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I WAS BORN IN DENVER, COLORADO. I AM THE FIRST OF WHAT WOULD BE SIX TOTAL, BROTHERS AND SISTERS. DURING MY BABY YEARS I LIVED IN SEVERAL COLORADO TOWNS INCLUDING DENVER,DURANGO,& IGNACIO BEFORE ARRIVING IN A SMALL TOWN CALLED SALIDA, WHERE MY FATHER, AN ENGINEER, WORKED FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I THEN ATTENDED "ST JOSEPHS" SCHOOL WHERE I WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO ORGANIZED MUSIC PROGRAMS & THE "GUITAR". CATHOLIC SCHOOL DEFINATLY GAVE ME A GREAT FOUNDATION IN MUSIC AND ALSO INTRODUCED ME TO SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING GUITAR,PIANO,PERCUSSION,SINGING,AND EVEN A LITTLE CLARINET. I LEFT ST. JOSEPHS AFTER THE 6TH GRADE AND WENT ON TO THE SALIDA PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. IN HIGH SCHOOL I WAS ALWAYS MORE INTERESTED IN VOCAL GROUPS SUCH AS MUSICALS, BARBERSHOP QUARTETS,OCTETS, AND OF COURSE MY ACOUSTIC DUO FOR ALL OF THE SCHOOL TALENT SHOWS. (THANK YOU TO DOUG LONG FOR ALL OF THE GREAT VOCALS) AT THE SAME TIME I WAS IN ANY AND EVERY GARAGE BAND THAT WOULD HAVE ME.......................................................... ...BANDS I HAVE PLAYED IN::::BARBED WIRE: TRI FUNK TRIO: SUNDANZE: THE PLANETS: BARNEY'S LAST BULLET : BILL WRIGHT BAND : BONNIE ROSE BAND : LISA C & THE KGB : MOTHER GRUNDY : PAT FOLEY & THE FLYERS : BETTY ROCKER : IN THE RED : LATE SHOW : FON : FOOL MOON : LATE FER WORK......................................... I HAVE HAD THE GREAT EXPERIENCE OF SHARING THE STAGE WITH THE LIKES OF STRING CHEESE INCIDENT, FOGHAT, SPIRIT, BLACK OAK ARKANSAS, ROY ORBISON, 3 DOG NIGHT, COMMANDER CODY, FIREFALL, HAZEL MILLER, AND CHAKA KAHN TO NAME A FEW........