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Hey! I could just talk about myself for hours!! I like to think that the beginning of my guitar playing, butt wiggling musical career (and don't worry, I'm using the term loosely - and I don't mean 'butt wiggling') was when I moved to Iowa City in the mid eighties. I actually played some acoustic gigs when I first arrived but quickly hooked up with a nasty little outfit called the 'Hootch Hounds'. We played rock and roll covers, mostly in small towns around Iowa City, probably averaging close to 100 nights a year. By the end of that time we were a three piece with Bo Hanson on guitar, Andy English on drums and me on bass. That was the most fun I've ever had in my life. I'm still proud to have worked with every one of those guys (that includes you too, Mikey, '10 Shot Willy' and 'Hootch' Halverson). All good things have to end. As I flailed on for a couple more years in the little bars trying to hone my skills on the electric guitar it became clear that that scene would never be what it once was. We had actually picked a good time to quit. I was tired of the personality conflicts and all of the work necessary to keep a band together. I also knew how hard it was to start all over again with something new. So I had a brilliant idea - I'll play in a band with my (at the time) wife, Jan! To be real honest, it may have been her idea as well. It actually did go pretty well for a while considering what we were trying to do. We did manage to record two CDs with my sister (not sure she wants to be named) on cordovox and vocals and our good friend Jeff Farber on drums and vocals. First we were 'The Sojourners' and then when we realized that that name had been used, 'The Proxies'. Uh, by the way, those web pages haven't been maintained in like, a while. Anyway, to make a long story maybe not quite as long as it could be, yada, yada, yada - it was time for me to learn how to play the acoustic guitar! Oh yeah, I had to make a CD too!