Like the nation, things were booming. Now some of the little communities that were here aren't here anymore.

Kids got a high school diploma out of 8th grade.

Plantation gospel music was the stuff I fell in love with when I was a kid - these beautiful melodies and these hard, hard stories.

I met a zillion people through Ronnie Wood. He's been my friend since he was in The Faces, and he's still my best friend. A real person, earthy, working 24 hours a day, uplifting to be around, and he's still got that fire about music.

We received some final documents and paperwork that made him eligible. We now have everything that we needed.

Living might mean taking chances but they're worth taking, Loving might be a mistake but it's worth making.