MUSICALLY SPEAKING:
I began learning the fine art of the low-end at the tender age of eleven after picking up my father's Rickenbacker and tentatively squeaking out Sunshine of Your Love. This evolved into not only a passion but a lifestyle as I began performing in band, orchestra, and jazz choir throughout high school. I braved the halls of the music department at Boise State University while performing in orchestra, jazz choir, electric guitar ensemble, classical guitar ensemble, and symphonic winds eventually becoming the first person to graduate from the university with a Bachelor of Music in Performance with an emphasis in electric bass. I also received the honor of twice performing in the Chair's Honor Recital. It was during my adventures in academia that I happened upon two guys playing music on a grassy knoll in the middle of campus. I stopped to listen and after a time asked if they needed a bass player. They said yes--and so is the legend of the formation of the band Stella as it is known today.ABOUT ME:
I am first and foremost an aficionado of fine beverages--particularly beer--although burbon, wine, martinis and coffee run a close second. In my free time I enjoy reading, harassing weiner dogs, lingering over a deeply complex cigar, eating sausage and other cured meats, watching action and fantasy-packed films, sleeping in, running in the foothills with friends, backpacking, fly-fishing, mountain biking, snowboarding, throwing raucous parties, and kicking my wife's ass at ping-pong. Mostly I enjoy doing NOTHING, because I'm rarely afforded the opportunity.MY FAVORITE PLACE TO BE:
Either sitting on the beach in Manzanita smoking a cigar under the star-filled October night sky OR hanging out at Satchel's Grill on a hot summer evening, sipping beer and catching whatever movie is playing on the wall.
