Wow. What a moving story. Just thank you for it.

I wasn't remotely around the music business, but I was an athlete. I came back to the dugout one day muttering about a 'lucky pitch'. My coach and mentor quietly took me aside and explained a thing to me. He said "That wasn't a lucky pitch. He made that pitch because he'd practiced it a million times and used it at just the right time. A thing you will have to learn is that all those lucky people in the world just work harder than you do."

I've never forgotten. I've been beat (many times) since then, but it was never because I wasn't prepared. That coach gave me my 'On the Record' moment and it's lasted better than 50 years. I'm lucky (that word) to have gotten it.

Thanks for sharing the 'On the Record' philosophy. I really appreciate it.