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<p>January of 1997 kicked off in a wonderful way. I felt like this could be the best year of my life. I had just turned 16. I was in a heavy metal band that was beginning to sound great (in my estimation). I was achieving notoriety in high school as a guitar player. I had just had my first kiss and it was with the girl I really liked. Now we were officially a couple. Wow, I was really floating on a cloud!&nbsp;</p>
<p>Around February 1<sup>st</sup>, for Ella’s 16<sup>th</sup> birthday, her family took me along…</p>
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  <div class="message"><p><strong>1998 – Senioritis, Stagnation, and Opportunity</strong></p><p>I was flourishing in James Madison High School as a popular guitarist in the school music program. My romantic relationship with Ella was in full bloom and seemed healthy. While I did have a slight case of senioritis, I was basically giving my best until the end of the school year without pushing myself too hard or overly stressing out. Beauty and Chaos was underway recording its first official demo. This would also be the first “official release” of my music…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/autobiography/blog/7495118/1998-senioritis-stagnation-and-opportunity">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p><strong>1987 – Karate, Baseball, and a Childhood Farewell</strong></p><p>The new year of 1987 found my family and I living in our new house. I was enjoying first-grade at St. Thomas Aquinas with our friendly teacher Mrs. Conguista. On January 22<sup>nd</sup> the east coast was hit by a blizzard. Like other neighbors Dad shoveled snow, only he might have chosen to shovel when he arrived home from work after the night shift, which was quite early in the morning. Mom would say, “John, do you realize what time it is. The neighbors are probably…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/autobiography/blog/7487448/1987-karate-baseball-and-a-childhood-farewell">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p><strong>1992 – A Real Guitar and Band with Instruments</strong></p><p>After my brother received a Sega Genesis for Christmas, we were playing <i>Sonic the Hedgehog</i> a lot. <i>What a fascinating new game!</i> This little blue guy running so fast, going around overhead loops, collecting coins, and fighting the various bad guys created by the evil Dr. Robotnik. On January 26<sup>th</sup>, I went over to my classmate Joseph Miller’s house to watch the Washington Redskins vs. Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVI. I had never had much interest in watching…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/autobiography/blog/7434032/1992-a-real-guitar-and-band-with-instruments">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p><strong>1993 - Guitar, Growing, and First Gig</strong></p><p>As my guitar enthusiasm grew, I began to get bored with my lessons. I appreciated learning to read notes and play basic chords as Mom had emphasized but was bummed with the disconnect I felt between the old-time songs I was being asked to learn and the heavy metal and rock songs that I was aspiring to play. One day I brought a <i>Guitar World</i>magazine to my guitar lesson. It had a transcription with tablature of the Megadeth song, “Peace Sells”. I opened to the music…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/autobiography/blog/7432688/1993-guitar-growing-and-first-gig">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p><strong>1991 – New Housemates and Comic Books</strong></p><p>I was a bright-eyed, ten-year old boy in 5<sup>th</sup> grade at Saint Thomas Aquinas. Home life was a bit more exciting now as we had the trio of Konrad, Konrad Jr. and Kayla living with us. Sharing a house with three more people came with its share of challenges and new questions as to who had a right to what.&nbsp;In the background, on&nbsp;the news was disturbing information about United States, Iraq, and Kuwait. It was talk of war and I didn’t like that.&nbsp;The Gulf War, also called…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/autobiography/blog/7416496/1991-new-housemates-and-comic-books">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p><strong>2003 – Getting “Serious”</strong></p><p>So, my 4-year plan at Brooklyn College had turned into a 5-year plan due to lack of careful planning and my absorption in classes that interested me over meeting requirements. While I was getting a little lazy around schoolwork, I was determined to at least go out with a bang musically. My close friend and muse Larisa Vasilakis had asked me to compose an original piece of music for her graduate student recital which I gladly agreed to.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>In the beginning of January, I took a memorable…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/autobiography/blog/7410028/2003-getting-serious">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p><strong>2011 – Life in Japan and Coração</strong></p><p>I moved to Japan on New Year’s Day. Arriving in Japan to live for an indefinite span felt different from going to visit for several weeks. During my first trip there was a sense of a mission to fulfill which was clear cut: go to the homeland of my wife, meet her family and friends, create a mutually respectful bond, experience the foreign country, and have fun.</p><p>On this second trip however, which was my move to Japan, the mission was not as clearly defined and with less…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/autobiography/blog/7403480/2011-life-in-japan-and-coracao">Read more</a></span></div>
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 <p>In January, President Reagan delivered his farewell address to the nation. A few days later, race riots erupted in Miami, Florida. Football was in the air as the San Francisco 49ers won the Super Bowl. In February <i>Tecmo Bowl</i> was released for the Nintendo, a fun football game. On TV, ABC began to run a new sitcom called <i>Coach</i> about a football coach and his daily struggles as a human being in various roles.</p><p>To offer some relief during the long and cold winter were two…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/autobiography/blog/7379938/1989-baseball-movies-music-and-mtv">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><p><strong>1980-1981 – A Late Start | Life on Bedford Avenue</strong></p><p>January of 1980 was cold in Brooklyn, New York as usual. John and Linda Sheridan were living a relatively quiet life on Bedford Avenue between Avenues U and T in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. The thought of becoming parents was on their minds. They began trying to have a child in 1979 and paid attention to Linda’s feminine cycles. Sometimes when her cycle was late, John would announce it at the Sunday dinner table in front of close family members hinting that she…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/autobiography/blog/7367230/1980-1981-a-late-start-life-on-bedford-avenue">Read more</a></span></div>
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