- Was Assistant Head of Production Publicity at United Artists in the late 1960s.
- Has a daughter Charlotte.
- Has a brother Claude.
- In 1971 he opened the music club The Tin Palace on the Bowery in New York City.
- Attended Boston University.
- His book "The Tin Palace" was optioned by French director Daniel Vigne. The film was never made.
- Father Ben was a doctor, mother Charlotte was a musician turned lawyer.
- Received a BA from Bard College.
- Received numerous Adirondack Literary Awards.
- Received a MSW from SUNY-Albany.
- Was a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee.
- Founder and Programmer of Jazz at the Lake: the Lake George Jazz Weekend.
- Authored the books "The Tin Angel", "Redemption", Pines songs (A little rooti tooti chapbook)", "Hotel Madden Poems", "Onion: poems", "Breath", "Adrift on Blinding Light", "Taxidancing" and "My Brother's Madness".
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