The author composed an acoustic rock opera in the 1990s inspired by Confederate colonel John Mosby called "The Grey Ghost". It premiered in 1990 to sold out crowds and positive media coverage. The opera was then performed at various venues across the mid-Atlantic. Plans for a Soviet tour were cancelled due to the collapse of the USSR. Twenty-five years later, the author is seeking crowd funding to bring the opera back for anniversary concerts, feeling inspired by musicians who continued performing songs from it over the years.