Coca-Cola's Best Un-Signed Band Award

I would like to congratulate some friends of mine, who were runners up in this competition, in which the winner plays live at the American Music Awards.

Congratulations to Clint Wilson, who is the guitar player for the band Just Add Water. Clint and I played together for almost four years in Radiogram and did two DOD tours together. He is a swell guy and can make any guitar sing. Yes, Clint, I know, "you and I are gypsies and more people hate us than like us."

Congratulations to Tom Wehrle, who was in high school show choir with me and was blamed for toilet-papering the sleeping choir director while in Chicago for a competition. Tom comes from a family of talented musicians. Okay, Tom, "step-touch, step-touch...."

I was pleasantly surprised to find both of you on the runners up list at the American Music Awards site.

I think I will throw an entry in next year.