my crab racing anthem AWARD
Hermit Crabs Trained for "Hauling Shell"
The National Crab Racing Association (NCRA) was established in 1979 by the late Jim Morgan. For more than four decades the NCRA organized crab races in Ohio and throughout Florida. Jim and I became life-long friends at the Loft Restaurant in Middletown, Ohio. Jim was the Loft's Entertainment Director where I performed 6 nights a week but to my chagrin, Saturday was "Crab Race Night". Annoyed and curious, my first attendance inspired a humorous song intended to poke fun at my Saturday night rivals. Sundays through Fridays I played the song during my performances. Jim approached saying, "I want you to make a record of your song, I'll pay for it". The song became my third 45 RPM recording; 3,000 copies were produced and sold. Four years later, Jim left Ohio taking his NCRA spectacle to Florida for more than 30 years of crab racing fun. In 1992 I was formally notified of having been inducted into The NCRA Hall of Fame, honored for writing the NCRA National Anthem. The 45 RPM is difficult to find but the song is included on the "Open Book" CD.
A BEAUTIFUL WHALE inspired my AWARD-WINNING song
My early years were spent in California, where I was more interested in scuba diving than baseball. A fan of “Sea Hunt” with Lloyd Bridges and the book “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea” by Jules Verne, I always envisioned myself exploring the world underwater discovering the mysteries of the sea.