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who knows where inspiration comes from?  Sometimes I can sit down with my songwriting partner (I do music and she does the lyrics) and we can come up with a song in a few minutes.  And there have been times when we have tried for hours and cant come up with anything.  Maybe it depends on your mood?  She writes better when shes angry.  lol  But we are on a roll now writing new songs and recording them in our studio.  We hope to have a new cd ready by late summer.

Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow did a good song called Picture.  My band plays it.

I was like 10 or 11 in a Middle School talent show. I remember the students yelling so loud I could hardly hear whay we was playing.  That was a cool moment.  A week later we played a gong show style talent show and got gonged. lol  But 30 years later Im still tring to avoid the gong!

hey yall      I live in Brownsville, Tn (near Memphis).  I'm 41, and played guitar for about 30 years.

I live close to Frog Jump, Tennessee           

got songs on myspace now.      http://www.myspace.com/kickin39         

First concert?   Kiss 1977   the same year I went to Aerosmith, Van Halen, and ZZ Top.  I still have the ticket stubs  $7.50.   all in Memphis, TN

I dont want to be younger.  I love getting older and hope to continue for many many years to come!  I hope Im even getting a little wiser.  Maybe?   lol

Being outside has a big effect on your strings, especially in a humid area.  The last two weeks Ive done outdoor shows and broke three strings.  I hardly ever break strings. It was very humid and damp all night.  Plus my guitar kept getting out of tune.  The moisture is also hard on the electronic equipment.  My foot pedal is all dirty now.  Im sure the insides are geting dirty too.  But I guess thats normal wear and tear of being a musician.  But it is so cool to play outdoors under the stars.  Two weeks ago we was outside and a HUGE shooting star went right over us.  Now that was a cool light show!  lol

Heres another kinda funny story thats gonna be in my book.   lol   This was about 20 or so years ago.  Dang, Im old.  lol  Anyway, it was the middle of winter.  I used to have this old truck and the breaks would freeze up on it when it was very cold.  I would have to let the truck run for a while to thaw it out, then I could drive it.  OK, its after the show, I go out to my truck and start it up.  Windows all frosted over and such.  Im like brrrrrrrrrrr!!!!  lol   But it was a good show.  Lots of people, and I may or may not have had a buzz, so I didnt mind the cold. hehe  Anyway, our drummer jumps in very fast and says," GO!  NOW!"   I said, "I cant, trucks gotta warm up first".  He said, "I was hitting on some girl and her boyfriend is after me! GO NOW!".  I said "I cant!".  I was laughing, he was not.   lol  But luckly, the windows were so frosted over, the boyfriend couldnt find our drummer, so he was ok, but I will never forget the look on his face!

My wife gets a little jelous too of practicing once or twice a week, taking most of the day Saturday to set up the PA, playing late Sat nights, and sometimes half of Sunday taking the PA down.  Its a lot of work for not enough money.  But I love it.  Ive been playing since I was about 10 years old.  Im 41 now.  Im not gonna stop.  And she doesent like the bar scene, so she doesent come with me.  But I try to make time for her the other nights, and the band will take a weekend off every so often so we can be with families.  Anyway, life is always interesting.  Do what you love doing.