A songwriter should have friends who are similarly interested; should move about in the milieu of work he has chosen for himself.
I wrote my first play as extra credit for my fourth grade English class. 'Can Helen Stop Smoking' was a satire on the ill effects of cigarette smoking. My friend Vicki Haugabrook played as Helen and I directed the show. At the time, my brother Vince was leading the campaign to get our grandmother to
I'm gonna perform on one of the nights. Good clean fun; we're not going to jail. For the record.

