I am the host of Geezer Gas on WMPG. And I am proud to have earned the title Geezer, being grizzled, somewhat unkempt, very impatient, fat and bald, though the latter two items are not strictly required for Geezerdom. I am 68 years old, surprised and quite pleased to have lasted so long.
My early dream was to play baseball, but a grand lack of talent ended that hope quite early in life. And my goal of making a living as a musician also fell away as I realized that my passion for music wasn't matched by the talent to play tuba, my main instrument, well enough for performance.
But I played piano, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone fairly well in high school, and continue today struggling with the tuba. And through the years, I have studied and listened to music of every type and style. Playing music that "keeps this old man's motor running" for WMPG listeners every week is a extraordinary honor and pleasure.
My life has been an adventure, carrying me through three careers: twenty years in the food business, a decade as a staff writer and copy editor for several local weekly newspapers, including covering the Portland Sea Dogs for the Casco Bay Weekly, the American Journal, and Boston Baseball.
Finally, I served for 15 years as a pastor, and as a Hospital and nursing home Chaplain at Mid Coast Hospital and Maine Medical Center.
All the while, music has been a major ingredient in my work and life. And now, I am a retired man, married 42 years to Kathy, and the father of three sons and grandfather to a pair of granddaughters.
I thank all the listeners of WMPG's wide variety of music for tuning in to all of the programs presented to you by our gang of volunteer hosts.
My early dream was to play baseball, but a grand lack of talent ended that hope quite early in life. And my goal of making a living as a musician also fell away as I realized that my passion for music wasn't matched by the talent to play tuba, my main instrument, well enough for performance.
But I played piano, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone fairly well in high school, and continue today struggling with the tuba. And through the years, I have studied and listened to music of every type and style. Playing music that "keeps this old man's motor running" for WMPG listeners every week is a extraordinary honor and pleasure.
My life has been an adventure, carrying me through three careers: twenty years in the food business, a decade as a staff writer and copy editor for several local weekly newspapers, including covering the Portland Sea Dogs for the Casco Bay Weekly, the American Journal, and Boston Baseball.
Finally, I served for 15 years as a pastor, and as a Hospital and nursing home Chaplain at Mid Coast Hospital and Maine Medical Center.
All the while, music has been a major ingredient in my work and life. And now, I am a retired man, married 42 years to Kathy, and the father of three sons and grandfather to a pair of granddaughters.
I thank all the listeners of WMPG's wide variety of music for tuning in to all of the programs presented to you by our gang of volunteer hosts.