Vince Parish:  

HI GUYS! HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE NEXT REUNION (I MISSED THE LAST ONE.) WOW 40 YEARS OLD. I'M BLESSED WITH GOOD HEALTH, BUT IT'S A REAL REALITY CHECK WHEN CLOSE FRIENDS START SHOWING THEIR AGE. KIDNEY STONES HERE, BLOOD PRESSURE THERE, AND ONE FATAL CASE OF LYMPHOMA. WELL FIRST AND FORMOST, IF I WAS LESS THAN KIND TO YOU YOU HAVE MY SINCERE APOLOGY. IF IT IS ANY CONSOLATION, THE AGRESSION I USED INAPPROPRIATELY AS A TEEN I HAVE BEEN ABLY TO CONTROL AND USE AS AN ADULT. I HAVE ONE DAUGHTER AND SHE IS GROWN. I AM MARRIED TO MY BEST FRIEND. WE HAVE 1/2 ACRE IN SONOMA. 3 DOGS, 3 CATS, AND 13 CHICKENS. IN THE SEVEN YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THE HOUSE WE HAVE CREATED A LANDSCAPE WORTHY OF A MAGAZINE PHOTO. I HAVE NEVER BEEN GOOD AT SITTING STILL, BUT THERE WAS A FIVE YEAR PERIOD WHEN I WORKED THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT THAT MY DIET AND EXCORCISE WAS ABANDONED. I USED THIS LAZY PERIOD TO LEARN GUITAR, PIANO, MANDOLIN, HARMONICA, AND POLISH MY SINGING. WHEN I GOT OFF THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT I WENT STRAIGHT BACK TO DIET AND EXCORCISE BUT SUPRISE! I HAD LOST A STEP. OK SO I'M SLOWER, I STILL GET OUT THERE FOUR TIMES A WEEK AND GIVE IT HELL. I EAT A HEALTHY HOME COOKED DIET. MY ONE ENDURING VICE IS RED WINE. I MAKE SEVERAL BARRELS A YEAR IN MY GARAGE AND GIVE IT AWAY TO OUR FRIENDS. I COLLECT CLASSIC MOTORCYCLES. NO, DON'T IMA...Expand for more