Mo./Year --------------------------Event--------------------------- (time lapse to next event, months)

June'73  Grad. H.S., started Ryder Tech. 20
Feb.'75  Grad. Ryder Tech, Assoc. Degree in Specialized. Electronics. 3
May'75  First job: Pizza Hut. 9
Feb.'76  Quit Pizza Hut, new job at Delp's Hardware. 3
May '76  Moved to Pottstown, band Mr. Quick. 18
Dec.'77  Moved home. 3
Feb.'78  Steff formed. 5
July'78  Chuck Cahoe quits, Kenny Staller joins. 4
Nov.'78  Mike Steffy fired, band Steph w/Eddie Moran. 7
May'79  Steph ends, Yamaha CP-70B. 1
June'79  Steph II, with Roger Girke and Glen Balthaser. Rehearsal in Bangor, Pa. Johnny Dee manages. 3
Sept.'79  Band starts, 6 hour set-up time. 11
Aug.'80  Steph III with Spyro and Eric Rudy. 2
Oct.'80  Large instr. purchases, Dad loans $6800*. 3
Dec.'80  Band hits the road, John Lennon shot. 3
Mar.'81  Band plays Scranton, met Rose Gennaro, arranges Pat Travers audition. 3
June'81  Hon. Mention in Amer. Song Fest., WYSP contest, Debbie pregnant. 1
July'81  First musical arrangment: Paul Vignone, "God Bless the Young". 1
Aug.'81  Steph III ends, contacted Pat Travers. 3
Nov.'81  Moved in with Debbie at brother Buzz's. 1
Dec.'81  Pat Travers audition falls through. Manager of Sector. 3
Mar.'82  Joined Dakota. Stephanie Beth Manwiller born 3-5-82.  Moved to 432 Spring St., Reading, Pa. 6
Sept.'82  Dakota plays Bermuda, 3 weeks. 5
Feb.'83  Moved to Clarks Summit. Runaway album done in L.A. 5
May'83  Duo w/Bill McHale in Bermuda, 14 weeks. 8
Dec.'83  Billy quits, Louie Cossa at The Pub/Sterling Hotel, W-B, Pa. Engineer/Holland Sound. 7
July'84  "Runaway" released. 5 Dec.'84 Dakota on road, Robbie Spagnoletti. 9
Sept.'85  Synch project, single again, moved out- to Greenridge. 9
June'86  Dakota 3-piece, Tannen publishing deal. 12
July'87  Bill Kelly "let go", Secret City w/Eric. 7
Dec.'87  Tape to Oak Ridge Boys. 17
May'89  Jimmy Harnen tour, my first real car: '87 Chrysler LeBaron. 3
Aug '89  Oaks cut Don't Give Up. 4
Dec.'89  Robbie Spagnoletti joins Secret City. Move to Clarks Summit, PA. 7
June'90  Eric quits, Jon Lorance joins. 2
Aug.'90  Robbie quits, Dexter re-hired, country artist deal started. 4
Dec.'90  Really interesting, but unprintable stuff happens. 3
Mar.'91  Jerry gets carpal tunnel, bass sequences written but not used. 2
May '91  Start work at DDC. 2
Aug '91  MC-50 hired, Dexter sent into studio, DD-11 worked in, play drums again for 1st time in 15 years. 2
Oct.'91  Paul Dickstein dies, on 9th, DDC closes. New Secret City demo organized, attempt to get into ads again. 5
Mar.'92  DDC closes down, start engineering at Rock Street, Mere Mortals project, solo project takes shape. 3
Jun.'92  Solo at Re-Runs, JR Mangan project, country project gets new life. 10
Apr.’93  I meet the Brunelles. Kenny, Jimmy and I make the ill-fated trip to Nashville. 1
May ‘93  Frenchman's Reef/St. Thomas gig, 3 months. 2
July’93  Jimmy and I write The Best I Can Do (without you) . 3
Nov.’93  Seaside Restaurant, Tonsberg, Norway. 1
Dec.’93  Cafe des Arts, Basel, Switzerland. 1
Jan.’94  Hotel Europe, Davos, Switzerland. 1
Feb.’94  Silja Europa cruise ship, Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. 1
Mar.’94  Home to rest, Hong Kong offered, turned down. 8
Nov.’94  Lori Cragle project. 7
Jun ‘95  I release "...another Fine Mesozoic".  No one notices. 5
Nov.’95  Best I Can Do (without you) takes off in Tampa. 3
Jan’96  NorthBeach Studio sessions in Franklin, met Randy Goodrum. 2
Mar.’96  The song continues to climb, I help James move to Brentwood. White Horse Records. 6
Sept.’97  Dakota’s European rebirth, Escape Music releases Mr.Lucky. 6
Mar. ‘97  Recording The Last Standing Man. Jimmy Harnen gets Curb Int’l job. 7
Dec. '97  Escape releases The Last Standing Man, I start my PC businesses (web domain and construction).  Jimmy Harnen moves to Dreamworks in Maryland.
Aug. '98  Recording Little Victories at S.I.R.S.
Feb. '99   Second European Solo Tour:  the Belleval Hotel / Scuol, Switzerland and the Underground Bar / St. Anton, Austria. 15
June '01   Jolie and the Wanted radio tour for DreamWorks. 4
Oct. '01   FOH Eng. for Jessica Andrews. 5
Mar. '02   Jessica hires Faith Hill's band. 5
Jun '02   Jessica Andrews/ Billy Gilman "Equals 29" tour. 3
July '02   Eric Heatherly radio tour. 1
Oct. '02   Emerson Drive gig. Moved to Moscow, PA. 7
May '03   Jimmy Wayne radio tour starts, Ashley Gearing single ("Can You Hear Me When I Talk to You?") released. Moved back to Laureldale, PA.
Apr. '04   Jimmy Wayne full band gig, Dakota "Deep 6" released. Move to Nashville, Chimneytop Apts.
Mar. '05   New Jimmy Wayne band, new solo project "Chocolate Detox" begun. Moved to Irma Dr.
 

(*I still owe my Dad $6800.)