I have 4 kids, 2 of which are blackbelt in TKD, and the other 2 are 33% there, the youngest being a 3rd grader/9 years old. My oldest is 16 and just about an Eagle Scout, so I volunteer for the Scouts when I can, My youngest is a Cub Scout and I try to give that a fair shake too. In fact, I'm his den leader. My oldest daughter is into rowing, so some time spent there supporting that. I spent 3 1/2 hours last Friday at a Girl Scout cookie sale in front of our Walmart. so, yea, it's like that. I'm probably going to be a better bassist when I get a little older and can practice more, but for now, I should qualify for a number in the mediocre bassist club, just never go around to askin' for one...
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What do you do besides playing music?
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Thanks - yep, that's what I meant. Very nice!!! You are in rally heaven being in Finland.
It's bucket list item of mine to drive a rally car in Wales (and try not to kill myself) but I like to fake it with my non-rally Subaru in the wilds of Quebec!
Writing songs - it’s a slow process for me and thankfully I have a very patient fan-base (my wife). I also love motorcycles but I rarely ride these days. I enjoy shooting. I enjoy cooking and wine. Spend a lot of time hanging out with my dog (now that I’m retired). Love movies!
When I Quit gigging full-time around 10 years ago, along with some other life changes, I looked around and pondered a question my Dr. asked me that I answered with a blank stare: He asked 'what do you do for fun?' and it was as if he asked me a question about particle physics . . . . I had no clue WHAT fun was.
So I rediscovered (and made the change over from film) photography, bought several Fujifilm X cameras, and had a ball. My dad had been a wedding photog and I learned from him, and had largely forgot about it for some 20-odd years.
I'm an expat Texan living in Tennessee, and looked around Nashville and realized that while we are drowning in restuarants (even several Ethiopian, Paula !), nobody cooked my childhood favorites. I learned to smoke brisket. I mastered my mother's pasta sauce. Learned to make my own chili (got to have Mexene chili powder and sadly, I DO like beans in mine), and other things. Where I come from, lots of men cook very well, not just grilling, so it was right in my wheelhouse. A local flea market fave wound up with tons of great cookbooks (I got a mint JOY OF COOKING for 2 bucks!) and that really spurred it. And there's a great organic / Amish market right up the street, so off I went.
(P.S. A tip for other cookbook freaks: IF you're like me and prefer to do more scratch cooking than using some pre-made items, look for 50's and 60's cookbooks: No microwaves, no frozen pie crusts, no off-the-shelf broth. June Cleaver and Betty Crocker back then made everything from scratch, and these cookbook recipes can be gems if you want do ALL of it yourself.)
Then I studied, took my school and got my license, and started riding motorcycles. I loved bicycling as a kid, and this is better: I don't have to pedal it !
And I've always loved firearms, and I occasionally get to ease out in the country and burn up a few pounds of .22's while exterminating tin cans and Necco wafers. Neccos are the ultimate target for .22's: About the size of a quarter, they go POOF! when you hit them, and as they're basically all sugar, the rain or the insects clean up after you. Brilliant ! And I sleep real well with Pete the Beretta in the nightstand. I was not raised by a hunter, so I don't have that blood instinct, but I have ZERO problems with responsible hunting and eating everything you shoot. I agree with Uncle Ted, you can't get any more organic than that.
It was, after all those years of sleeping with a bass and being consumed by it all, to do things that have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING with music, instruments, musicians, clubs, and on and on. Very cleansing, and I REALLY needed it. Was an accomplishment that was satisfying to realize a different life away from all that.
So I rediscovered (and made the change over from film) photography, bought several Fujifilm X cameras, and had a ball. My dad had been a wedding photog and I learned from him, and had largely forgot about it for some 20-odd years.
I'm an expat Texan living in Tennessee, and looked around Nashville and realized that while we are drowning in restuarants (even several Ethiopian, Paula !), nobody cooked my childhood favorites. I learned to smoke brisket. I mastered my mother's pasta sauce. Learned to make my own chili (got to have Mexene chili powder and sadly, I DO like beans in mine), and other things. Where I come from, lots of men cook very well, not just grilling, so it was right in my wheelhouse. A local flea market fave wound up with tons of great cookbooks (I got a mint JOY OF COOKING for 2 bucks!) and that really spurred it. And there's a great organic / Amish market right up the street, so off I went.
