where it keeps only one face toward the Moon. Gravity acts both ways so the Earth has been creating tidal bulges on the Moon and has slowed it's rotation down so much that it rotates once every orbital period. The Moon keeps one face always toward the Earth.

Here is a list of references about the evidence for the slowing down of the Earth's rotation:

Growth Rhythms and the History of the Earth's rotation, edited by G.D. Rosenberg and S.K. Runcorn (Wiley: New York, 1975). An excellent source on the eclipse records and the biology of coral and their use as chronometers. Tidal Friction and the Earth's Rotation, edited by P. Brosche and J. SŸndermann (Springer Verlag, 1978). The second volume put out in 1982 does not talk about eclipsewhen I started taking piano lessons, but he ended up playing the piano — without lessons. My mom still has the piano, and when he’s at her house, he plays it like crazy. My dad did play guitar a little bit, but he wasn’t around a whole lot, and David ended up getting his guitar. I remember David getting an electric guitar when he was in maybe late junior high and playing it. He had drums. He played the kazoo. He can basically play anything.

What do you remember about his first band?

They were called After Forever. All those guys are still around. They did a reunion show a while back when a friend of theirs passed away. I just remember people in Wilmington being crazy for it. He