Ok, so some of you have asked me who I am and what I'm all about. Well, I'll try to give you a little insight into how it all came to be.
I've been working on computers since the dawn of the PC. I got my first computer 20 years ago... A Radio Shack TRS-80. What a machine! I remember having to "program" in games by hand, copying from books and hoping to not typo so I could play them. What a bunch of work! I learned early on that this computer stuff takes a lot of hard work to get good results. That work ethic has translated into how I put together Rockcrawler. The pages should look and lay out the same on just about any PC. That's not easy, and it's a lot of extra work, but I sure try.
Lately, the magazine has taken precidence over the music stuff, so I'm not touring anymore. I do, however, keep my hands in it. I handle the stage and sound production at a large country music venue here in Texas and am also the bar manager there. Stop in and I'll buy you a round. It's the real deal. Real cowboys. 100 year old building. Bullet holes in the bar. Talk about fun! The folks there are great and know that I like to split here and there to go play on the rocks.
Ok. Well that's the
quick version, anyway. Take care and enjoy the magazine. See you on
the rocks! |
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Most
of my time these days is spent managing and editing Rockcrawler 4x4
and Off-Road Magazine. It's a full-time job and is one hell of a lot
of work. Rockcrawler.com grew out of an old site called "Jeepin'"
which originally was just a personal site which chronicled my Jeep
adventures. Jeepin' grew in popularity very quickly and I decided to
start Rockcrawler. Well, as those of you who've followed along for the
last 15 months know, Rockcrawler has grown even faster. Fast growth
means more and more time working on it and that's great! Because of
the site I've met people from all over the world and have wheeled with
them on some of the toughest trails in North America.
I
try to spend as much time as I can on the trails, playing with the RC
Project TJ, but there are other things in life, you know, other than
breaking a perfectly good Jeep. Right? ...... Right? Of course there
is. 
Though
I've worked on computers for two decades, I do have another love in my
life and that's music. From about the age of 9 I wanted to make
records. Years later, that dream became reality and I went to work at
a couple of major-league recording studios on the East Coast. Big
multi-million dollar studios that cost $250 an hour to record in,
using tape machines that cost over a quarter-million dollars! I later
came home to Texas where I set up a CD mastering studio, named
Through
music, I have toured all 48 contiguous US states and just about every
Canadian province, running sound for crowds as big as 50,000 people.
Talk about adrenaline! I've certainly had the opportunity to see a
huge chunk of North America. Being on the road also made it clear to
me that I am of the nomadic kind. People often find it strange when I
tell them that I don't mind driving a day or two to get to a 4x4 run
to play for a couple days. I love being on the road and seeing
America. There are so many great people out there and great places and
things to see. Music and 4-wheeling have allowed me to go and see
them.
So,
I keep myself busy. When I'm not making tunes, making pages, or
breaking things, I spend time as a professional hand model. You may
have seen my hands in such great tech reports as The Currie Tire
Deflator. Notice how my fingers truly show operation of the equipment,
but at the same time are carefully kept out of the way of the product.
Now that's talent, eh! My hands are available for your photo shoots,
too. Just call my agent. 
TXJEEPER
Dec. 27, 1998