Going back to my roots
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I had a great time last weekend performing at the Carefree Festival, with my 2 daughters, Stephanie and Teresa. The Carefree Festival is the place that brought me back to the guitar. It is my roots of playing. You see, I was hit by a drunk driver in 1980, just after returning from Spain. I was the major setback in my life. I could not play the guitar for almost 10 years. My left arm began to come alive again in 1988. I could actually feel my fingertips, and i picked up that guitar and i was playing simple pieces by 1989. in 1990 I did my first gig, playing in an open air mall in Phoenix AZ. My 2nd gig was the Carefree Festival. I played it and other festivals every year until 1998, when I left Arizona and went on national TV.
Some of the great memories in my life emanated from these wonderful festivals. Hundreds sometimes thousands of people gather around my little band, and we just play the music from the heart. The response was always so gratifying. Rock On !! EVERYBODY !! Esteban
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Hey Esteban, I thoroughly enjoy your music, your persona, and so much the way you carry yourself through your love of music. My father was extremely talented as well but went to play for the Lord in 1981. He had started teaching me and encouraging me to play, but I didn’t appreciate it like he did. He put music to everything, everyday. I miss his music as much as I miss him. I was very young. I have one of your earliest guitars and it sounds ok. I can’t make it sound like you. I just am not very good. Just about three chords is all I have. I desperately wish to play and be very good. I am married now and my wife thinks I am just pestering her. Please help me. I would love to have one of your best sounding guitars. My friends all swear by Martin and think my “cheapie” is much inferior. I offer to let them compare but to no avail. Any advise and why can’t I learn or get better. I am much over weight for now and think that the distance and the form of lapping the guitar hinders me. What do you think? Hey, sorry to ramble but I am just down. Thanks for listening though. Keep playing and rock on brother. Love you man.
Brian