I was born on May 5th 1955 in Portland, Oregon. Number 3 of 5 kids ( 3 brothers and 1 sister ). " We were raised on both kinds of music, country and western." I got my first guitar when I was about 11, $25.00 at JC Penny. After about a week my fingers hurt so bad that I decided that I was a drummer. Fast forward to 1979, I was driving cab in Portland when I met the infamous Danny Martin. He needed someone to play rhythm so he could work on his leads. He kept pushing me past the pain and once I worked up calluses on my fingers I was hooked. Later we formed one of greatest garage bands of all time, The M.T./S.P.I.S.M.s. (Music Thearpy/Strange People In Supermarkets). Myself rhythm/vocals, Dan guitar, John Kniser percussion, Dale Beachwood lead guitar, and Dale Gasper bass. For some 20 years we rocked various garages in the Portland Metro Area. In 2003 I got the call of the wild and moved to Anchorage, Alaska, and now I frequent open mic nights and opem jams around the greater Anchorage area.
