15+ Years of Eclectic Avenue

It's hard to believe that Eclectic Avenue is now over 15 years old. I started this blog in April of 2011. My goal was to have a regular outlet to indulge my passion for writing about music, movies. I'd always and an interest in writing and kept doing so on and off throughout my careers in publishing, IT and healthcare. During that time, I wrote a couple of articles for local newspapers, and completed a stint as a writer/editor for the excellent KISS fanzine FIRE, which was published by my dear friend Gilda. Thanks to the support and encouragement of Gilda and a couple of other close friends, I decided to launch Eclectic Avenue.

Eclectic Avenue received a very positive response from readers, and I became part of a wonderful community of bloggers. This allowed me to participate in several blogathons, special events in which a group of bloggers all write about a shared topic. The next expansion of my writing career came in 2017, when I began penning articles for CultureSonar, a terrific arts and entertainment site founded by music industry veteran Al Cattabiani. I became a regular contributor to the site, and have written over 150 articles for them, including interviews with Dave Mason, Phil "Fang" Volk of Paul Revere and The Raiders, and William Shatner. I'm thrilled to be part of the site's super talented family of writers.

I've had some fabulous experiences over the years, interacting with talented artists like Marc Platt, Grey DeLisle, Rin Lennon of Monogroove, Kurt Reil of The Grip Weeds and Eric Herbst of Dizzyfish, among many others. Thanks to Al Cattabiani, Cindy Grogan and Drew Pissara from CultureSonar for their ongoing support and encouragement. It has been a great pleasure working with all of you. I also want to thank my friends, family and regular readers for their appreciation of, and enthusiasm for, my writing. There are some exciting things coming up in the future, so keep your eyes peeled here at Eclectic Avenue and over at CultureSonar for new articles, and for more details!