This month’s best highlight was the Half Marathon we ran in Newport, Rhode Island. The worst lowlight was the Philadelphia Eagles. I still didn’t get a new phone, but I was able to mooch and scam pics from other people, so there are none of my kindergarten level sketches in this month’s collection. Here is October 2026….

October 1– Starting the month off with an excellent production of one of my favorite musicals at the Fulton Theater. Lancaster, PA
October 2- The horns section amusing itself by trying to look disgusted at the wedding photo booth. Villanova, PA
October 3– Garden cocktail jazz with Bailey & Dave for a nice outdoor wedding. Hershey, PA
Then a Funktion gig at Hollywood Casino York, PA
October 4– Happy 80th Birthday Vernon Fisher! We got the old band back together for the occasion. Adamstown, PA
October 5– There’s nothing like a Kauffman‘s run during apple/pumpkin season to remind me of how good it is to live in Lancaster County. Ronks, PA
October 6– I love Tim Burton movies and finally saw The Corpse Bride. Lititz, PA
October 7– The Cat’s Pajamas Old School Jazz Band at QPRC Fall Fest. Quarryville, PA
October 8– Extended weekend roadtrip begins in NYC seeing our favorite podcasters Katty Kay & The Mooch of The Rest Is Politic US. New York City, NY
Scaramucci’s social media person got a shot of the back of my head and Tam’s dimly lit hair during a video post.
And while I’m stealing people’s IG pics…this one shows why we like these two.
The Flat Iron building is just cool 😎 still NYC
October 9– It was our first ever visit to New Haven so we had to try the legendary Pepe’s Pizza (full post coming soon) New Haven, CT
This massive coal fired stove has been making Pepe’s Pizza legendary since the late 1800’s.
Beautiful brownstones in New Haven’s Little Italy neighborhood.
Yale University has a distinctive, old, very cool-looking campus. still New Haven, CT
This place claims to have invented the hamburger. I don’t know if it’s true or not but the vibes and experience here are unmatched! (Full post coming soon) still New Haven, CT
October 10- Ally surrounded by father and father-in-law on the super scenic Cliff Walk hike in Newport, RI
Apparently Alec was the human model for the sign that warns about falling off the Cliff Walk.😂 still Newport, RI
Cliff Walk is king for 2 things; guided-age mansions like this one……still Newport, RI
…..and stunning ocean views like these…….
We had time to walk the whole downtown street fair too. Here’s what it looks like at the end 😂. still Newport, RI
October 11– I finished the Newport half marathon a little slower than I hoped but the best I’ve ever felt. Beautiful course! Newport, RI
The obligatory hero pic with Ally😎
Everybody had a great run and we appreciate our support crew of Alec & Tam. Newport, RI
Oops- I forgot Willow. We appreciate her support too!
It was a near perfect day for a race and the course was absolutely beautiful, starting and ending at Easton’s Beach.
Look at these cool medals!!! 🤩
Dinner at a very cool spot- Perro Salado
Tam’s seating position demanded she get a solo shot 🙂
October 12– Pumpkin display by the harbor in downtown Newport, RI…….
I had to keep these sweet scenes in my head during the long, sucky 8 hour drive home.
October 13 yep… and behind the scenes, the Jalen Hurst blood clot saga was developing 😟 Eagle Nation, Earth
October 14– On the road again. Back in NYC with Tony for some sightseeing and a concert. It was nearly 80 degrees and people were ice skating at Rockefeller Center, New York City, NY
And the main reason we came up to the city- concert by Afrobeat king Seun Kuti. Brooklyn, NY.
October 15– Tam installed the new lights in “The Lounge“ 😎 Lititz, PA
October 16– Hersheypark at Halloween was cool! Hershey, PA
October 17– Fancy wedding gig with Gala Mode in the Curtis Atrium. Philadelphia, PA
October 18- Congratulations Raquelle & Joel! Fever Pitch wedding gig in Barnesville, PA
Here’s the beautiful spot where they got married. Unfortunately, the entire complex is going to be raised and turned into a massive industrial warehouse complex. 🤮 Here are the details.
October 19– Dad wins big again at Hollywood Casino Grantville, PA.
October 20– Misery Index with Mom, Dad & Tam. Dad’s win streak continued from the casino. Mom hates having her picture taken, but volunteered to stick her hand in 😁 Lancaster, PA
October 21– The Happy Wanderers are happy after Oktoberfest event at Masonic Village. Elizabethtown, PA
October 22– Murder at Ackerton Manor was one of the dumbest, most overacted, and least entertaining things I’ve ever seen at Fulton Theater despite a talented cast and a cool set. Lancaster, PA
October 23– Wedding gig with Josh Squared in the beautiful music room at Curtis Arboretum outside Philly. This room is what’s left of the Curtis family mansion, which was built on the site. This is the same Curtis family who owned the massive printing operation headquartered in Center City, where last week’s Curtis Atrium gig happened. Wynecote, PA
October 24– The cool poster advertising the Northmont Jazz Jam at which I was guest featured soloist. None of us look anything like these guys though, and nobody dresses like that anymore 😁…. Reading, PA
October 25- Great people and a great lunch spot- Tang, Hershey, PA
Is Len telling me to get out because I couldn’t get him the first pic?
Then, a beautiful day and a big happy crowd with The Happy Wanderers at Cassel Winery in Hershey, PA
October 26– Howard Boots(c) added some jazz flute to a recording I’m working on with Steve Puffer(r) at Parallel Productions. Willow Street, PA
October 27– Celebrity at the pizza place!!! 🤩😱 Stevens, PA
October 28– I’ve been carving pumpkins at Halloween all my life. I’m not stopping now just because the kids moved out. Mine is on the right, as you can see, my carving skills haven’t grown much over the years. Lititz, PA
October 29– Every year I take and post the same pics of our Halloween decorations. Why stop this year?!🎃 Lititz, PA
October 30- Late night post gig front yard pic on Halloween Eve. 🎃 Lititz, PA

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