My sincere thanks and love goes out to my family and to the many friends and musicians I have been privileged to share life with: First and foremost, my wife Annette (who saved me from the brink of death and whose love and devotion I do not deserve), my children Alyssa, Ashley (my sweeties) and Matthew (my buddy boy), James Tappa, Marilyn Tappa, Steve Tappa, Uncle Bill, Grandpa and Grandma Hansen, Grandma May, the Pack family, the Radditz family, Carina Bruner, Janet Kramer, Jerry Romsa, Jackson, Mike Shonley, Andy Shonley (and their family), Dean Godshall, David Johnson, Jules Litwak, Ginger Blake, Scott Feldman, Rick Clendenen, Nancy Hahn, Bishop Miller, Bishop Lambert, Danny Goodstein, Tom McGrath, Dwayne Kay, Ben Dale, Victor Peopke, Barbara Avery, Deputy Pierre Bain (who died in the line of duty), Shelley Mackay, Brian Perry, Bob Perry, Glenn Gifford, Jill Pietrini, Larry Bianchi, Barbara Yanick, Paul Dedona (and his family), Brady Lyman, Chris Vernon, Gary Friedman, Rob Cohen, Cathy Cohee, Carla Ford, Mark and Phil from Lake Tahoe, Scott Delroy, Mike Sindoni (and his sweet grandmother), Ros Manukian, Phil Novelli, Ben Novelli, Steve Canter, Harvey Canter, Stuart Sands, Jody Boyd, Gino Paladini, Giovanni Paladini, John Roberts of the Natural Fudge Factory, Wayne from Club 88, Jim Ehman, Jeff Barnett, David Day, Craig Fields, Larry Jacobson, Cathy Snooks, Doug Wythe, David Josephs, David James, Stephen Johansen, Pedro Uribe (and family), Ruth Quintanilla, Vicki Tejeda, Mike Naso, David Spriesterbach, Carol Rosenthal, Dave Bonus, Laura Hamilton, Shelley Long, Glen Laughlin, Bart Reese, Keko, Pine Hamagoshi, Longo Tuione, Joey Ross, Matt Cutter, Chuck Woodhouse, Jim Muns, Andrew Klungness, Trina Martin, Adelle Jones, Ira Moskatel, Bill Block, Fran Orlin, Ed Warnecke, Lance Scott Lee, Daryl Bradford, Mary Ueki, Drew Hanker, Mike Otto, Helena Fidel, John Sabido, William Balke, Judianne Jaffe, Warren Fox, Mrs. Milias, Darlene Baker, Brian Hewitt, Vince Esparza, Karen Holme, Mary Galindo, Jessica Slusser, Andrew Eliseev, the Valois family, Tom Moore, Russell Bird, Beethoven ("Officer") Garin; Moe Berry, Corbin Alexander: My spiritual influences, Jesus Christ and “Kwai Chang Caine”; my musical influences, [Electric] David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Depeche Mode, Bryan Ferry, and [Acoustic] Ian Anderson, Luka Bloom and The Beatles; my political influences, John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.  My best dogs - Jet, Rusty and Zippy.  And last but certainly not least, my acoustic guitar -- who has always been patient, and to whom I always return. If I have missed someone, please forgive me.  I assure you, it is not intentional (well, a few are...).