This page is for you. (it's really for me but that sounds kinda endearing don't it? *hehehe*) If
you
cared enough to check it out then I figure I'd better
make
it as good as I can. I was a transplanted hillbilly. Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away I lived in a place called Michigan. It could have been worse, (and usually was in the winter). I was presented with the opportunity to get out of Michigan... I gladly took it. I now live in the place I've always wanted to live. The place I've always called home. Tennessee. Don't get me wrong though, Michigan is great and there are some really wonderful people there, namely my parents, my brother, my son Tyler, and a few assorted friends. Very few.
I was
the lead
singer and rythym/lead guitarist in a country/rock band. I
have been known to play drums or bass if needed. That was mainly because the drummer didn't know how to get to a gig, or back on stage, on time. The drummer, lead guitarist, and bass player were good guys and I wish them the best. The keyboard player. He was a fair keyboard player, but....ahhhh.....he was a backstabbing prick.....or asshole....they both fit him pretty well.
GEAR
First the guitars and amps.(pic here) My
weapon
of choice is a black Fender Telecaster named Louise, after my mother. It was a
gift from
my parents in '88. The only changes made to the guitar are as follows: Marty
Stuart's autograph on the pickguard, a Waylon Jennings tribute sticker that I made, and I installed Texas Special's. I also have a brownburst Fender Nashville Deluxe Telecaster named Oscar, after Marty Stuart's dog *L*. I will be changing pickups in this Tele. A Texas Special in the bridge and a '54 Strat Re-issue in the neck. I have one more Tele. It's one of my dream guitars. I spent 15 years chasing one and was finally able to get one. It's a Pink Paisley Tele named Antonietta, but I call her Toni for short. I swapped the pick-up's in her. She now has a Seymour Duncan Broadcaster in the bridge, and a Duncan Vintage Tele in the neck. I'm 'this' close to buying a new guitar. The next one looks like it may be a Silvertone Paul Stanley Sovereign Pro model, but I don't know for sure yet. I'd still like to get a Paul Stanley PS10II Ibanez Iceman, but my dream guitars I've yet to acquire are the Buck Owens Telecaster, a silver sparkle Tele like Buck and Don Rich played, a '52 Tele re-issue, and a Blue Flower Telecaster. My gig amp is a Fender Blues DeVille with the 2x12 configuration. My practice amp is a Fender Hot Rod DeLuxe. In the way of effects I use a Boss GT-6 processor. I first set it to sound the same as just running my guitar straight into the amp. Then I set my different patches such as overdrive, chorus, delay, etc by adding them to the original patch then saving it. Now for the drums. I have a 7 pc. Tama Rockstar kit in black. I use all Tama hardware and pedals. Sabian cymbals. I have the following cymbals: B8Pro 10" Splash, B8 14" Thin Crash, B8 16" Thin Crash, B8 16" Rock Crash, Pro 18" Chinese, B8 20" Rock Ride. I also have a L.P. Black Beauty cowbell. I've started using the Ahead Peter Criss sticks. They're kinda pricey but I'm not having the wrist pains that I used to have before I started using them. So I guess it's worth it. Drum pics are here, but they're older pics when I still had a 5pc kit: Pic Pic #2
I'm 5'10" tall, and weigh 175 lbs.
I
have dark brown hair and hazel eyes. I was born sometime between the Edsel and Star Wars. I'm recently divorced. My ex-wife had 3 children from a previous marriage. One
of her
children, Zachrhy, passed away very early in life.
His
story is included
HERE.
I'd like to give a special thank
you to
my brother for originally helping with the construction of
this
page. Without him, you wouldn't be seeing any of
this.
A big thank you goes to my parents for letting me grow up with a vivid imagination.