Ostuni was one of the gems of the trip into Puglia. The white city on the hill. Went into town at night for a cool vibe and some top notch orrechiette.

Left to check out Monopoli, a town I had never visited but heard it was worth it. It was. Monopoli was an amazingly cool little village with a small port and a great walking area.

Headed East over to the Adriatic Sea to visit Polignano a Mare and enjoy the views to the sea.

Matera is an unbelievable city like nothing you will find anywhere else. Ancient, forgotten, found again, and now almost rustic hip. A must visit place.

Decided to drive down from Firenze to Puglia and made the first stop Altamura.

Back in Firenze for a short 2 days visit with friends. Here’s a couple of shots from the streets.

First time playing The Well in Cumming, GA. Fun show, little tricky, good crowd. Photos by Brenda Story and others.

Back in Las Vegas for a company sales kick off for a few days. Vegas is the strangest city in the United States bar none.

The band was back at MadLife for a hot August show - SOLD OUT crowd and opened the show differently with the acoustic Limp Bizkit version of Don’t Change.

In Miami for a day. Popped a few shots while in town.

Was in Miami for a business trip with a free night. Happened to be near the Trump rally so decided to drive over and check it out in person.

Short trip to Medellin for a few days. Here’s what things looked like.

Went to see the Food Fighters for the first time. They are a great band. In fact there may not be a tighter rock and roll band on the planet at the moment.

Went to see Queens of the Stone Age at the Shaky Knees Festival and they were killer. A super tight band with a great punch live. Here are some of the captures.

Spent a few days in Miami on a business trip. I like trips into Miami for the great weather, sea air, and visits to the little window at Versailles for the cortadito and pastel de guava.

Our INXS Tribute band New Sensation rolled into Athens, GA for a show at The Foundry, a great venue for bands to play. Wrapped up the after show with a visit to the most insane Waffle House on I-85 and this was our movie star waitress Angie.

New York is light years from where it was at it’s peak.

Wrapped up 2023 with a family trip down Riviera Maya and a few days in Playa del Carmen for some warmer weather and tacos.

Back in Rome for 24 hours. Rome is the city in Europe I have the closest connection to and have been here countless times. Took the days to walk the city and eat hardcore Roman food before flying back to the USA.

It is this city that ties the thread back to so many of the Italian American immigrants. After just one day here you can see 1970’s American Italian culture and where it came from. And the food is great.