Dave Slavin

Contributing Editor

Dave Slavin spent his entire career in media sales. He's still living. Now that Dave is retired, he's able to pursue more road trips than ever before, attend more concerts, and follow his favorite musical acts from every era since Dave has been alive. In fact, back in his college days, Dave produced a Fleetwood Mac concert that included a youngblood on the undercard named, Kenny Loggins!

Posts by Dave Slavin

Does The Great American Songbook Include Retirement Reinvention?

Our intrepid Contributing Editor, Dave Slavin, is wondering if reinvention in retirement is applicable to all of us just as the famed musician, and former Beach Boy, Brian Wilson, reinvented himself after the age of 55. Dave went through the reinvention process and highly recommends it. He also highly recommends the music of Brian Wilson!

Don't Surround Yourself With Yourself!

Our Contributing Editor, Dave Slavin, says yes to YES, one of his favorite bands of all time. But bandmate, Jon Anderson, has been on his own for two decades and according to Dave, his music has never been better. In fact, there's one song that reminds Dave of his wife, Montie Slavin, and that makes Dave happy all the time.

I’ll Have Some Marmalade With That Song

We all know how a song can take us back to a place where the memories are poignant, even if it’s 55 years ago. But no matter. Our accomplished Contributing Editor, Dave Slavin, has a message (or maybe it's a song) for all of us: There's nothing wrong with spending time reflecting; in fact, it's probably a great idea.