From the Artist:      It came to me as I was approaching 50 years of living that although my life has been rich in so many things, and I have been fortunate to have such a wonderful family and loving partner throughout the years, as an artist I hadn't pursued that calling of creativity that propels one's being in a way that could be shared with the world. I looked at this pile of old tapes and recordings from 35 years of musical endeavor and became aware of the fact that unless I preserved and restored this legacy of work, it would be lost not only to myself but to anybody who wanted to listen. It is not without hesitation that I undertook this project, as it is indeed daunting when one faces decomposing tapes and distant memories and emotions and a whole lifetime of compositions and musical endeavors that were about to fade away. Questions of whether anyone would care to hear it, is it good enough to let anybody listen to it, and could I release to the world something that had been relegated to privacy for so many years loomed in my mind for the longest time.      In the end I came to the conclusion that all of that didn't matter.  What was important was that one person's life's work would be preserved, and its acceptance or rejection by the entire world was secondary to the profound personal process that transpired in the road to its completion.      So, here it is, warts and all.       Only a handful of people in the world has ever heard any of these compositions, and it is quite possible and probable only a few ever will. Nevertheless, it is my life's music and I submit it for whatever it may be worth to you and the world and hope that it contributes something of value to those who take the time to download it or those who enjoy it enough to purchase it. Thanks for listening.