Rocker surprises local boy

Three things were different this time. First, it was the middle of the day. Second, he was fully awake. Third, it was real. In his previous dreams of meeting celebrities, it always ended the same way — with him waking up and finding no one there.

When 14-year-old Fallbrook High School freshman Marky Delmege, who is afflicted with a rare genetic skin disorder called Epidermolysis Bullosa, came home from school on Monday, he got the surprise of his life when he was greeted by acclaimed drummer Jim Bogios, a member of the band the Counting Crows. To make the surprise even more spectacular, Bogios...