Music

For several months I have thought about all the different concerts I have been too. Over the past fifeteen years I have seen so many that I thought it would be cool to look back at all the different shows I have been too. For most of you it will be boring but for me it reminds me that music is a big part of my personality. So here is a least of music groups that I have seen starting with some of the greats: Ray Charles, Tony Bennet, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Oak Ridge Boys, The Commodores w/o Lionel Richie, Herbie Hancock and the Head Hunters, Guns & Roses, Skid Row, Extreme, Bon Jovi, Van Halen w/Gary Sharone, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Beastie Boys, Cypress Hill, Moby, Pearl Jam, Sonic Youth, Hole, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Lucious Jackson, Angie Aparo, King's X, Spin Doctors, Gin Blossoms, Cracker, Eve 6, Semi Sonic, R.E.M., Tribe Called Quest, Wycliff Jean, Alanis Morrissette, Tori Amos, K' Choice, U2, Sean Lennon, Buffalo Daughter, Dave Matthews Band, Beck, Jesus Lizard, Pavement, Radiohead, KRS-1, Blues Traveler, The Wallflowers, Live, The Connells, Mannheim Steamroller, and last but not least the band the myth the lengend The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Also here are some gospel groups I have seen: Petra, WhiteCross, Newsboys, Russ Taff, Mylon Le Fevre and Broken Heart, Michael W. Smith, Margaret Becker, The Ressurection Band, Sacred Warrior, FFH, and Carmen.

Wow. It is awesome to share that with others. My musical history began when I was 11. I watch my older brother jamming on his homemade guitar that he built in senior year shop class and knew I wanted to learn how to play. Growing up in a non-denominational church I really appreciated the praise and worship music that sounded much like rock music. Needless to say I was hooked on music and how it moved people. I took lessons for about two years from our church piano player Dave Foxx. Dave has taught music at Greensboro College now for many years. After the two years of lessons I relyed on my brother and some of his band mates and friends for furthering my musical progress. I learned how to play by ear and just started to try and play everything I could listen to on tape, record, or cd. I have to give prop's to my brother Rik for always believing in me and keeping in check about my playing. In my early 20's I played in my first rock band with long time friend Jason and Joey. The band name was Tinman. You know like the Wizard of Oz guy. We played for a couple of years and we all started to rub shoulders a little to much and decided it would be best to part ways. After that I didn't want to play anymore. I saw how unkind and ruthless the band scene could be so I put my guitar down for about 5 years. I still played every once in a while and settled down with a wife and child. It wasn't until two years ago that I picked it back up again full time again and started playing with my current band Travel. So that is all today and thanks for reading my blog. God Bless. I love you Beth and Christian.