As we enter into 2022 we wanted to thank you all for your never-ending and continuing support in all of our endeavors, charity work, and so much more throughout each and every year.
In the last almost two years, we have all been through a lifetime it seems, and yet there is so much hope for a better tomorrow because we know we can sit tight through the storms together.
This year of 2022 is our 30th year together !!
As some of you already may know, we met in a Club Med resort in Huatulco Bay, Mexico in January of 1992. Both of our lives were changed forever as we immediately began to perform, travel and produce shows throughout the world, on land and eventually at sea. ( shout out to our Club Med friends, and Forever GOs!)
We found ourselves on beautiful islands, and traversing many countries, which led to helping in the opening of a club in Japan, playing the Canadian Tennis Open, founding and forging ahead with bigger and bigger goals and dreams each year. Our hearts are full with such gratitude. We have met so many thousands of you who have made us richer. Thank you. We have learned about foods, cultures, people, love, and everything under the sun, and literally under the sun, lol!
We have also been lucky enough to always meet the right people who took care of us along the way: Huge shout outs to all of our family, friends, agents, fans, business associates, colleagues, and partners.
Cheers to our friend/musician “Art Now”, who gave us our first recommendation to call the Pat George Agency in Mass, who sent us half way around the world when we had only a minimal amount of music in our repertoire. But, we had BIG hunger, and BIG desires, so we jumped …… . He believed in us. We had a tiny repertoire and we were determined to grow, and thrilled to do it. What an education to be thrown into such a different culture and we learned a lot on the fly in Japan.
Thanks to Gary Silver : former owner of “An American Studio” in NYC who set us up together, our personal and music matchmaker, who continues to stay with us along our journey. He helped and counseled us on live production, equipment design, and simply, led the cheer! Back to Pat George again, who then offered us our first ship: The Ocean Breeze/Dolphin Cruise Lines classic cruiser that sailed out of Aruba. Those were long 5-6 hours nights/7 days a week, where we learned to pay what they call “our dues”. So glad for those amazing experiences, meeting new people each and every week, and learning to find our true musical identities. Grateful. Each week was an episode of new beginnings, meeting new friends, learning more about self care on the road, expanding our reperoitre, figuring it out….always adjusting…moving forward….
Finally, when Dolphin offered us to work on the Royal Majesty it changed our lives, because soon after that, the Majesty was bought by Norwegian Cruise line. It was also when we were introduced to Michael Suman of Suman Entertainment Group. He became our partner in music and our friend in life. Thanks Mike. Within 2 years, we were “Musicians of the Year’ for NCL where we have had the privilege of working with some of the BEST teams on the high seas. Thank you to all the incredible bandmasters and cruise directors, crew members and to all of the officers who helped us, friended us and challenged us, shared with us, taught us, and inspired us! Thank goodness for social media so we can stay in touch with all of these beauties around the world. Thank you.
When we began to perform our larger stage shows, we were honored to be asked to join the ranks of the William Clare Entertainment team, who have booked our shows along both coasts of Florida, to tour the communities, theaters and colleges. Thanks to Gerry Cacchia and Kelly Diroma. We are so grateful for you! Your sound and support teams have always taken such great care of us both on stage and off, and we thank them too. Needless to say, our backline and bands are always incredible to work with and a joy to perform with.
For us the key has been to keep moving forward. To strive to be better, to be kinder both on and off stage, and finally, to give back some of what we get. In that vein, we have continued to play our annual Fundraisers in New Hampshire, in Massachussetts and in Pompano Beach. and…now, we just cannot wait to see you all soon at our third event with Kevin Treat at Best Of Times Travel and Entertainment and his team, when we perform in Maine this July!
Lastly, we are very anxious to see YOU this October at our first private JOZAY AND PATTI cruise.
After a long, long, long wait, and some hiccups, it is looking to be a spectacular time aboard a ship many of us have never sailed on before, (new adventures!) and we are planning multiple live concert events in their beautiful venues. This upcoming cruise will bring us all together again at sea, and we just cannot believe it. There are so so so many of you to look forward to seeing on this one, :)
Let’s make 2022 better, bigger, bolder, and kinder, as it all starts with us, and each choice we make.
All we need is love……ok, so maybe we are watching the Beatles documentary too, lol….see you all this year, fingers crossed,
Love from the Treehouse,
J and P