a decision.
5. Was born in an Army hospital the same day Elvis Presley was undergoing a discharge physical on the same floor…which means that I was entering the building while Elvis was leaving the building. (Beat THAT.)
6. Performed with Suzanne Vega. (Actually, I suspect that’s not that uncommon in this crew.)
7. Sang with Fugazi at a show. (Well, was handed the mic and screamed into it what I suspect were not the real words…also, see above.)
8. Drank enough Absolut vodka to put me in an alcohol poisoning coma for a week. I almost died. (Moral: never, ever run out of orange juice.)
9. Quit a three pack a day habit cold turkey twenty two years ago and haven’t had a cigarette since. A cigar or two or three, yes; not a cigarette.
10. Was in a cult for three years in the early 80s. No, there will not be more details.

Things I’ve done you probably haven’t.

1. Met and talked for about a half hour with Frank Sinatra.
2. Smoked a joint with Jerry Garcia.
3. Been chased out of a frat party at Brown U for cold cocking JFK Jr. (I didn’t actually do it — my friend Hollis did. But I would have, if I’d been closer.)
4. Discussed euthanizing my grandmother with a nurse. She died on her own before we made a decision.
5. Was born in an Army hospital the same day Elvis Presley was undergoing a discharge physical on the same floor…which means that I was entering the building while Elvis was leaving the building. (Beat THAT.)
6. Performed with Suzanne Vega. (Actually, I suspect that’s not that uncommon in this crew.)
7. Sang with Fugazi at a show. (Well, was handed the mic and screamed into it what I suspect were not the real words…also, see above.)
8. Drank enough Absolut vodka to put me in an alcohol poisoning coma for a week. I almost died. (Moral: never, ever run out of orange juice.)
9. Quit a three pack a day habit cold turkey twenty two years ago and haven’t had a cigarette since. A cigar or two or three, yes; not a cigarette.
10. Was in a cult for three years in the early 80s. No, there will not be more details.