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Chris Neil

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About Me



So this is where I get to write a little about me. I hate this part! =S

I was born and raised in Iowa and played the saxophone all through jr high and high school. With help from a friend, picked up a little piano as well as some acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums and even some trumpet and trombone, but only when we had a substitute. ;-)

I left home and my music world for the navy once I graduated and until recently, only dabbled here and there with different things. It's been a joy to resubmerse myself in the ocean of music. I hope together we can grow as I share experiences from my life with you.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/27/2007
Band Members: Just me and my guitar. We'll see if anyone comes around along the way.
Influences: Johnny Cash, John Denver, Jimmy Buffett, Amber Norgaard, Nickelback, Chuck Berry, Tom Petty, Hank Williams & Bocephus
Sounds Like: Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, John Denver, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Hank Williams & Bocephus
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Jam packed

I can’t believe how much music is going on right now.  The past 2 weekends, I’ve played 5 of the six nights and the other was spent seeing 2 very good friends put their thing down as ...
Posted by Chris Neil on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:59:00 PST

The department party

So I've had great moments in my life where things took a turn, could be for the better or the worse.  They've usually been normal things like changing jobs, motorcycles or women but then the...
Posted by Chris Neil on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:37:00 PST

As you enter the inner santuctuary...

Week in and week out, I pray to the church of music and every week turns out to be another great adventure.  But last night was a night to remember.  I've classified it in the top 10 events ...
Posted by Chris Neil on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:37:00 PST

It's been a while

Woah!  Talk about like feeling out of the loop.  Things have been crazy busy for the past 2 months.  So busy, I've only been on here a few times to make sure things aren't too back...
Posted by Chris Neil on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:10:00 PST

My time at the huddle hut

If you read nothing else, I want everyone to know about the open mic I am hosting scheduled for April 29th at the Main Street Ale House in Kingston,WA.  Planning to start about 6:30.  We wil...
Posted by Chris Neil on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:09:00 PST

When the river flows

I've been working hard lately, mostly on improving my guitar playing.  I was writing songs around my playing and finding that I was a bit limited in what I could and couldn't do.  So in orde...
Posted by Chris Neil on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 07:35:00 PST

You have my permission to...

...play.  Yes, that's it.  You are now allowed to play.  What have I been doing up until this point?  Making music of course.  Making music that makes sense.  Making safe...
Posted by Chris Neil on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:00:00 PST

I really gotta brush my teeth

So I crawled out of bed late this morning.   I realized I hit snooze too many times and had to cut my morning routine short to catch my regular ferry to work.  So here I am, at work, wi...
Posted by Chris Neil on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:47:00 PST

Series of Unfortunate Events

Yesterday, I was pretty excited about getting home from work.  My friend Teresa was having a concert that night and I had a plan to go with my daughter and niece.  There have been others and...
Posted by Chris Neil on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:59:00 PST

Do you have a cellphone?

So the wierd weather continues in the Northwest with spurts of snow where there isn't supposed to be any.  This caused me to leave my day job early today and head home.  I was early for the ...
Posted by Chris Neil on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:16:00 PST