Back Stage

Here I am at the old Osaka Blue Note with Rebbie Jackson, Michael Jackson's eldest sister. She thanked me for helping her out during her show.  Back in the day, I used to mingle back stage with numerous international entertainers during their Japan tours including the Whispers, Jeffrey Osborn, Ice Cube, Roberta Flack, James Ingram and many other internationally known artists. I even had lunch with Wyton Marcalis. Security was never an issue. As a black American, whenever I walked back stage after a concert, Japanese security assumed I was part of the band. Those were the days!!