My heritage is German, Scotch, French, and Irish, and this is why I’m always at war with myself.
I’m four days older than my buddy, Bill Gates . . . but not quite as wealthy.
I first got married at age 7, but it didn’t work out. We were just too young.
In grade school, I was almost always the shortest kid in my class, and that is why I like to stand on chairs, on stages, behind podiums, or behind the drums. I feel safer that way.
I wore out my sister’s reel-to-reel tape recorder doing mock radio interviews with my friends. I began working on my skill sets early in life.
I used to be able to ride on my dogs back like he was a horse. I rode my bicycle like it was a motorcycle.
Once, a friend and I almost blew up our house, and we could have easily been killed. We found through our scientific experiments that firecrackers and gasoline do not mix well.
At age 10, for my first music concert, we put on a show for all the kids in the neighborhood, charged like a nickel for tickets and made about 25 cents each, and spent the money on MAD Magazine – 50 Cents – Cheap! We created the original Air-Band concept, this was way before the Guitar Hero game was invented.
My first instruments were the Violin, followed by the Cornet, and then Choir. I was 11 years old when I started playing Guitar and Drums. My first drum kit was a set of bongos.
I was once elected to be our class representative at the student council but instead chose to sing in the choir, thus forever ending my political career.
I was once a sheep herder and worked as a photojournalist. I’m not sure how those two are connected in my mind, but they just are.
I’ve spent several years in the darkroom, developing film, before digital photography was invented.
I’ve saved a lot of money by cutting my hair since I was a kid.
I’ve been bucked off of a horse but climbed back on and rode again.
I’ve never had a broken bone, but I don’t have wings, and I’ve never been able to fly or levitate under my own power either.
In my college days and beyond, I ran between 10 to 50 miles on a good week. I’ve run a couple half marathons and many fun runs to support good causes.
I’ve done many Community Musical Theater, College Theater, Church Theater projects and have worked for a few years as an assistant director.
I’ve produced, engineered and performed on several music recording projects.
I’ve worked as a worldwide support engineer for one of the largest companies in the world.
My first car cost $400 dollars, and I can remember when you could buy gas for 19 cents a gallon.
My grandfather was a cowboy, a real cowboy. I wanted to be a cowboy too. So we used to terrorize cattle in the field next to our house by running around and attacking them with our kites on a windy day.
I wish I could have been a professional surfer like Frankie and Annette. I loved the Beach Party movies as a kid. Ancient history, I know.
I once thought Jimmy Durante was a professional competitive Olympic ski jumper.
My life is one long spiritual journey with a few occasional potholes and detours along the way.
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