John Q. Gruber (aka “Knock ‘Em Alive”) will be forever indebted to music.  He writes and records songs as a form of pay-back (with interest), hoping to add to the long-term value of the vault. Nothing loaned him more inspiration than New York City between the years 1977 to 1984.  It was gritty, grimy and explosively-charged. These were the times of a near-bankrupt city, the reign of The Son of Sam, and the great blackout. These times also spawned a creative energy that had never been seen ...