This Band was an amazing experience. We went from playing clubs and coffee houses to fairs and festivals - including some audiences of more than ten thousand. The private parties we played at the Colts Complex Pavilion in Indianapolis were fun times I'll never forget. Our special guests over the years included vocalists Ly (Tartell) Wilder, Regina Todd Hicks, and Amanda Overmyer who went on to compete on American Idol. The instrumentalists who sat in from time to time included everything from veteran professionals to excellent part time musicians with day jobs. It was quite a run and I honestly can't remember them all. "Bitter Coffee" was my amusing response to buying Buddy Guy's album "Sweet Tea." The song wrote itself in about ten minutes, and is still one of my favorites. The rest of the tunes happened over time, but each represents a different region or style of blues. All the final arrangements were a collaborative effort among some really talented people who just happened to be in the right place at the right time. I can't thank Jeff Newman and Craig Schnarr enough - we could read each other's minds. The original release in 2003 had two cover songs. We paid the royalties and got a mechanical license for a thousand copies which eventually sold out. After the band finally dissolved, I would listen to it from time to time but never did anything else with it. A few months ago, someone suggested simply cutting the two covers and re-releasing the disk with the ten originals. Wow - mind blown. At the end of each live performance, I would thank the audience and say "I hope you all had at least half as much fun as I did." And now with the opportunity to share these songs and great memories again, I hope you have at least half as much fun listening to them as I had making them. If you download the CD - please find me on face book and I'll get you a copy of the liner notes. Also check out my more recent CD's and my podcast, "Music, Mayhem and Motivation."