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Old Habits
TONK
Born & raised in Clinton, NC...NCSU Fisheries & Wildlife Degree...Marketing Manager for Great Outdoor Provision Co. I Grew up SCUBA diving with my Dad's Business and became a NAUI SCUBA Instructor in 1999. Let me know if you want to get certified! I'm currently working on my Underwater photography skills and learning to play the pedal steel.
MUSIC TIMELINE 1986 - Played banjo in school play 1987 - Made a fender strat out of cardboard 1989 - Picked up my Dad's 1960s Gibson Co-classic 1990 - Bought a fake Les Paul for $25 1991 - Guitar Hero = SLASH 1992 - NIRVANA 1995 - First live gig - Miss CHS Pagent - BAND: Billirubin 1996 - Billirubin played Bulls On Parade at my High School Talent Show - Everyone was moshing in the bleachers...Principal pulled the plug 1999 - Stumbled into bluegrass in college 2001 - friend scored me a deal on a Goodtime Banjo 2004 - Started playing Dobro 2006 - Really want a Pedal Steel 2007 - Bought a Pedal Steel...in the woodshed at the moment...lap steel much easier for now 2007 - Played with THE SMOKEHOUSE BRASS BAND
OLD HABITS is still rocking out bluegrass around NC...I helped start some new Local Bluegrass Jams w/ great local pickers....Check out TRIBLUEGRASS 2008 - Joined NO STRINGS ATTACHED on Dobro. Traveling Mayhem morphed into BIG JOHNSON & THE MEMBERS
Complete band listing to the left