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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 (after Jesus Christ), my immediate family - Annette (who saved me from the brink of death and whose love and devotion I do not deserve), Alyssa and Ashley (my sweeties), Matthew (my buddy boy).

My parents Jim and JoAnne Tappa, and my brother Steve Tappa.
  

My extended family:  Carina Bruner, Janet Kramer, JoAnn Rose Baraglio, Ted Colvin, Ann Betters, Mike Morris, Phil Baraglio, Sam Baraglio, Uncle Bill, Grandpa and Grandma Hansen, Grandma May, the Pack family, the Raddatz family.

Jerry Romsa, Jackson Martin, Mike Shonley, Andy Shonley (and their family), Dean Godshall, Chuck Valois (and family), Lance Blayney, Lisa Braswell, Dean Bitter, Marco Viola and Family, Jerome Radke, Jeff Berkeley, Frank Marotta, Heidi Schultz, Jon Rogan, David Johnson, Jules Litwak, Ginger Blake, Fred Yoshida, Corbin Alexander, Scott Feldman, Rick Clendenen, Nancy Hahn, Nina Manzo, Jeff Harris, Bishop Miller, Ron Torgersen, Bishop Lambert, Danny Goodstein, Tom McGrath, Dr. Al Fallah, Dr. Jacques Kouyoumdjian, Joseph Williams, Brittany Yarbrow, 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, Adelle Jones, Larry Bianchi, Barbara Yanick, Kevin Schmidt, Terry Dukes (and family), Paul Dedona (and his family), Brady Lyman, Chris Vernon, Gary Friedman, Rob Cohen, Cathy Cohee, Michael Heaven, 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 (and family), Pedro Uribe (and family), Ruth Quintanilla, Steve Keeling, Jimmy Kim, Vicki Tejeda, Mike Naso, David Spriesterbach, Dave Shipp, Carol Rosenthal, Dave Bonus, Laura Hamilton, Shelley Long, Marc Olsen (and family), Joe Williams, Glen Laughlin, Bart Reese, Keko, Pine Hamagoshi, Longo Tuione, Joey Ross, Matt Cutter, Chuck Woodhouse, Anthony Andred, Jim Muns, Andrew Klungness, Karen Holme, Mary Galindo, 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, Chris Martinez, Charlie Woltmann, John Caragozian, Nina Manzo, Jessica Slusser, Andrew Eliseev, Tom Moore, Russell Bird (and family), Beethoven ("Officer") Garin; Moe Berry, “Kwai Chang Caine."

My musical influences: [Acoustic] Ian Anderson, Dan Folgelberg, Luka Bloom and The Beatles.  [Electric] David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Depeche Mode, Bryan Ferry.  My political influences, John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Ronald Reagan.  My preference for 2012: Mitt Romney.

My dogs - Jet, Rusty, Zippy, Pinko and Angel.

And last but certainly not least, my acoustic guitar -- who has always been patient, and to whom I always return.