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This is me and the other members of the band ZAHARAS in
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I’ll never be that skinny again! I’ve been playing guitar since I was 10 years old. You would think that after that many years I would be pretty good huh? I get by. J I live by the old school of guitar playing: Two fingers and three strings is all you need to play rock & roll! I have never said that I am a good singer OR a good guitar player. I suppose my love of music has been just enough, along with what little talent I do have, to keep me going. The bands that I played in through the years were all pretty good, but Zaharas was my favorite. All we played were original songs. After we played at a club and showed them what we could do, the next time we played there the owners raised the admission price to see us. I suppose we were pretty good, as well as a novelty for playing all original tunes. I have not played with anyone else since around 1982, but I still practice and record my songs whenever possible. I now have more than 40 songs recorded and on CDs as well as a Christmas CD of old favorites, and a couple of Gospel songs. Besides playing one of my many guitars, I love to read. I like westerns, science fiction, horror, and a good novel every now and then. The Martian series and the Venus series by E.R. Burroughs are great. Another author whose work I like is Ann McCaffrey. She writes the Pern Series. I also try to read at least one newspaper each day. I like to watch professional baseball, a few professional football games, and college basketball, as well as a few of the comedy and science-fiction series that come on throughout the week. I am a fan of the Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, and Washington Redskins as far as football goes. When baseball season rolls around, I will watch Atlanta first and any other game second. (Baseball is my favorite sport.) I pull for any North Carolina team or ACC team in the NCAA or NIT Basketball Tournaments. I quit school in the 10th grade so I
could go out with my friends and have a good time! Homer’s Pool Room in
downtown Hickory was where you could find us on Friday and Saturday nights.
My friends and I worked all week and played pool on the weekends. But along with that good time came a lot of hard
work. I decided many years later to get an education so I could use my head
and let someone else do the hard work for a change. It took 12 years, a lot
of hard work and sweat, and a tremendous amount of perseverance, but I have
now earned an Associate’s Degree from Catawba Valley Community College, a Bachelor’s Degree from
Western Illinois University, and finally finished up with a Master’s Degree in Management from Pfeiffer University! I always wanted a college education; I just got
sidetracked for about 20 years.J I believe in honesty, doing what it takes to get the job done, sharing any knowledge so the job can be done right, and helping others whenever I can. I also believe that one is never too young or old to learn something new. Therefore, I have dedicated my life to learning as much about as many things as I can. I am not an expert on too much of anything, but I know a heck of a lot about a lot of things! Remember to always ask “Why”. |
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