
Rusty is a Blowing Rock based Author
and Songwriter, focusing on documenting his adventures and experiences.
He currently spends his days enjoying the beautiful high country.
“My first career was on a lobster boat in the Florida Keys, where I participated in the historic 1980 boat lift to rescue Cuban refugees. Originally from Pennsylvania, I hitchhiked to the Keys, hungry for excitement, never imagining just how exciting it would get!”

“Marielitos escaping Cuba”
The Mariel boatlift was a mass emigration of Cubans, who traveled from Cuba's Mariel Harbor to the United States between 15 April and 31 October 1980.
