Thanks, Ian...

Actually, most of those names came from my session player years in NYC, but unfortunately, having been raised on a small farm in England, it soon became apparent that I am no big city guy! I have a lot of discomfort dealing with big city problems, crime, traffic, the dog eat dog attitude in the business in large cities (in my area, someone falls sick we do a benefit - in NYC they call up his bandleader and see if they can get his gig!), so I hit the road and moved down to the resort areas in Florida.

There are actually some VERY good players down here, and I get out and jam on a very regular basis with as many good live bands as I can. We have a blossoming studio scene down here (actually, just one real pro facility in my small town, SSL based, etc.) but we have several national acts that record here (had the #1 Christian act record here), so I get to do my thing at a gentler pace, enjoy the beach, and not get mugged as often

Yeah, sometimes I miss the big names, but not all the sessions were as fun. It's still a job, no matter who you play with! HOW you live, where you live, are a lot more important than who you play with. I'd rather be content in obscurity that miserable with my name in lights...