THE BOYS! So here we have my boys, well some of them anyways. SO here we have Evan, Steve, Simon, AJ, Me, Nigel, and Chad. These are just some of my bros. Evan is actually going off to the Navy this week, we'll miss him, Peace kid! We've got our Scottish historian Steve. I have just gotten to know Steve really well in the past few months, an I gotta say, this guy is totally awesome. He and his wife Beth and Katie and I go on little trips all the time. Its not too often that Steve and I don't get together once a week to smoke a pipe or two and ponder some of life's great questions. Steve also has some pretty interesting hobbies like Civil war reinactments and such. He is a web designer by trade, but he sure does know his history. Then we have Simon, brother to Nigel. Simon is a great guy as well. He works for Sun also, so he drops in on me from time to time to give me twinkies and just to cause some trouble. He is really into activities. He is an active snowboarder, dirt biker, rock climber, street bike rider, and some other stuff. He's also a real good friend. Aaron (AJ). This is another one of the boys that I have known for a long time, but mostly hung out with by association. AJ and I have in the past few months started to hang out a lot as well. Even though he's real busy just getting married and all, he is still pretty good about making "GUYS TIME." AJ is a marine biologist because he love fish. I mean you can ask this guy anything about the ocean or coral or some sort of ocean animal and he'll have an answer. He does it cause he loves it though, which is a very admirable thing. Very seldom you find someone who has the guts to follow through with something that thew really love. He's a really great friend ya know? I mean he'll always back you up when you need a bro. He's a great guy. Then there's Nigel, we call him Wedge. Talk about a down home-boy. Nigel and I go way back. I was in junior high and he was my staff guy at church group. We have been friends for so long. I have to say that Nigel is a very understanding guy and a killer friend. I mean he didn't get mad when I backed into his GTI back in the day. We have had a lot of great times. More BBQ's than I can count and more laughs than you could shake a fatty stick at. Talk about a fun guy, this is your man. Chad! Mister Tennessee BBQ'n drummer himself! Chad, is our comic relief. Not that he is an idiot, I am the idiot of the group, Chad is just funnier than anything! He is just witty and says the right stuff at the right time. He got married and moved off Tennessee where the music is. You can check out his web page on my links page. Chad has wisdom beyond his years and the advice to prove it. He is a great guy that is full of integrity and humor. Now, not in the picture there are some of my boys as well. We have Jake whom I call Jessup. Why? I have no idea! Jake is my guitar home boy, he's not in the picture, but I'll see if I can find a picture of him and get in here some time. Man, Jake and I have spent so many late nights in parking lots, coffee shops, people's houses and such just jamming along on our twin Taylor 710ce's. You'd be surprised at the kind of deep discussions that come up at 2 in the morning when you get some sort of a transic Pink Floyd style jam going. Unreal. Jessup is a good guy, I have heard many many people say what a cool cat he is. I think he's the most laid back out of all of the boys. He's a real good listener which is good cause I'm such a loud sweaty mex. What a guy, a super friend and a huge influence and mentor to my musical ability. Another great guy is Brian, brother to Brandon. This guy is a character, he's got a rockin sense of humor. He is a total life of the party type of guy, he can make anyone feel comfortable ya know? I mean he's a total conversationalist. He's also a really good guy to have on your side, he'll always have your back. Then we have the other crew. We've got Mark "I really like to moon people" Yoder, Travis (otherwise known as Tasty-T), Bryan Allen who is the funniest guy ever! Oh man, I sound like an idiot around him because I just laugh and laugh and laugh. Oh my. They are all great guys. Bryan lives in Santa Barbara now, so we don't see him too often, but we still keep in touch. So I think that's pretty much everybody except one... Brandon. Back in the day Brandon and I were pretty inseperable. I mean we rode to school together and saw eachother at school and then hung out after school and then all weekend. Its a wonder he never killed me for always hanging around. Just kiddin'. Brandon is the closest thing I'll ever have to a brother. Eventhough these days life has made it so that we don't see eachother as much as we used to, whenever we hang out its like we never skipped a beat. Ya know? I said earlier that Katie is my best friend, well I have two. Brandon and I are totally on the same page, its really cool. I can honestly say that I would not be where I am today in life had it not been for Brandon. Everything from my career choices to my deepest beliefs and ways of life. Brandon is the greatest friend anyone could ever ask for. He's the one you call at night if something goes wrong and you have no where to turn to. What a guy. Thanks man. |