RIP Les Paul

A true innovator and excellent musician passed away at the age of 94.

Here's a great clip of Les with Waylon Jennings.

Old Bio

Shaun Young and his Texas Trio

This was a quick sketch illustration drawn by Heather Telo.

That's me, Shaun Young, Alberto Telo, and Billy Horton.

Bellfuries Tour Poster

This is a poster I created. I remember we were having a hard time explaining our music to people. So someone came up with "America's Roots Pop Trio".

The Wild Side, October 1996

As far as I can tell, this was the final edition but it was never copied or sent out. This is the original mock up.

The Wild Side, May 1996

The shrinking budget mentioned below means that I was broke. I resorted to making a "pocket-size edition".

The Wild Side, April 1996

As you can tell, we were having a very difficult time finding a drummer back then.

The Wild Side, March 1996

Just to carry on my thought from a previous entry...

Maybe ZZ Top shot a video at the Urban Art Bar. Does that sound right? How about for "Double Back Again"? Or is that song in "Back To The Future 3"? Maybe it wasn't that one. Maybe it was in a Robert Rodriguez film. I'm not sure...

The Wild Side, February 1996

The Wild Side, January 1996

I actually painted a pair of work shoes to create my own two-tones. Hey, you do what you gotta do at that age. They would crack from walkin' so the upkeep was a bit of a pain but I thought they looked cool at the time.

I remember the Urban Art Bar was a cool place. Wasn't their some movie that featured a scene in that place and ZZ Top was playing? Or did they play a private party there? I have no idea what I'm talkin' about.

I think that barcode is from our first cassette but it could just as well be from a can of beans.

The Wild Side, December 1995

At the time, some people said the question mark over our old drummer's face was a bit harsh. What do you think?

Also, I remember that gig at the Roadhouse sucked! They kept telling us to turn down, turn down. We were so quiet by the end that it was ridiculous. Maybe if Patrick Swayze had been working that night he could've straightened things out.

The Wild Side, October 1995

The Wild Side, August 1995

I wish I could get some of those Rock'N'Roll Side Burns.

The Wild Side, July 1995

The Wild Side, June 1995

I decided it was time to dig up some of the old newsletters I used to put together for our old band, The Fender Benders. These were all cut-n-paste and mailed out to about 200 people every month. And I would personally hand write every address myself. Wow--what was I thinking?