Music: Greg brown, John Prine, the Whipsaws, Dave Moore, Evan Phillips, David Zollo, Uncle Tupelo (son volt, wilco), Jayhawks, Nate Duccinni, Dan O'brien, R.E.M., Gillian Welch, Mellissa Mitchell, The Photonz, Bob Dylan, Maureen Kilgore, Leo Kottke, Bo Ramsey and the Backsliders, Velvet Underground, Paul Westerberg, Brandon Duccinni, the Puppets, Josh Chambers, Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie, Paul Simon, Billy Bragg, Dan Bern, Lyle Lovett, Whiskeytown, Ben Harper, Denny Garcia. To name just a few...
I've opened for/played with: Michael Franti and Spearhead, Tim Easton, The Whipsaws, Evan Phillips, Barefoot Bluegrass, Colin Hay, The Photonz, Mellissa Mitchell and her many random bandmates, Mason Jennings, Emily Kurn, Jared Woods, Joe Raven, Tamara Nile, Doug Geeting, the Incoming Band, Sticky Wicket, Denny Garcia, Maureen Kilgore, Kristina Castenada, etc...
Misc. : Jack Kerouac, Agustus and Woodrow, Bernard, etc...
Let's see... The honest truth is that I don't really play out all that often. I drive a tour bus in the summer, and enjoy ample relaxation in the winter. I live in Girdwood, Alaska with my woman, Cole. We came her in a roundabout way 6 years ago from several points in the midwest. I grew up in Dubuque, Iowa. I like Iowa. I'll probably move back there someday. But for now I'll be here. Girdwood is really a special place. If you've been here you know what I mean. If you haven't, then you should come check it out, just ask anybody that's been here.
Music has been with me for my whole life. It started with the musicals my folks got my brothers and I involved in, the piano lessons, choirs, then trombone for a short bit, more musicals and plays, then bass guitar. It was my senior year in high school before I ever picked up a six string guitar. My friend showed me some chords in his basement, and my first strums were learned on my mom's Gaucho, which was a total piece of shit guitar, but it caught my interest, and I got hooked.
Around the same time, I saw Greg Brown play at Micheal's Edgewater Inn in Bellevue, Iowa, sometime around the holidays. Best show of my life. I remember thinking that this guy's got the best job in the world. Maybe someday I could do something like that. Maybe it was just a coincidence that I'd just learned my first chords....
I've been lucky enough to play many a rollicking night either here or there, with alot of good folks, and it's been a blast. I'm a sucker for live music, and I'm glad that I've got something to throw into the stew.
Spiff at the Discovery Theater in Anchorage, AK......
dude, its taken me awhile to ajust... but sitka is amazing...i just wish i didnt work 70 hours a week. Theres so much to see. bought rain boots and the fishermen look a me now in a diffrent light (not sure if thats good or bad!). Hows your summer? peace out
Hi Sean. Thanks for reading my blog. Chez Trista! I had forgotten the name. Thank you for reminding me. You made my so day much brighter, and I needed it. I played the Dollar last night at Bob Dylan Fest. Ive been thinking about you. I miss you too.
EVER HEARD OF THE AVETT BROTHERS??? I LOVE EM...CHECK OUT MY PROFILE SONG AND THEN CHECK OUT THE AVETT BROTHERS ON MY SPACE...I THINK YOULL DIG EM...HAPPY SUPERBOWL SUNDAY
hey Spiff and Cole, great to hear you again. You did a great show and look forward to the next....ill drag my guitar strap with me next time..enjoy that Taylor, its a sweet axe...Doug
Spiff - how about those Bears! Well, not as good as we hoped, but swept the Pack! Hey, I have been fully digging your performance at the Discovery Theater. I downloaded it at: http://www.archive.org/index.php - I just searched Spiff. Keep rockin' pal - give my best to Cole.
Love your sound pal. I will come by and see you at the Fairview on the 18th if the place is open....and play a few tunes if you would like..Ill bring my axe. looking forward to playing your new Taylor........See you then, Doug
Hey, Just recruited a drunken quintent to come and see you play at Talkeetna... yeah, just look for the mobile global command center and the MIB... what more can i say except,, see yaaaa
Whaaat? 2 Bummers in a package - Dang, BT too...Shows yer in the running huh? #2 - Flew into the Twins this time? I'm working on your session I promise! LIke slow cooking tastes better....
Hey you sons'o'guns!! Glad to hear the Bears kicked ass, I was rootin' for 'em! The party was perfect, beautiful house, good friends, but we did miss you guys! When do you guys get back?...Luv, Mel
