(Providence, Rhode Island)

The news business is full of suprises, and that's one of the reasons I like it so much. A case in point: On Friday, legendary saxophonist Clarence "The Big Man" Clemons dropped by the ABC 6 newsroom.

The longtime member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band is in Rhode Island for the big "Rock n' Jock" fundraiser to benefit the Matty Fund, an organization that helps kids with epilepsy.

The concert fundraiser features a whole bunch of well known local talent and some national names. The benefit concert is Sunday night, August 8, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, Rhode Island. Doors open at 6 p.m. For more information see: www.MattyFund.org.

Clemons, who at 68 is struggling with some of his own health issues, is here to play and help kids in need. "It's a great cause, and it's for children," Clemons said. "When they told me it was for children, I said, 'I'll be there'."

For the complete "live" ABC 6 interview go to: http://ww.abc6.com/Global/story.asp?S=12940240

We'll see you Sunday night at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick for the 10th annual "Rock n' Jock" charity concert!

(Newport, Rhode Island)

Greetings, blog fans! It has been a while. I have been busy, working on both coasts and traveling! But it's back to politics. We have HUGE elections coming up this fall in my two workplaces of Rhode Island and California, as well as the rest of the nation.

My book tour for "The Making of the President 2008" resumes Wednesday, July 21. At 11 a.m. I will be on WADK Radio 1540 AM in Newport to discuss my book. www.WADK.com.

Then at 6 p.m. I will do a lecture and book sale signing at the Middletown Library at 700 West Main Road, Middletown, RI.
My books will be on sale for $20, and I will be glad to autograph copies.

We will talk a lot about "Campaign 2010" and the upcoming Congressional and state elections. It's going to be quite a year!

"Age of Obama: A Reporter's Journey with Clinton, McCain and Obama," (Nimble Books, LLC), is a 2010 International Book Award First Place Winner for Current Events/Political.