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About Me

I find it agonizingly difficult to write about myself, though I derive great enjoyment, and an occasional dollar or two, from writing about others. So it goes.
The long and short of is that I was born an Army brat in Tokyo, Japan in 1950, and moved much of my life, though my family always called Arlington, VA home. I am married to the love of my life and my soul mate, Patricia Ann. Patti could easily be the subject of a book, or books pertaining to goodness, kindness, and thoughtfulness. She also remembers names—thousands of them with no apparent statute of limitation; something that I find admirable and nearly impossible.
Patti and I have two children, Billy, and Beth. Billy is married, to Kimberly, a beautiful woman both physically and spiritually. They have two rather large, lickey dogs. Beth is in college at the University of Central Florida, finishing a degree in criminal justice, so all you criminals out there had better watch your step. Beth has a smaller, lickey dog named Sonny, and a short-tail cat named Cody.
My father was a brigadier (one star) general from whom I inherited my love of hunting, fishing, and anything else done in the outdoors. My mother was an artist, homemaker, Louisiana/Cajun style cook before there was such a thing, and a delight to be in the same universe with.
I have a younger brother, Bob, who is a musician, artist, and carries the social conscience for the entire family squarely on his shoulders. He sits on the Historical Trust and tells people when they can, and can’t tear down moldy old houses. It’s probably the Democrat in him, something that I’m afraid we all caught from the folks. It’s not contagious, though.
My older sister, Nena, died about fourteen years ago, and I would like to think that I acquired my enjoyment of the arts and writing from her. She most likely forgot more than I will ever know about writing, music, and the arts. Nena took me to my first symphony when I was eight. I fell asleep, and she let me. I thought that was pretty cool at the time. Patti wakes me up.
Patti and I along with our son Billy have a jewelry business that we opened in 1978. When I’m not designing and repairing jewelry I write as much as I can.
I generally write music related articles for magazines and websites and press releases for Rockin Camel, a record company in Alabama who is recording and releasing music on many of the Capricorn artists from the 1970s. I also enjoy writing short fiction, and I have been collecting research for five years or more about Duane Allman for a project that I started last year. Hopefully one day my writing project will become a book, and then morph into a film about one of the most influential musicians, certainly of my time, and one of the most interesting, and warmest people that I’ve known.

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Hoopee Jam Revisited

Contemporary blues star Tommy Talton (the Gregg Allman Band, Cowboy, and Boyer & Talton), renowned singer/songwriter Randall Bramblett (Sea Level, Traffic, Steve Winwood, Widespread Panic), and rhythm...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:10:00 GMT

Manny's is Closing

I was really hit hard by an article by Bob Lefsetz today because one of my fondest music memories took place in Manny's Music Store in NYC. According to Lefsetz, Manny's is closing. In a big way, it w...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:21:00 GMT

Randall Bramblett Solo

Hearing Randall Bramblett solo last night was another in a long list of wonderful surprises from one of the South's most unique songwriters. Bramblett was in Orlando Florida at the Social, opening for...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:03:00 GMT

Welcome Chloe Skye Thames our first grandchild

Meet Chloe Skye Thames, our first grandchild. Born on Halloween afternoon at 3:31. She weighed in at 7lbs 7oz, and is 18" of pure love and joy.
Posted by on Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:04:00 GMT

Jimmy Hall and the Tommy Talton Band in Lakeland, FL

Some ideas sound great on paper, but reality often doesn't always strike the same pleasant note. Jimmy Hall, combined with the Tommy Talton Band is an idea that sounds even better than it looks on the...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:28:00 GMT

Tommy Talton Rocks the Beach

Patti and I were at a fabulous wedding last night, but I have to admit that was feeling a little bad that I couldn't be at the News Journal Center to support Tommy Talton&nbs...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:15:00 GMT

Goose Creek Symphony is what its all about.

The only way to explain a Goose Creek Symphony show is that it is a musical phenomenon that hasn't changed since I last saw the band at the Atlanta Pop Festival in the summer of 1...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:02:00 GMT

Tommy Talton Band in Daytona, and Macon

The Tommy Talton Band made some lasting impressions this past Wednesday night here in Daytona. His band has been blazing a path through Florida for the past two weeks, and I'm proud to say that his sh...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:44:00 GMT

Tommy Talton Bands Florida Tour Starts Next Week!

Date: Feb 14, 2008 10:09 PM Tired of the cold and yearning for that nice weather we all like?Then join the Tommy Talton Band on tour in Florida beginning next week on Thursday, February 21st!  Th...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:01:00 GMT

New Bonnie Bramlett CD, "Beautiful"

With the music business in a state of flux, it is indeed refreshing to come across an artist who isn't struggling to reinvent herself daily to fit a fleeting slot that may not exist in a week's time. ...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:41:00 GMT