Tell a Story in 100 Words or Less

“All My Life” — I just wanted to hear that song live. “Can’t do it,” the 74-year-old legend said as he picked at the piano. “Don’t like the introduction.” He mentioned my love for the song in a letter he wrote to my (now) wife, a letter framed in my basement today. But he still wouldn’t sing it. Then, one night at a show, Charles Brown asked the two of us to stand, told the framework of our story, explained that we had waited for each other without knowing it, and sang the song. It was the night of my life.