An endurance marathon is such a unique experience...from my end, I tested the limits of how my body and mind would react to little and mostly no sleep for days...even weeks...on end and, yet doing something that I truly enjoyed and most importantly raising the consciousness level and funds for a worthwhile cause. From the crew's perspective, I suppose that most of them considered me to be a little crazy (OK, OK...a lot crazy!)...but, I've been involved in the music business for almost 40 years...what do you call that? They had to agree to support me, no matter what shape I was in...their job was to get me through it all. Some had it easier than others...some just came and fed me when I was hungry and marked my scores down and kept track of the time, while others held my head up as I used every last ounce of strength left inside me to flip the flipper one more time and kept my spirits up when they were scraping the bottom of the barrel. But WE did it! They rallied by my side and helped me do something in the world that nobody else had ever done...THREE TIMES! They are my heroes!|
"All The Love In Your Eyes" In 1978 & 1979, when I broke my first two Guinness world records at pinball endurance, I wanted to have a special way to thank all of my friends and supporters for hanging in there with me and helping me make my dreams come true, so I decided to write them a love song. This turned out to be the hardest song I have ever had to write. A love song to over 200 people that was meant to be a one-on-one...from me to each and every person who helped me through every peak and valley I encountered. Thanks to my wonderful old friend Phil Kaye and new friend Roger White and the staff at Sony Music Studios for making the studio time possible and to my dear friend John "Tokes" Potoker for coming in and engineering, mixing and co-producing this song with me. The musicians who played on this cut did so out of their love for me and I will forever be indebted to them. 
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"It Takes A Lot Of Balls" A few months before recording began, my cousins Diana and Evan introduced me to a wonderful woman, Renee DePalma. She is an accomplished film and documentary maker and she saw something in my story that lit a spark and she decided to get involved with my life and this event. When I told her about my plans to one day write a book about my marathoning experience and that I wanted to call it "It Takes A Lot Of Balls," she told me that she would love to use the title for the documentary. I thought, "cool!" And so it was born! I co-wrote the title song for the documentary and co-produced the track with my dear friend and writing partner, Robin Bolden. Robin has been a true blessing in my life. He keeps me on my toes! Thanks to the generosity of Seth Cohen and SolarCrest Studio for the engineering and studio time and John "Tokes" Potoker who came in and helped with the mix, we were able to get this cut finished in time for the CD. Once again, there are several talented musicians who were there for me at a moment's notice and hit the ball out of the park for me.
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| Mandi's new CD Single is now available!! Anyone wanting to order Mandi's new CD Single "All The Love In Your Eyes"/"It Takes A Lot of Balls", the cost is only $8.00 per CD ($5 for the CD plus $3 for postage). Make checks payable to "Jerry D. Fox Memorial Fund" and send them to: Jerry D. Fox Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 1008, Woodland Hills, CA 91365. |
