The first gig was at the NJPAC for those people receiving their Master's and Doctorate degrees. I was also phoned by the Kean PR Department the night before to inform me that the university would like to do an article on me in the upcoming Kean Alumni magazine. So, when I got to NJPAC at 3:30 for our 4 o'clock sound check, I was escorted to a station set up for my photo shoot. Everyone treated us like kings (with our big, bad Full Access Passes for both days).

The sound check was fine and the stage went dark at 5, so we hung around in our dressing rooms (with our names on the door) for a bit. We got dinner and watched a little TV (strange things happening in my hometown of West Orange that day).

The actual gig was long, but still a lot of fun. There were a couple thousand people there. We really rocked--I nailed my solo: both days.

The outdoor feel was really nice but the weather was ugly. Also, we were a little concerned about birds relieving themselves on our gear during the show...not a problem.

The dressing rooms weren't as nice, but it was still fun. We had the usual pre-show food and whatnot. We were sharing the stage with the Tokens because Jay Siegel was receiving an honorary doctorate...of course we chilled.

During my solo, I caught a glance of my professor Matthew Halper and his brother giving my the "Rock On Horns" from the crowd which, of course, yielding my laughter and a heavy-metal tongue pose in the tradition of Ace Frehley.

We played in front of about 12,000 people and we played well.

After that, we schmoozed a bit with the Kean high life including the President and all of his minions. A gig is a gig: to the glory of God.