There are many surprises in life, and David Tolley’s path was changed by one such unforeseen event. Something unexpected happened on December 19, 1985, while watching Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show in the studio. Horatio Gutierrez, a classical pianist, was scheduled to,

be the guest, but Carson revealed that he would be unable to perform because of a hand injury. Carson inquired as to whether anyone in the audience was able to play any unusual piano rhythms.