I started playing guitar at ten years old. By the time I was eighteen I had lost interest. For the next twenty years, I embraced many different styles of music but barely touched a guitar. In 2000 I heard Dave Mathews and Tim Reynolds live at Luther College and was instantly inspired. "I want to be able to play like that!" Middle age angst poured out in a creative blend of styles on acoustic guitar. An open-mic night at Studio Joes in Little Rock gave me an opportunity to share my tunes, and ...