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I was born in Atlanta, GA in March of 1957. I spent my early childhood "swattin' gnats" and running through the soybean fields and watermelon patches around Cordele, GA. Cordele is the "Watermelon Capitol of the World". Just ask anybody who's ever lived there, they'll tell you... In 1969 when I was 12, my family moved to Macon, GA. I can remember thinking, what-in-the-hell is in Macon, GA? In the next few months the world would experience a new musical force exploding from this sleepy southern town. Growing up in the home of the Allman Brothers, The Marshall Tucker Band, Wet Willie and the other Capricorn recording artists was instrumental in forging my lifelong passion for that "southern blues rock" thang... Even as an old dude, I can't shake the echos of "It Ain't My Cross to Bear", "This Ol' Cowboy", and of course a little "Macon Ga Hambone Blues" from my soul.I basically stopped playing guitar for all practical purposes when I was around 25 to pursue a career and raise a family (all that real life stuff). No regrets--it's been a good life so far. I now live in the beautiful "Hickory Flat" community near Canton, Ga. My son Wes inspired me to start playing again. I saw how much fun he was having playing bass with his band and it brought back a lot of memories. So, at age 50, I bought a Gibson Les Paul (and then another one-- you can't have too many) & an old Marshall amp and started over at the beginning. You get rusty when you haven't played regularly in 20+ years, but it comes back if you work at it...........Well, it's been a little while (almost two years) since I began playing guitar again. I've had some fun playing with a couple of bands, but it's been difficult to find one with that good old "Macon GA" vibe that I remember from my youth. I'm happy to say I have found a group of guys with similar musical roots. They even let this old dude try to play a little slide guitar on some funky southern blues rock tunes... * * * * * *