BORN in the ghettos of Buffalo, New York to Italian Parents he could very well have chosen a life of crime, even become a Mafia Soldier (as some of his relatives and school gang chose to be). Due to the encouragement and inspiration of his Dad and Mom, he became a self-taught piano player, composer and music arranger for "Big Bands." He served his country in WWII, worked his way through college, Medical and Dental Schools. He became a renowned Maxillofacial Surgeon and founded his own Dental Hospital in Buffalo. As a boy, inspired by watching his Dad, he had developed an unquenchable thirst...