Mom and Dad, The Beatles, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Prince, Walter Payton, Ryne Sandberg, P-Funk, James Brown, Jimi, Bob Marley, Robert Johnson, Eric McFadden, Liar, Janes Addiction, Living Colour, Marvin Gaye, Morphine, Infectious Grooves, Metallica, Rage, Alice in Chains, Primus, Fishbone, Doors, Rush, Sly and the Family Stone, Smashing Pumpkins, Satch/Vai/Yngwie, Albert King, Albert Lee, Miles Davis, Tommy Shaw, Corey Glover, Jon Entwistle, Santana, Live, The Cure, Tool
I'm a 33 year old guitar player/songwriter/producer/father/handyman. Kinda like Kordell Stewart.( Okay, nothing like him, but the Slash nickname would also fit me well) I am very passionate about whatever interests me. I have been with my girlfriend for over 11 years. I have tried to convince her that there are common law marriages in Indiana... only to be told that I must be the stupidist Motherf***er she ever met! She is probably right, as I should have married her years ago but the thought of that whole stupid ass ceremony thing makes me whiter than any wedding dress. We have two sons. One is five and the other is barely two weeks old. If not for my boys I would most likely be in jail or homeless. Not to say that I'm not a fine upstanding citizen, it's just that I am, by nature, lazy as hell! I have a day job that I hate, but it provides for my family and affords me the time to pursue what I really love- write,perform and record my songs! I have played guitar since I was fifteen years old in various local bands, most notably, Osmonic, Wayside Stella, and Ursa Minor. I have recently taken a break from the "big rock and roll bands" and have come full circle, playing acoustic songs with my father in a duo format we call Without a Tres. Get it?? My dad was my earliest and most profound musical influence and I am very proud to be a part of his musical vision. I am also currently working on an acoustic album of songs with longtime vocal/lyrical collaborater Dustan Robinson. These songs will be culled from our ten years of writing and performing all over the region. We also plan to incorporate some new songs into the mix. I would love to hear from all types of creatve, artistic people from around the world. Hopefully I will get the chance to somehow work with each and everyone of you! In the meantime, this site will be under construction for awhile.( I told you I was lazy!) I will be posting songs and pics from previous and future endeavors and would appreciate all the feedback I can get. Good and bad! Hope to hear from you very soon.
J.R. Hardass
Hey Brother man, so glad we got to hang this summer at SB3! Your a great player and an even better human being!!! I really mean that, you must have got that it from your folks, cuz their aMazing to! Keep on keepin' on with the Love and Music!
So I found a box of cassette tapes (Yes i said CASSETTE TAPES lol)..anyway found my Steve Vai Flexible tape with Little green men on it and it reminded me of me you and Don your house skippin school listening to it in our "own lil world" lmao..good times!!
yep, still alive, sorry to disappoint you!!! don't worry, you're still in my will! so now that you're this big SUPERSTAR are you still going to have time for us little people???
Peaches....um, for real? lol, Hilarious doesn't even scratch the surface Haaaaa too funny, she is beautiful though! Anyhow, glad you are all still in one piece there, the next few months will be hard, but have Allison give a call if you guys can get out, you both deserve it...Your pictures from the music festival are great...you guys are lucky you hooked up with that whole thing I am glad you get to do what you love at least SOME of the time :) Ciao
