The greatest rock band I was ever in.

How we got started (Part 1)

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In 1994, I met Mike Walker. Mike is a well-known musician, producer and teacher here in Central Florida. Our history together involves collaboration, band projects, teaching guitar lessons, endless rehearsals and countless gigs, but most of all a lasting friendship. Mike and I taught guitar lessons at the Sam Ash Music store in the Lee Road shopping center. We shared the same lessons room. One afternoon in the Fall of 1999, as I was walking into the store to begin my afternoon of lessons, Mike was just finishing with one of his new students, a guy named Peter. Mike introduced me to him, and as soon as Peter spoke, I could tell that he was either from Scotland or Ireland. After Peter left, Mike told me that Peter had a lot of great songs he had written and that he was a really good singer.

Mike called me a few days later and asked "Dude, can you come down to the house tonight around seven or so?" Mike went on to tell me that Peter was coming over and that they were going…