About Me

I’m an entrepreneur, writer, sports fan, music-lover, and small business owner at FischTank PR, an-award winning communications and media relations firm headquartered in NYC.

Rather than bore you with three boilerplate paragraphs about FischTank, this space itself as well as the entire site is intended to share more about other stuff such as my interests and observations, book and music reviews, political ramblings, photographs, some uninteresting musings, and maybe a little fiction work.

I’ll start with sharing a little bit of background, via this list of 11 unimportant facts:

1. I’ve lived in six states (born in Maine, then New York, Pennsylvania, California, New Jersey and North Carolina).
2. I attended and graduated from Shippensburg University, located in a very small town in central Pennsylvania. I love Ship and continue to volunteer and speak on campus.
3. I live with my very tolerant wife Monica, beautiful daughter Ava, mini-golden doodle Buddy, and eight chickens as of this writing, in Eastern PA.
4. I love music, specifically most forms of rock (classic, southern, and alternative), folk and outlaw country. I’m an Amorican – or die-hard fan of The Black Crowes – a band and its key members I’ve seen dozens of times in many states, countries, stadiums, theaters, beaches, roadhouses and clubs.
5. I enjoy reading fiction, biographies, and historical work. My favorite authors include Charles Bukowski, Carl Hiassen, Ryan Holiday, Kingsley Amis, Lou Berney, and Lee Child, and my favorite biographies span Harry Truman, Waylon Jennings, Benjamin Franklin, Mickey Mantle, Roy Williams, Steve Jobs, Keith Richards, Mike Campbell, and many more.
6. Being a Philadelphia sports fan has tested my resolve and shattered my belief in a higher being. Go Phils, go Birds!
7. I enjoy volleyball, biking, hiking, running, basketball, tennis, fishing, and any and all lawn games.
8. I’m a road warrior, and a cross-country roadtrip in August 2017 with two of my best friends from high school spawned the genesis of this blog.
9. Seinfeld is still the best TV show of all time.
10. I am constantly on the lookout for new ideas, experiences, and business opportunities.
11. If you made it this far, please take a moment and consider a donation to Joseph’s House of Camden, a homeless shelter and provider of day services in Camden, NJ. I sit on multiple committees and truly appreciate all support.