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Brian

Well known Torturer of the electric guitar

About Me

Current guitarist with:

Lord Tracy
(myspace.com/lordtracy - www.lordtracy.com)

The Allmost Brothers Band
(myspace.com/thealmostbrothersband - www.theallmostbrothersbanddallas.com)

Queen For A Day
(myspace.com/queentribute)

The Moosehead's
(myspace.com/themooseheadsband)

I use Bogner amps, old Les Paul's and Anderson guitars..

Background from flickr user ..

My Interests


Guitars
Amps
My baby girl, Ariel
My sweet Debbie
Jackie "the" dog
Really good beer
Great drummers and bass players (they make the world go 'round).

I'd like to meet:

Carol Shelby
Anthony Bourdain

Music:

Grew up on Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Jeff Beck, ZZ Top, Queen and Rush (then Morse, DiMeola, Connors, Holdsworth and Stern - that changed everything!).

And I'm thankful for finally discovering ABB and the Mule, tipping my hat to the impact of Duane, Dickey and now Warren.
Proving you're never too old to learn (or discover) something new!

Movies:

"The Station Agent" by Tom McCarthy
"The Boys of 2nd Street Park" by Dan Klores and Ron Berger
"Sexy Beast" with Ray Winstone
"Trees Lounge" by Steve Buscemi

Television:

All I watch is the Food Network - go figure.

Books:

"Ghost Rider" by Neil Peart
"Skydog" by Randy Poe
"Kitchen Confidential" by Anthony Bourdain

Heroes:

Lt. Gen Hal Moore
Admiral James Stockdale

My Blog

Big Rock Ender

I looked at September as potentially being a beating, but now that it's behind me, I don't know what I was complaining about  and what a high note to end it on (Lord Tracy @ Firewater and The Iron Ho...
Posted by Brian on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:32:00 PST

About Right For A Bust Up!

That's right; it's finally time for Lord Tracy to play Dallas.This thing has taken forever to happen, and I still find it hard to believe that this band could not get booked in (for all intent and pur...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:05:00 PST

September Gig Gonzo

September is usually known for its abundance of performing opportunities, but this time around it's looking outstanding.   First up will be "Queen for a Day" at Firewater on Sept. 5th (always a g...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:59:00 PST

"Queen for a Day" show coming up

It's been awhile since our last QFAD show, but absence makes for a great show and in our case that always seems to happen.This Friday we'll be at Firewater in Dallas doing the full on, 2 hour plus Que...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:17:00 PST

One more time...its Queen for a Day

Go ahead and say ’I told you so’ , go ahead  I’ve heard it before.I know I said last time it was over and I wasn’t going back  well, I miss spoke. It’s all very simple ...
Posted by Brian on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:25:00 PST

A Full Report

On the Allmost Brothers front: This weekend brought to a close yet another weird gig  as a matter of fact, since the 3-in-a-row week that started with the House of Blues and ended at Dan's, it's been...
Posted by Brian on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:41:00 PST

Long Two Weeks

It's been a busy two weeks. First up was the Lord Tracy road trip  Friday night in Memphis and then Saturday in Little Rock.Both were excellent shows; Friday was quite interesting with a trip deep in...
Posted by Brian on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:21:00 PST

As Friday Ended, Saturday Began

An interesting weekend would be the ultimate understatement:   Friday night I played my last show with the band I'd been in for 5 years (another understatement) and to answer the bulk of the ema...
Posted by Brian on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:23:00 PST

Finally It Comes To an End for QFAD

Friday, September 21st at Firewater will mark the end of a long ride for Queen for a Day, and what a ride it has been.   The whole thing started off as a goof on September 26th of '02; we thought...
Posted by Brian on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:40:00 PST

Delayed Blog - Lord Tracy and Allmost Bros. reviewed

Let's start with covering the Lord Tracy show at the Loft in the Palladium: It looked like it was going to be a mess at the start (small stage, loud room and an even louder band), but as things tend t...
Posted by Brian on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:22:00 PST