i started playing at age 13 after a terrible bike accident and was bedridden all summer.then came the talent contests.i never won but i always got in bands. being 16 playing with 30 year olds was fun.I played for 10 years before lessons.I found a teacher i liked and took off.after him there was another teacher.then there would be no more teachers.i would teach, play and write.i learned all my favorites like led zep,skynard,boston,asmith,acdc,van halen,then the music changed to motley crew,warrant,winger,skid row,then it changed again to nirvana,alice n chains,stp,7 mary 3, rage against the machine.soon rap.i really missed all the old stuff.so i went back to study steevie ray.i started writing what i loved.sent songs in to the local shows.went solo with Jamy's Jambox and gigged for 4 years.then joined grumpies toy local hard rock band..was on nashville country starseek.got a house gig at ricky jays in charlotte.met ted houston and together we were an unstoppable writing machine.we wrote