Growing up in a musical family I've had the honor of playing music with some of the greatest people in the world. Some of the folks pictured here I sat & listened to as a kid growing up & got to jam with them later in life & some of I've only met in more recent years. One thing always amazes me & its that music is a universal language. When a group of people sit down & pull their instruments out of their cases something magical happens and people that may not even know each other form a bond that will last forever. I'm honored to have "shared the stage" with these folks. Some times the stage was a stage, sometimes it was a sheet of plywood under a tent in someones driveway & a lot of times it was just sitting around is someone's basement. Non the less - every time was an absolute pleasure and I'm honored to have been able to make music with these folks. You''ll all be missed, but never forgotten.
Mike Notte 1937 - 2007
This picture was taken at Tam & my wedding reception. The reception was basically a big jam session as Tam comes from a musical family as well. Mike jumped right in with his steel and made sound like we knew what we were doing ! None of us have had a decent hair cut since you passed & we don't sound the same without ya ! We miss ya Mike !
Edward Cole aka "Chef Eddie" 1960 - 2008
Most nights we played at Katie's Pub, Chef would stoll in after work & grab the mic ! A hair metal god of the 80's Chef was know for his pipes & for breaking his leg at a gig jumping off a speaker ! Who knew the whole "break a leg" thing was just a figure of speach ! Chef..... We'll be thinkin of ya every time Marty has to scream, "ALL ABOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Wendell "Windy" Sullivan 1942 - 2008
If Wendell wasn't working on lawn mowers, he was playing music ! I first met Wendell at one of the many jam sessions in my parents basement. He was most recently the steel player for Fort Huntsburg Band and he was always a welcome addition to any jam session. - we're gonna miss ya Wendell !