I am a self employed artist. I own a screen printing/embroidery shop in Central Illinois called Laughing Dog Graphics. We've been in business since 1991. My family is my life. My wife, Annie, and I have been married since 1987. My son, Brooks, is an animation student and has his own online biographical cartoon series called "Facebrooks". I love live music, baseball and taking photos. I also work as a play-by-play/analyst for a local cable tv station, calling football, basketball, softball & baseball games. I became hooked on Shinedown once I heard the song "If You Only Knew" on the radio. After that, I started exploring their other music and fell in love with it. I've seen them 3 times this year and was fortunate enough to meet the guys backstage at the Chicago show during the Carnival Of Madness tour. It was quite a thrill for an old dude like me. I cannot wait to see Shinedown again. They are my favorite band on the planet.