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Probably 1000 kids (really!) that immediately stood up and screamed when we played "Shut and Dance", which just came out. A bit overwhelming to get that big of a response unexpectedly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501626247847-EA1DWY0JPZ7EOOJH9GC3/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Live Band Karaoke. Ottawa University-Ottawa, KS. Spring 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501623857427-K5BV5MW4200XQWA27EVH/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Elmo Room- Chicago, IL. Summer 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501624084974-XODEEC373U8BTIJIVBX5/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Piece Pizzeria-Bucktown, USA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501624880423-0FX93B9654DDVEFGCDDJ/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Live Band Karaoke. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Class of 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501625039774-CNE9HRQR4BN1VST3WQT1/image-asset.jpeg Gallery This was given to me by my very dear friend/mentor/instructor/bandmate/all-around great dude Brad Schlueter. I don't know whether to thank him or ring his neck. (See tips at upper left corner!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501625368131-FEEVK96NZ80J17G5C61P/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Live Band Karaoke. Hard Rock Cafe- Chicago, IL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501623994401-8IHDH90HW5PV2C8DADP1/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Are You Gonna Go My Way? Elmo Room- Chicago, IL Summer 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501622914662-9RDIC55R5MQV920G1WO6/image-asset.jpeg Gallery w/Live Band Karaoke at Olivet Nazarene University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501624638009-2ZI9W5KDBFEVHF7BFPSG/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Same venue at night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1503514880801-3OWMT8GM6XR89KT8Q0HR/IMG_3343.JPG Gallery Stanley's Kitchen and Tap, Lincoln Park, IL August 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1507731790211-4KBU542KKMGQX8AYWXR4/IMG_3423.JPG Gallery Ball State University, Muncie, IN Sept 16, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501630643016-7SY8IXP0ILTL0T2A4TML/image-asset.jpeg Gallery My Hofner 500/1 '64 Reissue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1503515442971-OJ8QEMX9LSX8PYKTX5QL/IMG_3344.jpg Gallery Stanley's Kitchen and Tap, Lincoln Park, IL. August 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501625953677-DEB3N5EX21WV2W3I1B2H/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Live Band Karaoke. Sounds check at another college gig/road trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1503514988911-23UAS6VR3P6U8XWPUOYD/IMG_1741.JPG Gallery Generation Axe Tour, April 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1503089044956-RP143WFAQ98WL70KD448/IMG_3295.jpg Gallery The Mothership. Where I play my bad notes. Fort Knox Studios, Chicago, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501623441904-OB0EE2TR515VQ6Q8C8ZQ/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Wedding date with the Matt Stedman Band. Thats an ES-345 I borrowed. Amazing playing and sounding instrument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501624557652-GU9F0F7Q8BETG3R9567P/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Live Band Karaoke. After soundcheck. Beautiful venue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1502207626310-RN85XVPQ9C3KWVU50E7A/image-asset.jpeg Gallery With Live Band Karaoke at Canal Shores Golf Invitational. Steve McMichael and I doing Elvis "Suspicious Minds". He was hilarious and nailed it. Supper cool dude. August 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501622226513-C8PG6OA6GLMQOXIH60I5/image-asset.jpeg Gallery And we're on. Thats the t-shirt I got when I just saw Stevie play the United Center. The back of it has his tour dates in braille. One of the best performances I've ever seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501623156576-XZG5FIOQE7R13MMZ2PIX/image-asset.jpeg Gallery About to go on at Diamond Joe Casino. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501625264806-9U4YKBAN4WRG7VES68J3/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Live Band Karaoke. About to go on at Hard Rock Cafe-Chicago, IL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1503088590552-04A95HA6DPYLP7MHR7C1/IMG_3189.jpg Gallery Hard Rock Cafe Chicago August 2017   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501622986987-2IOVE15PEMIR8ZPRPZYG/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Sound check. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501630699497-74H5D7LSB7QQ37TY2NS4/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Live Band Karaoke. Stanley's Kitchen and Tap-Chicago, IL. Summer 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1503514805396-31BI36670IIWGCQD64O7/IMG_3330.jpg Gallery Piece Pizzeria, Bucktown, USA. August 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501621417207-5M2WVLD5S1QX1XGMDF77/IMG_0886.jpg Gallery ...and the obligatory selfie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1503088981530-C8KZHN0C4Q95JXSVMWEE/IMG_3294.jpg Gallery Stanley's Kitchen and Tap, Lincoln Park, IL August 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501623930269-5UDGBIHSYHQ4FUGN31XL/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Elmo Room- Chicago, IL. Summer 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501629869356-HAWY82940OE11IV2U200/IMG_3060.JPG Gallery In the WGN 720 AM studio facing Michigan Ave for the Patti Vasquez show. It was a blast doing this and she was a gracious and funny host. Check out the podcast! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501625662534-0R3RU6TWKQUHW172MR3Q/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Live Band Karaoke. Reggie's Music Joint. The backdrop for my homepage. The week before I had my normal rig consisting of my Axe Fx II, Charvel Guthrie Govan model, etc. Burke at Reggie's busted my chops about not needing all that and that all I need is a Tele and a Fender Champ. So the following week I showed up with this and an overdrive pedal. He's right, but I still like my Axe Fx II and Charvel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501624176129-MFLASTY1CPHB8ZK9HINQ/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Live Band Karaoke. I don't remember where this was, but it was a really cool outdoor venue in the middle of a cornfield. This little guy was hanging around as we were setting up and I thought for sure he would split as soon as we started playing during our sound check. After sound check I went to grab something out my case and see he's still chillin' backstage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501623074785-3AIFCEVQESS8Z88JXQBM/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Sound check at Diamond Joe Casino in Dubuque, IA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501623561456-M1XHXMWLGM4FDWIFS2TE/image-asset.jpeg Gallery I love my job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501621623480-A406JBB28LCFW5QUYWGA/image-asset.jpeg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501622042385-W8G26QM3B5X54ZAG0ODC/image-asset.jpeg Gallery About to go on at Reggie's Music Joint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501625584453-BEC134YUKCQSX8YTS2WY/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Live Band Karaoke. Hard Rock Cafe-Chicago, IL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1502207871913-JWPZLWAIQWZU6XSWXULV/IMG_3180.jpg Gallery With Live Band Karaoke at Canal Shores Golf Invitational. August 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501621299204-XHXXJM7ZB3J0V4F1ZKXG/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Wedding gig on drums in St. Joseph, MI with the Matt Stedman Band. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501624703439-IKI5LGBOP4A9E7LE6F0G/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Live Band Karaoke. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Fall 2016. We play this gig every year for the incoming Freshman class. It's a long one at about 4 hours with little breaks in between sets. Always an amazing group of kids that we get to play for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501622430923-WV6HUNJS3LL2ZDYKR449/image-asset.jpeg Gallery This is were I sat at the United Center for Stevie's show. 300 level at UC is usually in like another neighborhood, but this was a straight shot from the stage.Even though I could barely see him, Stevie's voice was right in my face. 65 and he still sings like 1974. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501623222506-PD6R1GJHRORURZOPFW8M/image-asset.jpeg Gallery At Reggie's Music Joint. Stevie's tour dates in braille. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591b68ae46c3c4bfac4816f9/1501623681061-MNWIEILP053GSZHD6EMG/image-asset.jpeg Gallery At the Elbo Room-Chicago, IL. 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