Started noodling on my Dad's guitar when I was around 7, started taking lessons 3 years later, first electric when I was 14....that was 30 years ago. Why did I become a musician? Because how music made me feel when I heard it, I wanted to play it and feel it even more! And Gene Simmons was totally Bad A$$, and I wanted to be like him, LOL!

I was way young, and was snuck to the show. Frank Zappa & the mothers of invention & Kiss; we'll leave it at that to protect the responsible parties.

I have a customized Les Paul copy, a '93 franken-strat, a customized Tele (built from one of the finest Squier vintages) a Yamaha bass, a Takamine electric/acoustic, a Gallien Krueger 250RL, Crate stereo 2x12 cab, Boss ME-70, and a Fender Mustang practice amp. I love them all!!

Randy Rhoads, Beatles, Queen, AC/DC, Old school Van Halen (better than the current junk), Queensryche, Kiss, Scorpions....ah never mind, can't name them all. I respected those guitar players & bands that could evoke an emotional response with their playing and or music.....

Been in many bands in my day, played everything from blue grass, to classic rock, hair metal & Christian. I have played big and small venues in that time as well. Putting the finishing touches on my current band "288" name for 1 Chronicles 25:7 in the Bible. Current music is metal!! We'll be doing youth camps, Bike events, anything where they will let us play....

The obvious Stevie Ray Vaughn, Steve Vai, Emppu Vourinen, Oz Fox & Michael Sweet, Paul Stanley.......

Smallest was probably 50 at a dive back in High School (the "35 Bar"). 2007 played to about 2000 at a Christian Conference Maranatha Muskegon, MI

Anything by Nightwish, probably the double disc "End of an Era", it has it all, great music, great vocals and great guitar....