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This is me in the studio we made at Nation Wide Storage in San Bernardino Ca. Mid 1990's.

  I'm a songwriter & guitarist who, like thousands of others,
thought I had what it takes to make it in the music business.
But, as John Lennon once said, "life is what happens while
you're busy making other plans". Time gets away, dreams & goals are put on hold & next thing you know, "10 years have got behind you",as David Gilmour of Pink Floyd  said, and now I'm a half century old! So, before my time is up, I decided I would put my stuff (over 100 songs) out there, for what it's worth, it is what it is, for my family, or anyone who's interested, to see another side of me. And this way I know my songs won't end up in a landfill somewhere. So please, check out the samples below,and if it intrigues you, I welcome you to explore further,this chronicle of my musical journey--
so far....
  The menu above my guitar case will take you to collections of my songs & lyrics. Using the drop down you can go directly to individual songs.


  Each month I will try to add more songs, lyrics, photos & videos until I have everything documented, so please check back from time to time.


              Thank you for stopping by!

​       Original, no-frills, Rock music

QUICK TAKE

11/26/2020
So much to be Thankful for.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! ​
11/1/2020
I've added some thoughts on the Election.
HALLOWEEN 
is coming.
It's October 8th again
and time to wish,
John Lennon
a happy 80th birthday.
Now gone as long as he was here.
On October 6th we lost a great. A one of a kind.
Godspeed Edward Van Halen.
His gift, was a present to us.
​Rock In Paradise.
 On October 4th 2020 it will be 5 years since I launched my website!
On November 3rd be sure to VOTE.
Wishing everyone the best as we confront the challenges
of the COVID 19 pandemic. Also thankful for all the First Responders, Health professionals & other essential workers on the front lines keeping our country running.  Remember, this too shall pass.
​Stay Well.
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Prologue

This is a simple acoustic guitar instrumental I found recently.Recorded open air to a portable cassette recorder,flawed but I like it,This is what much of my 
Archive series sounds like.By the way,this picture is of the work shop at the Empire Bowl in Redlands California,where I worked for a few years.

No rest for the wicked

This one is hard rock with better production & recording equipment,recorded at the pinnacle of my IMPACT phase. Featured on Ground Zero.

Tangled lives

On this one I tried to get tricky with word-play.I liked the tune,but I didn't get any raves when I shopped it around.Not one of my happier songs,but it helped me through a break up! Featured on IMPACT-Critical Mass.
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