… I will post this photo of myself at age 15. Check the 1) College Republican haircut 2) kickin’ red paisley tie [okay, I actually like that tie and wish I still had it; I think Dad got it at one point] and 3) terrible, terrible shoes.

We’re singing a small group arrangement of the Whitney Houston version of “The Star-Spangled Banner”. Two of the five people in that photo are in the music industry today: Stacey [center, in the terrible blue dress that is, I think, causing her existential angst today as she's seen this photo] is doing vocal work in LA, while Cory [far right] is working as a hip-hop producer. Tom [far left] is a lawyer working for a bank, and I don’t know what Jennifer’s doing.

If nothing else, though, this photo is proof that I was once just a wee bit pudgy, instead of being a big ol’ fat boy like I am now.