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I may be the one
in front of the mike, but my musical career would not be possible
without a support casting of many others. I can't possibly credit
everyone here, but I at least want to acknowledge some of you.
FRIENDS
& OTHER INFLUENCES IN THE BIZ
• Anne Hills,
Jan Burda, and Cindy Mangsen for pushing me out onto
my first Chicago stage.
• Marge Summit
of His'n'Hers for being the first club owner to give me a chance.
• Terry Straker
of Guitar Works, Ltd.—luthier and guitar doctor extraordinaire.
I thank him, as do all my instruments.
• My
songwriting teachers—Ralph
Covert (especially), Michael Smith, and Steve Earle—for
making me push my creative envelope even when I didn't think it
needed pushing. Ralph guided me through the recording process, got me
to do my best, showed me that my best was even better than I dared
dream, and is one heck of an alchemist in the studio.
• Mark Schwartz
of UberStudio for pushing just the right buttons, sliding just the
right faders, knowing exactly when and where to point and click, and
having infinite patience.
• Rosamond Campbell,
for showing me just what a dulcimer could do and challenging me to
make it do even more. Without her, there'd probably never have been
much of a dulcimer community in northern Illinois.
• My
many musical influences: Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen,
Pete Townshend, Warren Zevon, Stan Rogers, Steve
Goodman, Sting, Tom Lehrer, and Tom Paxton.
MY
CIRCLE OF FAMILY
& PERSONAL FRIENDS
• Bob
Berlien and Kathy Routliffe, for turning music into
friendship and friendship into music, giving me the joy and magic of
harmony and teamwork, never taking "no" for an answer when
it comes to music and never giving "no" for an
answer when it comes to friendship and loyalty.
• My
amazing family: Mom and Rona for being there all my
life, Dad (alev hasholom) for giving me my musical
heritage and sense of humor.
• Last
but not least: Gordy—the world's greatest kid,
performing partner, and one heck of a "manager" and
motivational coach—and Bob (or do you say "Dr.
Bob?") for footing the bills, putting up with my quirks and
doubts, being my most dedicated audience (even as an audience of
one), letting us live on love when love was all we had, and knowing I
could succeed even when I didn't know it myself! Here's to our first
and next thirty years of life and love together.
WEB
SITE CONTRIBUTORS
 •
J.W. Olsen, writer, editor, editorial project manager, Web
designer, and who knows what else, took my idea for this site and
created what you see. He also updates the site as required. If you
run into a technical gotcha, he wants to know. Email details about
the problem, the Web browser you use, and your operating system to AndinaWebmaster@JWOlsen.com.
Learn more about him at his own Web site.
• The stellar
photographers who generously contributed time and talent to the pix
on this site (in chronological order): Nancy Emerich (Winners,
10/13/00), George Milas (No Exit, 10/30/00), Michael
Howard (album/liner
shots, 2/9/01), Bob Andina (Mermaid Cafe, 3/7/01), and www.alephoto.com
(Alessandro De Sogos) for Sandy's latest head shot (6/04).
• The talent
for booklet, tray card, and CD face design of Sandy's first CD was
provided by Joan Bledig, JDA Typesetting Corporation, Chicago,
IL. Contact her at JDAType@aol.com.
• Jeff Schalles
has been setting type for over 20 years and, though he's long since
mastered high-end desktop production and currently has a cushy union
job creating digital offset plates for the largest sheetfed presses
in Minnesota, he still thinks of himself as an old-time typesetter
trapped in a mad world of pixels and megabytes, fighting for
typographic sanity, truth, justice, and the American Way. He
literally fine-tuned the rough edges off this site's original logo
and morphed it into what you now see. Visit his
Web site.
• Bob Berlien—jack
of infinite trades, fellow musician, and dear personal friend for
many years—is waiting in the wings, stage (very much) left, to
help out with this site when needed. He also helped with the graphics
for Sandy's first CD. You can read a little more about him above and
on the site's biography page—or
better yet, contact him at rberlien@rcnchicago.com.
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