Jerry, “Since I Don’t Have You” is the first song I heard the 4 Seasons perform too. Outside of the first 3 No. 1 songs, “SIDHY” is the song performed most often on stage during the ’60s both with Nick and Joe, every show I can remember except when the 4 Seasons performed with a full orchestra and then their opening song was a “Sound of Music” type medley. I suppose “SIDHY” was a good warming up song. If you get a chance Jerry please drop me an email and we’ll share some concert experiences. You can reach me at dcace@eisnerllp.com.

As always, your comments are so thoughtful, insightful and heartwarming. You make everyone who knows you feel a part of your family.

IE

First, re the boring aspect, “Maybe we’re a new kind o’ CPA? Think we could wrap our minds around that?” Trust me, David, I was as dull as they come until Susie brought me “on Blogstage for the first time!”

I remember exactly where I was the first time we connected. After my FF interview in December, 2006, I flew to Hamburg, Germany, opened my e-mail, clicked “this is not spam”, and “the whole world exploded!” “Some people just click”, David, and we did.

We met at Daniel’s “Black and White Christmas” and I’ve since gotten to know your wonderful wife Lynette and kids Alison, Johnathan, Crist, and Ella. When I was a guest at your home this summer, I have a wonderful memory of 7-year-old Crist running up and hugging me….normally one glance and I send kids that age heading in the other direction!

After passing a tough security clearance and the growls of your dog Sunday who weighs twice as much as I do, I gained access to your Four Seasons room, which probably has twice the memorabilia of Frankie’s, Tommy’s, and Bob’s houses combined. I perused your Hall of Fame program, saw so many pictures similar to the above, and heard stories about Frankie imitating Soeur Soriere, “The Singing Nun”, and about Bob “performing was never really my thing” Gaudio, which suggest exactly the opposite!

One of your best anecdotes, though, that you haven’t recounted above, is how you became so close with Tommy. I can’t remember exactly which food it was that was only made by a certain restaurant on the East Coast to Tommy’s satisfaction, but he ‘joked’ with you to bring it out the next time you were near Vegas. And sure enough, when you were out there again, you called him, “Tommy, I have it” and the rest is history! (I have a friend in CA who insists I always bring out Wise potato chips as he can never get them out there…the sniff dogs have a field day w/my luggage!!)

Finally, David, whenever I call you with the silliest Four Seasons historical question, I get a wonderful greeting as if it were President Eizen on the phone (on the other hand, maybe the great greeting is relief that it’s NOT President Eizen), and a complete and charming answer or opinion. We’re less than a year apart age-wise, David, and sometimes I really feel as if we’re brothers. Thank you so very much for being a part of all our lives.

This is President Eizen! Great interview. My mind is now working on my next project, for which I will send you another DRAFT notice. I only draft the best! IE