My wife Nina.
Her constant love, support and encouragement
are the ultimate gifts I continue to receive.
Our wedding day was the happiest day of my
life, and she continues to make each day wonderful.
Thank you sweetheart!!
Eric's Mom dancing with George Abdo's
band
The Averof, Cambridge, MA, 1975
with Steve Kouyoumjian,
2007
This was a trip, running
into Steve Kouyoumjian in a cd store in Watertown, MA.
His influence is huge,
and what a thrill it was this day (as he happened to have a drum in his
truck!)
that we talked and
drummed in the store for a couple of hours.
This was a moving experience
for me.
with dear family friend and early drumming
influence, the one and only Leon Manoogian.
The one on the left was taken at the Sahara
restaurant in Worcester, MA, 2007.
I’ve loved Leon’s drumming since I was a
kid, and he’s still fantastic.
It’s been a real joy to sit in with his band
and drum with him.
He’s got great riffs, excellent taste, and
plays with a wonderful presence that’s so musical in the way he works with
the melody.
He inspires me greatly still. I can’t
take my eyes and ears off of what he’s playing!
Eric with his favorite drummer of all time,
Hossam
Ramzy
Mance Grady
Dear friend and drum brother.
This wonderful musician is in a class of
his own.
It’s been a pleasure to share the rhythm
section with him, and a joy in friendship, too.
Meher Baba
Of course this page wouldn’t be complete
without mentioning The Beatles.
For me to write in full what these four mean
to me would take too long for you to read.
I’ve loved The Beatles since I was 12 years
old, and I’m still not tired of them.
Everything they stood for has inspired me
in every phase of my life, as a person and as a musician.
Above all, they make me very happy,
whether I’m listening to one of their albums
or looking at a photograph of them.
“When you’ve seen beyond yourself, you
may find peace of mind is waiting there.
And the time will come when you see that
we’re all one, and life flows on within you and without you.”
– George Harrison