A Story in Brad's words, "I started playing music at a young age in Canada. I first dabled with piano lessons for about a year when I was 7. This was an excuse to get out of doing chores I think and I am not sure if it worked but I recommend everyone learn a little piano sometime in their life. It sets a foundation for the understanding of whole steps and half steps in a visual sense with the black and white keys.

I then gave a shot at singing in school. I entered and placed second in some singing competition (Royal Music Conservatory) at school that resulted in my first musical road trip. I think you could have seen my knees shakin' I was so nervous. It was as a one day event and remember getting home and my chores were done...

Next came the saxaphone! I got a sax (alto) when I was 7 or 8 and sounded great when I was hangin' with the ducks and geese. I was amased at how many buttons there were and how one button would more something far away from itself and others moved something right next to itself... what's up with that I thought! Today I understand...

Grade 5 in elimentary school (Mr Newel at South Dorchester Elementary School) is when I learned how to really play the sax.. or at least sound a little better then the ducks and geese. I learned fast and started playing with other instruments to fill by easily bored young gemini soul. Trombone came a long and was more fun then anything for me at that age.

It was a good thing I took up trombone early because when I got to high school there were no saxes in the school band. Just brass... My music teacher at East Elgin Secondary School was an old Canadian Army marching band dude so it was brass or not. At least I developed some bone chopps that every once in a while I can pull out of the hat.

Then my thumb headed me down the road in 1971 to discover the world and myself... this is another story."