Here's yet another one of those dang "25 things about me" notes that you see posted on Facebook all the time.
1. As a teenager I was literally knocked off my feet when I first heard/felt John Coltrane's music
2. I love to ride my bicycles and train hard, but never really wanted to race
3. I have played guitar professionally for over 35 years, mainly jazz
4. The first time I played with Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits) at the Atlanta Stadium I was shocked and startled when 15,000 fans cheered loudly for the intro chords to "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter"
5. I enjoy painting and drawing
6. I survived nearly 25 years of tobacco and other substance abuse... but never liked to drink
7. Our dogs are named Django and Miles
8. Listening to Thelonius Monk's music makes me laugh with delight
9. I used to SysOp a BBS for phreakers in the early 80's
10. I have laid in the sarcophagus of the King's Chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza
11. I played "The Star Spangled Banner" for the multinational forces in the Sinai desert
12. Mrs. Riddle was my kindergarten teacher
13. I enjoy building and flying kites
14. Some mornings I like to workout with fitness shows on TV
15. I was kidnapped by drug dealers in May 1972 but was released about a week later
16. My best friend from childhood is now a spiritual and psychedelic artist, Alex Grey (Velzy)
17. A secret military base in the Black Forest, Germany is where I first met a guy who coincidentally was our next door neighbor back home in Georgia
18. I miss my babies, they grow up so fast
19. My mother taught me how to drive with a stick shift
20. Coffee is my current vice
21. Colors are frequencies, just like musical notes... I don't have any favorites
22. I enjoy hiking and camping
23. I have kept a training and food diary every day for nearly 20 years
24. In 1973 I was called to report for induction into the military, I passed the physical and written exams but just before my orders came through the draft was ended
25. I have played "Auld Lang Syne" at midnight for at least 35 New Years Eve events