Jeff Weston & Mike Moore, Author at The Side Show

Jeff Weston & Mike Moore

Jeff is a lazy singer/songwriter, so-so photographer, and modestly successful advertising creative director in Brooklyn, NY. Mike is a professor of physics at Michigan State University, where he works as a research associate. Inspired by MTV and classic rock radio while growing up in Newark, Delaware, the next-door neighbors began writing songs together at the age of 14 and performed in various bands until they went their separate ways after high school. They reconnected after three decades during the COVID pandemic.

Big in the Eighties

September 21, 2021

Recently, I reconnected with my old friend, next-door neighbor, and songwriting partner from my high school days. Like lots of kids in the ’80s, MTV inspired us to start writing songs and form a band. Naturally, we went nowhere, got “real” jobs, and lost touch after college. During quarantine, he sent me some music he was working on and we collaborated again after more than 30 years. And, since we were raised on MTV, we couldn’t release a song without an accompanying video.