When we finished up at Harrahs Reno our next stop was Harrahs Lake Tahoe.  It was winter time.   Lake Tahoe is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been.  Lake Tahoe in the winter can be really cold but it’s so dang pretty it’s worth it.  Sometimes the snow is measured in feet … Continue reading Lake Tahoe →

In order to audition for The Cabaret at Harrahs in Reno and Tahoe we were booked back into our old stomping grounds The Driftwood Lounge in Sparks Nevada. It had changed. It had been completely remodeled. Not only that it was a whole new crowd. A good crowd but a different crowd. An afternoon audition … Continue reading Back to the Driftwood in Reno →

For weeks and weeks Evan was in the icu unit at children's hospital. Every trip to see him I would pray all the way from the garage up the elevator and through the ICU doors that he would have awaken. He never did. I remember another family there and their son was also comatose. I … Continue reading Evan The final chapter →

When Evan became a teenager he matured a great deal. Yes as all teenagers are he was selfish but not as much. He began to show a softer side, a kinder side. He was adored by his cousins and his uncles and aunts. By his sister not so much. He and Ashton fought constantly, as … Continue reading Evan Chapter 3 →

Evan had a fairly normal baby life after his first surgery. He progressed somewhere near normal. The doctors kept a very close eye on him. Stacy and Cameron were very good with him, administering his medicine, reading his symptoms and keeping a close eye on him. Stacy let it be known very early in the … Continue reading Evan. Continued →

For some time now I've been writing about our musical career and our experiences while on the road. Today I'm gonna take a detour and write about Evan. Evan is my grandson who now resides in heaven. When someone dies it is very common for the survivors to say " we lost them". I never … Continue reading Evan →

One summer we were booked into a club in Redding California. We had been through Redding many times but had never spent any time there. Turns out it's a really nice place. Beautiful place in the northern part of California. In the mountains with some real pretty clear water lakes. While we were there Ricki … Continue reading Redding California →

We made a swing into Montana working first in Billings. Billings was not at all what I thought. Huge ranches and lots of Cowboys. Flat country side it actually reminded me a bit of western Oklahoma. We worked a club called Grandmas. It was decorated in old stuff. Kinda different. Crowds were good but I … Continue reading Big sky Country →

I am going to have to give up on getting everything in perfect chronological order. I am having trouble remembering everything as it happened. When we finished up at the Canterbury inn in Spokane we only had to travel a short Thirty miles to our next job in Coeur d'Alene Idaho. Back then Coeur d'Alene … Continue reading Coeur d’Alene Idaho →

Gary (Beau) Stotler was a welcome addition to the group. He wasn't the best guitar player in the world but he was good enough and he was a good singer. He was great to work with always willing to work hard, try new things and just be a good team player. He actually made us … Continue reading A new era →