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Ira... The biggest mistake anyone can do, to them selves and to their loved ones, is to stay in a loveless relationship. It's not fair to anyone. And unfortunately it wastes time! Time that could be spent smiling, laughing, sharing, caring, and most importantly...at peace. I spent years at war with my self, feeling bad about feeling bad about my marriage. It consumed me. All I could think about was how much I had failed. Looking back I now realize I was an idiot!! What a waste of energy! What a waste of time! And what a waste of ME!! When I finally left the marriage people rejoiced! My kids rejoiced! Dad was back! That smiling Irishman with a Boston accent and punny sense of humor was back! Dave was back! I rediscovered the guy I always wanted to be. And ya know what? It felt good...and still does...every day!!!! You deserve to feel good, Ira. It's okay. Love yourself first and the love of everyone else will come along for the ride. Dave

I just created an eric carmen "hash tag" on twitter. (I just learned about this thingy today.). A 'hash tag' connects everyone on twitter who likes similar topics. A hash is this: # punctuation mark. So you can type in #ericcarmen and get connected to everyone else who's writing about eric. Put the #-mark in front of ericcarmen and everyone will see what YOU post about him, too. dave

Good catch Mama. In fact at the end of the video someone says something about a new song called "Cry". dave

Robyn you are SO right! Dale Dorman (during his RKO days) was the greatest. Also loved Ron Robin (spelt with an 'i', not a 'y') and Bud Ballou on WMEX, and Charlie Kendell on WVBF.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/annie-dave/5526865728/ Eric's Southermost Fan. Thanks for all the great suggestions. Went to Blue Heaven (great!), Sloppy Joes (got sloppy), and a whole bunch of other fun spots. Going again soon!! Dave

Thanks everyone! Annie and I are whooping it up in Key West! Great place to celebrate a birthday! She's sleeping off her 5 margaritas right now. I'm nursing my 7th beer, watching the stars shine over the pounding surf on the deck of our hotel room. Oh...and my daughter called me earlier today to tell me she's engaged. All in all....a wicked good day!!! Thank's again for thinkin of me! Dave

Wow! great! Blue Heaven sound like heaven!! Heck, I'm gonna try 'em all!!! I'll send y'all a postcard! Dave

My wife and I are headed to Key West for a few days next week and are looking for suggestions on places to go, chill, eat, swim, and par-tay. Any thoughts??

50 years later I still love this gift from my parents. Bert Kaemphert!!

Brandy is the most overplayed song in the world. There's a station here in Jersey (NJ101.5) that plays it so often that I can't listen to the station any more. "there's a port...." AAAAhhhhhhhh!!!

one more... Money: Pink Floyd.

Brandy: Looking Glass. Benny and the Jets: Elton Black Water: Doobie Brothers Ebony and Ivory: MJ and Mr. McCartney Dust In The Wind: Kansas Anything by Steve Miller. Anything by Bob Seger. Desert Island suicide....all of em!!

'Never Gonna Fall In Love Again" mentions TWO seasons: summer and "Fall". (rim shot!)

"That's Rockyn Roll"?

I saw "The Fightah" stahhring Mahrk Walberg this weekend. It was wicked good. It was rated Ah cauze they say "----ah" and "---- ----ah" a wicked lot.

In my 55 years on this planet I've never dyed my hair...until yesterday. What a mistake!! I've got a job interview on Friday so my wife suggested SHE do some work on my salt and pepper hair...to make me look younger. I ended up looking like Eddie Munster!! I spent the last 36 hours trying every kind of home remedy to make me look less like Liberace and more like Sam Elliot (hey, I can dream!). None of 'em worked. I ended up going to some 'coloring salon'. The last place on earth I ever imagined myself ever being!!! They said my hair was blue. Not black. Blue...like cobalt. They got the blue out. But my silvers and greys are 99% gone, too. I like those guys!! I miss 'em! Now my hair looks like it's 1983 (minus the mullet). Of course my wife is mortified. She's been doing her own hair for years. I still love her more than anything, though. Thank God I'm 'between jobs' right now...I can hide in my house. It's probably not as bad as I think it is. And some day we'll laugh about this. I just need to tell somebody...and thought you guys might have similar stories to tell. Dave

the spot he did for me was for Nabisco (I think Nabisco owned Lipton).

Back in '88 I had a chance to shoot a commercial with Don. He was a gentleman, funny, fun and friendly. I've got a picture of Don and I in some shoebox, somewhere!! Rest in peace, Don, Dave

Another trip around the sun!! Enjoy the ride, Eric! Dave

Frankie Previte's dad sang at my (first) wedding in 1979. Great voice. Dave

HBTY HBTY HBDM HBTY!!! Enjoy the day, and everything else that comes your way!! Dave

Ira, it saddens me when I see other men go thru what I went thru a few years ago. My heart aches for you (in a guy kinda way). But let tell you, the negativity will never end from her side BUT it won't affect you any more. With time comes distance. Eventually you will seperate yourself and your identiy from the negstvity and will live a more enriching positve life Hang in there. It will come. Dave

lol !

Ira and Robyn... I've got the same home towns as both you guys. My 1st 19 years were in Andover, Mass, too (just like Robyn). Jay Leno grew up around the block from me (when I lived in 'the vale' section). Later I moved to 'the village' where the Shawsheen River loves to flood (just like it did two weeks ago!). It was the best place in the world to grow up. (No McMansion for our family. Simple 4 bedroom saltbox along the RR tracks.) I'm still a Sox fan. My New England accent comes thru aftah a few beahs. These days I'm a Jersey boy. Been here since 1981. Spent 13 years in Highland Park (around the corner from you Ira). These days I am in Princeton, the most Andover-like town in all of NJ. It's beautiful. (Watch 'IQ' or 'A Beautiful Mind' and you'll see what I see every day!) They say you can never go home again...but I found the perfect town that makes it all possible. Dave

Thanks for the kind wishes everybody! I can see retirement from here!!!