ERIC AND LYNNE DARIUS

“ I had two rules at the time. Don’t date an athlete or a musician. I wasn’t interested. It was because of the stereotypes. But Eric won me over. ”

— Lynne Darius

Eric and Lynne met 15 years ago at the outdoor Scottsdale Jazz Fest in Arizona, when Eric played saxophone as a solo artist along with a variety of other performers. Lynne attended the concert with family members. When Eric spotted Lynne, he knew that she was “the one.”

But, finding her involved a search party and a lot of convincing.

“When Eric came onstage, he lit the place on fire,” Lynne remembered.

“Everybody was up and dancing, and it was a huge party. I was like, ‘Wow, this is cool.’ I said to my cousin, ‘I don’t know who that guy is but I need to support him.’ That’s when I went down to buy his CD.” continued on page 26