On October 15, 2018, my friends, family and supporters of the PPLD gathered to celebrate the 32nd Adriance Honors. Chris Silva, Executive Director of the Bardavon 1869 Opera House was the master of ceremonies as her presented myself and Mark and Julie Nelson with the awards. I have had a long, wonderful relationship with the Poughkeepsie Library and below is the speech I presented in honor of this wonderful occasion. I would like to thank the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District for this prestigious Adriance Honor. Many of you have known me for a long time. We’ve worked together, played together and some of us have even rock and rolled together. However, there are probably things about me that you don’t know, especially concerning my life-long friendship with the Poughkeepsie Public Library District. So, I’d like to share the Top 5 things you didn’t know about me, and my relationship with the library.