This is a brand new page - for my website and my life. A lot has happened in the past 5 years. My health has improved since diagnosis and treatment for Primary Systemic Amyloidosis in 2006, I have had the opportunity to play guitar (and bass) and sing onstage with REAL musicians, something I had been craving since my CROWCUSS days, have fronted a band, CheckOne2, at the 2010 Calgary International Blues Festival, met some of the finest folks EVER at the various jams in town in particular Mikey's Juke Joint, have seen my daughter Samantha blossom into a mature young adult and am watching my daughter Jesse successfully work her way through those tough mid-teen years. Both extremely talented individuals! And when they sing together it is absolutely GOLDEN!!
I have also witnessed my relationship and 25 1/2 year marriage with Lisa implode. Our divorce is expected to be finalized by the time summer comes around. She's moving on to PEI and I'm staying in the house we moved into 21 years ago. I wish her well in her new life and am looking forward too moving on with mine. I AM EXCITED!!
Now that all that personal shit is out of the way this page is going to be primarily about what's happening in my life music-wise. There will be postings of gigs that I'm playing, mp3, mpg and jpg files and other bits & pieces.
For starters check this out:
Middle of the City This is a song I wrote in the late 70's while I was working at 'Sound One', a music store in the Mission area. I was living in a house on Centre St N where Mike Chursinoff had his 'Jonathon Sound' 8-track recording studio. I had all-access so occasionally I took the opportunity to lay down a few tracks. Lately I have been telling some folks that hey, I play drums in addition to guitar and bass. Most give me a good-natured laugh. This song is me on drums, bass guitar, lead guitar and all vocals. I produced, engineered and arranged the song. I am putting this song up because I have plans to rework/update it.
More to come:)
Bobby