• Making a fur-armed jean jacket with a liquid embroidery emblem on the back that proudly stated "Elton John Superstar".  My mom was terrified that I would get roughed up if I ever wore it out of the house. Click the picture (right) to see the model for my madness. Actual size is about 2 feet by 3 feet.
• Painting the Captain Fantastic logo on the side of my car.
• Writing a screenplay based on the album "Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player".  You'd be surprised at how all of the songs relate to each other.
• Jumping on stage at The (old) Spectrum in Philadelphia and sitting down next to EJ at his piano.  Don't worry, I timed it so I got there in between songs.  By the way, patting him on the shoulder, I cut myself on one of the sequins on his Red, White & Blue jacket.  If anyone has any photos of this blessed event in July of 1976, please e-mail me.
• Jumping on stage at Madison Square Garden later that same year.
• Quitting my restaurant job because I couldn't get the day off to drive 600 miles to Buffalo to see Elton in concert.  Turns out the car died on the way and I never made it.
• Dressing up like the Pinball Wizard and putting on an impromptu "lip-synch" concert for the cafeteria at college.  This included nailing 6 inches of wood to the bottom of my work boots and gluing a big ball of aluminum foil to my ski cap.
• Sneaking backstage at The Bottom Line in NYC to meet Leslie Duncan. (she wrote and sang on the "Tumbleweed Connection" song "Love Song")  I was rewarded for my efforts with a kiss.
• Forging press credentials so I could get into the Los Angeles Aztec's (soccer) locker room after their game with Philly on a hunch that Elton (part owner at the time) would be there.  He wasn't.
• Naming my daughter "Chloe" after the song on "The Fox" album.  My son, who was born 5 years later got off easy.  His middle name is Daniel.

So too with this web page.  I thought I could come up with the ultimate Elton John Shrine, but my attempts fall pitifully short of some true works of art I found while tracking down Elton John related links. But for now, this will have to do. Rock On Reggie!