I started playing bass when I was about 14. Rock mostly with a little jazz and country thrown in. I stopped playing when I was about 20 and didn't play for about 10 years (a mistake!). I started playing again when I was about 30 and have been playing fairly steady since then. When I moved to Dallas in 1994, the first guy I hooked up with was Tommy Arnold. He and I played together for a couple of years. Tommy is still one of my favorite guitar players in the DFW area! Since then I've been in a couple of blues bands and got into jazz about a dozen years ago. I've been in a combo at Collin College for the past 6 years. I've also played bass in a jazz big band at the school. Most of my playing is on electric but I added upright to the mix a while back. I love the sound but it is a physical workout at times (playing and hauling it around). I recently started getting out to Hash Brown's and Joe Tyler's jams. I hadn't gone to a jam in a long time and forgot how much fun it can be! Give me a drummer with a good shuffle and I'm pretty happy!