About me
Simple guy. Musician. Builder. Renovator. Coffee consumer. In constant pursuit of the perfect pair of khakis. Morning person. Night Owl. 80’s cartoons. TGIF Theme songs. Sucker for America’s Funniest Home Videos. Kayaker when the weather is right. Songwriter. Guitar Player. Bass Player. Banjo Player. Harmonica Player. Own a cello but can’t play the thing. Perfectly mowed yard obsessor. I need pictures on the wall to all be straight. I love an organized photoshop file. Husband to an amazing girl. My future kids will own BB guns and build forts outside. I will join them. I get choked up when I see videos of soldiers coming home to surprise their kids. Unsweet iced tea. I like a clean desk. I have the attitude of “I can do that.” I’d rather build it than buy it. Documentaries over fiction. There’s nothing like a good waffle.
Pipemaker
My dad and I have grown to share most of our conversations over coffee and a pipe. I wanted to do something special for him on his 60th birthday so I thought I would try my luck and hand making him a pipe. After a few bandaged fingers and a healthy dose of saw dust, I was successful. Since then, I have caught the hand crafting bug and have been making tobacco pipes for the past few years.
Musician
My mom said that she would peek through my room door when I was a kid and see me putting on a "live performance" of the Beach Boys for all of my army men and stuffed animals. Since I can remember, I have always loved music. I traveled full time with a band straight out of college and then jumped into the local music scene a few years back. Below is a picture taken during the filming of a piece that Dallas Observer did on a group I was playing with at the time.
Lucky guy
A little over two years I had one of those moments when you realize that life as you thought, and had grown comfortably accustomed to, just exploded. On October 6th of 2013 I married my best friend and my life became fuller, more joyful and hopefully more selfless than before. Everyday is another amazing adventure her. I love her more than I can explain. I am truly a very lucky guy.