My Family: Douglas
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ext subject: Douglas, the youngest, is a quintessential ally and friend. He was, I think, three years old when we moved to Rye, where he went to a preschool program at the Purchase Community House. He adjusted very well to his new surroundings and seemed perfectly happy, getting lots of attention as “the baby.” It was when we went to a hockey game – and Doug, probably age 8 or so, jumped up and strummed on a toy guitar each time there was a goal – that his future as a musician was predictable. In junior high and high school, his bedroom was a young musician’s paradise, consisting of drums and any loud instruments worth naming, emanating painfully loud noise/music/songs which drove Tom crazy since he was a nut for quiet. Doug continues to exercise his lifetime passion in the music field. He
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