THIS PAGE WAS CREATED MOSTLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SATISFYING A REQUIREMENT IN AN INTRODUCTORY HTML PROGRAMMING CLASS TAKEN AT WEBSTER UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS, MO. IT IS ALSO BASED ON A TRUE STORY OF MY LIFE, MY AMBITIONS AND MY NEED FOR ESCAPE IN AN OTHERWISE UNPREDICTABLE WORLD. I FIND SOLACE IN MY OWN WORLD, I'M ACCEPTED AS I AM, AND MOST OF ALL..... I'M UNDERSTOOD.
THE EVENTS DEPICTED IN MY PAGES ARE FROM A PERIOD IN MY LIFE (NOT TOO LONG AGO) WHEN DECENT EXPOSURE DID RULE. THE BAND EXISTED FOR OVER 10 YEARS, WITH SOME PERSONNEL CHANGES, AND I REMAINED THE ONLY ORIGINAL MEMBER THROUGH IT'S ENTIRE LIFE CYCLE. WE DID WRITE, COPYRIGHT AND PERFORM ORIGINAL MUSIC AND IT WAS ACCEPTED WELL. WE ALWAYS HAD IDEAS BUT FAILED TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. IF WE HAD, MOST OF YOU READING THIS SITE WOULD BE SAYING I HEARD OF THESE GUYS INSTEAD OF SAYING WHO IN THE HECK ARE THEY?
ANYWAY, THE PEOPLE ARE THE REAL PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THE BAND AT VARIOUS TIMES AND THE SONGS AND ARTISTS NOTED WERE REALLY PART OF OUR SHOW (OR PART OF MINE IN MORE RECENT YEARS). I FULLY INTEND ON RESUMING DECENT EXPOSURE AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE NAME AMD MUSIC ALL HAVE COPYRIGHTS, I HAVE A STRONG URGE TO PLAY AGAIN, AND IT WAS A BLAST.
THE SCHEDULE, HOWEVER.......WELL, THAT WAS MADE UP. (REALLY!). DON'T TRY TO BUY TICKETS TO THESE EVENTS JUST YET. WHEN WE ARE OUT AND ABOUT AGAIN YOU'LL KNOW IT, AND THE GATES WILL OPEN PROMPTLY FOR ADMISSION.
ONE FINAL NOTE: THE LEAD VOCALIST REFERRED TO IN THESE PAGES, DREW, (GOD REST HIS SOUL) WAS NOT JUST A GREAT SINGER AND A GOOD GUITAR PLAYER. HE WAS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS, AN ALL-AROUND GOOD AND FUNNY GUY AND A KEY PLAYER IN OUR ORIGINAL MUSIC. HIM AND I SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS WRITING MATERIAL IN BASEMENTS, GARAGES, STUDIOS AND ON THE PHONE. I KNOW I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE WHO KNEW HIM WHEN I SAY THAT HE IS MISSED. WE LOVE YOU DREW.
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