I would like to thank the people who made this album possible. Most importantly, I wish to thank the many talented musicians who appear on this album. The majority of these songs were played in bands and recorded over a span of time that covers more than twenty years. A special thanks goes to my good friend and former Avatar band- mate, Billy Greer of Kansas and Seventh Key, who lent his vocal excellence to the two new songs on the album. My deepest gratitude goes to my grandmother, Hattie Ferrick, who bought me my first “real” guitar amp; my aunt, Clara B. Ireland; Geraldine, my toughest critic; Mary McLean; my daughters, Alexis and Elyse Howard; my son, Shawn, who is never out of mind; and the rest of my “family from afar”. Thanks also to Andrea and Chris Harper, my partners in Studio 333 MPR; David and Janet Bell; Greg Harris; Janet Essary; the Parker family; Tim Kay; Tony Reale; Tom Wright and Tom Race; Dick Meeder, Alan Sneed and “John Boy” Bryant; Rich Floyd; Sam M'Hommediew; Sam Judd; “Buck” and “Tweety;” Rich Bloom; Richard Baldwin, Debbie, and “Wild Bill;” Craig Rabiner; Sam Phillips; Paul Goddard; Adrian Belew and Robert “I rarely get pissed, but you pissed me off” Fripp. Also, thanks to Pascal (Syngularity – www.freewebs.com/syngularity) for his invaluable assist- ance and for recommending the outstanding artistic talents of Mario Franke (www.ooge.com/art/Mario.Franke). Dedicated to the memory of Jimmy Shields Dave (Fritz) Wehrfritz and Marty Conn This album is the end result of hundreds of hours in the recording studio and playing live with some of the most talented musicians I have had the privilege of working with. I enjoy composing songs that communicate on several levels of the universal language we all speak. My goal is to reach as many listeners as I can through the emotions of everyday life and the tireless hope that our dreams can and will come true. Glenn Palmer Howard