"Men are like rivers, small beginnings, broad shoulders and big mouths."
-- James Fenimore Cooper


BOY
A notice of my birth brought to you by Elsie, the cow.

APRIL51

An early photo of me. It's April 30, 1951 and I'm four months old. My aunt Mishie is holding me in the front yard of our home in Little Falls, New Jersey.
FIVE

SURFER

Two pictures from about the same time. From the candles on the cake, you can see I'm five.
Meet my parents and grandparents.