(P.S. A tip for other cookbook freaks: IF you're like me and prefer to do more scratch cooking than using some pre-made items, look for 50's and 60's cookbooks: No microwaves, no frozen pie crusts, no off-the-shelf broth. June Cleaver and Betty Crocker back then made everything from scratch, and these cookbook recipes can be gems if you want do ALL of it yourself.)
Then I studied, took my school and got my license, and started riding motorcycles. I loved bicycling as a kid, and this is better: I don't have to pedal it !
And I've always loved firearms, and I occasionally get to ease out in the country and burn up a few pounds of .22's while exterminating tin cans and Necco wafers. Neccos are the ultimate target for .22's: About the size of a quarter, they go POOF! when you hit them, and as they're basically all sugar, the rain or the insects clean up after you. Brilliant ! And I sleep real well with Pete the Beretta in the nightstand. I was not raised by a hunter, so I don't have that blood instinct, but I have ZERO problems with responsible hunting and eating everything you shoot. I agree with Uncle Ted, you can't get any more organic than that.
It was, after all those years of sleeping with a bass and being consumed by it all, to do things that have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING with music, instruments, musicians, clubs, and on and on. Very cleansing, and I REALLY needed it. Was an accomplishment that was satisfying to realize a different life away from all that.
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i love being bad at cooking, and SLOWLY getting better at it.
never have done it without my man chef john at foodwishes.com. check his youtube channel before you try to cook anything. he's the best!
never have done it without my man chef john at foodwishes.com. check his youtube channel before you try to cook anything. he's the best!
I lift weights, exercise, and go target shooting. I also enjoy reading; historical non-fiction and fiction mostly. I used to collect muscle-cars and militaria, but am not currently interested in any further acquisitions in that regard. I find that stuff becomes a burden the older one gets.
I also like long walks on the beach, sunset dinners by candle-light, and pets.
I also like long walks on the beach, sunset dinners by candle-light, and pets.
Movie buff - just upgraded to 4k at home and the whole family has really been enjoying that. I also volunteer with my boys' BSA Troop as an Assistant Scoutmaster, so that gets me out from in front of a screen and into the outdoors, which is really cool.
My oldest goes to get his learner's permit Friday, so that's also about to be a major off-hours activity for the next few months.
My oldest goes to get his learner's permit Friday, so that's also about to be a major off-hours activity for the next few months.
I have way too many stinking hobbies. I need to cut them down, because I don’t have enough time. I’m a bit of a gym rat, and go lift every morning. Also, I live in the Idaho Panhandle, so of course it’s fishing and hunting that occupy my time!
Playing music IS my "NOT-JOB". The day job is driving big red fire trucks around as fast as I can without mangling a $750k vehicle and squishing a bunch of on-lookers in the process. The 24 hours on, 48 hours off work schedule really makes it difficult to find a band to play with on a regular basis.
My work schedule also has me home WAY more than my wife is during they day, so I've become the primary cook in our family. I'll count that as a hobby too. It's weird to me that I now find joy in my daughter going back for seconds on something that I didn't have to use a recipe for. Oh, and if you haven't tried an electric pressure cooker, I LOVE my Instant Pot almost as much as my G&L SB-2. Ok.... not really....
My work schedule also has me home WAY more than my wife is during they day, so I've become the primary cook in our family. I'll count that as a hobby too. It's weird to me that I now find joy in my daughter going back for seconds on something that I didn't have to use a recipe for. Oh, and if you haven't tried an electric pressure cooker, I LOVE my Instant Pot almost as much as my G&L SB-2. Ok.... not really....
First... being a dad.
Then beekeeping roughly 50 hives, painting, political activism, hitting the gym, or the range, and kayaking with a good oatmeal stout.
Then beekeeping roughly 50 hives, painting, political activism, hitting the gym, or the range, and kayaking with a good oatmeal stout.
I make my own beer 
Of course, my last full-time job was brewing beer, just in much larger batches...
Of course, my last full-time job was brewing beer, just in much larger batches...
