I grew up not liking my father very much. I never saw him cry. But he must have. Everybody cries.

How often does a guy who lives and breathes baseball meet a woman who loves the game and understands it as well as he?

The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying about somebody else's attitude was time I could put to better use.

As far back as I can remember, the radio held a special fascination for me.

Redd Foxx was the same gruff old codger you saw on television.

Until MTV, television had not been a huge influence on music. To compete with MTV, the country music moguls felt they had to appeal to the same young audience and do it the way MTV did.

I might have become a minor celebrity but royalty checks were a long way off.