Three old college buddies met for lunch at Panini's in Westlake on Tuesday, November 9th. Al Bird, Wally King, and John Earley were college dormitory neighbors at Reid Hall, Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) in 1958. Al and Wally were graduates of Orange High School in Pepper Pike, Ohio. John was from Middletown HS, Middletown, Ohio. The common bond that formed the friendship with Al and John was country music. They became guitar playing song writer/singers during the college years and had aspirations to go to Nashville and become famous. Wally didn't share the same interests, but remained fast friends with Al and John over the years.