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45. Way back when in the mists of time

I used to tour as a solo artist in Europe, and did a few gigs with a Dutch-American acoustic group on the east coast. My top brass got VERY upset about this and basically told me either or. So, I cut out the concerts, except for a VERY few private occasions (the Clintons and Howard, as mentioned above, although Howard and I were just jamming, not a serious performance--still, how cool is it that Howard Dean is a Kottke fan?). I also got to do an hour's duet with Theodore Bikel with no one listening except my wife and two janitors from Charleston, South Carolina. That was six ways from weird.

Anyway, though there are a few examples of my playing to be had somewhere, I'm sure, very little of it is actually still out there online. If you have the patience, check out radioairplay.com, search for The Freedom Toast, wait for "Canyonlands" and you'll hear two of my Božos in synch (I overdubbed). I also sort of satirized a simple C&W electric guitar lead on "Talking TSA Blues." I usually don't perform on The Freedom Toast recordings, but if I happen to be in Atlanta when they're in the studio, I will lay down a track or two. Since I wrote Canyonlands, I got to do all the guitar tracks on that one. We did a video to Talking TSA Blues. I'll provide a link:

As to who the fuck I am, I'm pretty much an ordinary guy with a few very extraordinary acquaintances due to a very extraordinary set of circumstances I fell into over the years. While most 8 year old kids were watching Davey Crockett on TV, I was with my dad hanging out at the US Senate press gallery with Hubert Humphrey and Everett Dirksen. My mom was a music major in college, played in symphony orchestras. My dad was on the music committee (and later president) of the Gridiron Club in Washington, and I went to several of those events. Like I said, extraordinary circumstances. Not much I can take credit for myself, really. I was just along for some wild rides.