Originally born in Marietta,Ohio I was raised in the country doing all the things country boys do running back roads, fishing, hot rods etc… I served in the U.S. Army for 14 years which most of my time was in Germany.I am a veteran of the desert storm conflict and am employed at veterans hospital in Chillicothe,Ohio. My wife is the A.D.O.N.in a long term care facility We have a dog named sparky and a psycho cat named jewel. My influences are Brad Paisley, Rodney Adkins, Blake Shelton, Clay Walker and George Strait, My favorite group is Sugarland