Larry's Note: The following article is an excerpt from my book, "How to Really Love the One You're With." The Smith Street Society Jazz Band, the band of a musician friend (Bruce McNichols) from New York, is often asked to march in parades. After marching with the wind and the rain in their hair, in the snow and in the heat of summer, he and the band were weary of parades. The last parade they marched in was uphill most of the way. They were exhausted. The band was called and once again … [Read more...]