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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:53 pm
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I started as a trumpet player in 5th grade.

In 8th grade, I got braces, and still wanted to play in jazz band, so I asked the band director what I could do. He mentioned that he needed a bass player, and that as luck would have it, the school had a bass I could learn on (1964 Jazz bass). His wife was the orchestra director, and made me a deal to get me started if I would play stand up in the orchestra. We both upheld our end of the deal (actually, there are some decent looking girls in orchestra :D ).

I moved on to getting my own bass, and played as much as I could. I was named the best H.S. jazz bass player in the county as a Sophomore, and even had an offer of a scholarship to college. I made a different college decision however.

My dad had passed away when I was 14, and my H.S. band director became one of the adults that took on some guidance for me, so I was the utility person for band. Whatever he needed someone to play, I would attempt. I played trumpet, trombone, baritone horn, percussion (bass drum and those big tubular chimes), string bass, electric bass, and I was drum major for the marching band. I also play guitar for myself for fun.

I have played in numerous bands since then, ranging from metal and classic rock, to country, to actually wearing one of those blue tuxedos with black velvet lapels in a wedding band.

I am finally getting to the point where I have the time to play out again, and I'm very excited about it.


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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:33 pm
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I don't know why I wanted to start playing guitar--as far back as I can remember I wanted to play guitar. I can't remember why though--I was about 3 or 4. Then I got a decent toy guitar with a tuning record for Christmas when I was 5. I took piano lessons later for a few years then tried to teach myself guitar before I gave up & asked my parents for lessons--I took those all throughout school. As the years went by my enjoyment and desire to play guitar grew--I even taught guitar for several years.

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