Yes, I am the “New Guy”–an old band bud of Coop, Sean & Shane’s (and Bo, naturally) from back in the days when PURGE and my band played shows together around the Huntsville scene circa ’95-’97. In fact, we opened for their CD release party and vice versa, as Bo & Co. had all made guest appearances on our album.

Anyhoo and without further ado, to address the needs of the “terminally curious”:
1) Yes, although I’m a native Texan by birth [San Antonio], I’ve lived in Huntsville for most of my life.
2) The Myspace moniker is a nickname given to me by an old drummer friend of ours that just kinda “stuck” for some strange reason.
3) Yes, I still perform regularly in 3 different local bands–from High Octane Rock/Metal all the way to 80′s Pop cheese & Hair Band stuff.
4) Yes, I will be performing with the K.B.B. at the upcoming show in Redding; however, it is too soon to tell whether or not I will be asked to be an official K.B.B. member since I haven’t even rehearsed with the guys yet.

I’m eagerly looking forward to jamming with Kris & the guys soon, and I will let you all know how it goes. Kris is a great singer/songwriter/guitarist (which I don’t have to tell you guys, obviously), and I’ve always known that Coop and Shane can hang with the best of ‘em, so I think it’s gonna be sooper-sweet when we commence to jamming proper.

In the meantime, I’d like to ask a small favor in that you all *please* keep this on the down-low, as I am having to deal with a scheduling conflict with one of my bands in order to make the Redding show happen (and they’re not too happy about it). But I committed to the K.B.B. gig before my band’s show was booked in stone, and so I will not let Kris & the boys down.

Oh, and thanks for the friend requests on Myspace that I’ve already received, and my apologies in advance for refraining from posting any [public] comments that might peeve my jilted bandmates–thanks for understanding. Looking forward to meeting some of you at the NoCal show!

Sincerely,
the “New Guy”

PS..I guess I also know some birthday presents to get. LOL!