SOEST: For my shop's 40th Anniversary, I moved out of the building I'd been in for 21 years, and moved into a 100 year old barn in Old Towne Orange, CA. I'm looking forward to continuing with my customers, and finding time to finish restoration projects on some of my own instruments (if I can find the time). Oh yeah, there was a rumor circulating around when I moved the shop that I was: 1. In a coma. 2. Dead 3. Suffering from 2 broken arms and couldn't work anymore. I'm here to tell you that B.S. travels quicker on the internet than the truth! JAG: Wow! Thank goodness the rumor thing was false. Here's a couple of timelines that Steve has graciously put together to show us how he got from point A to point B. MUSIC PROJECTS 1964 -- 1966 I started playing a guitar that my Grandpa got from a guy who owed him money at the race track. I played w/ Larry Hanson (The Righteous Brothers, Alabama, Bill Medley) in 7th grade after seeing The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. Our first paid gigs were at Ray's Texas Belle in Westminster, CA. ( Editor's Note: JAG will be doing a Feature Post on Larry Hanson in the very near future.) 1966 -- 1969 Der Zeppelins (Band) -- We played school dances, Marine and Navy Base gigs. Led Zeppelin showed up later so we changed the name to something that I don't remember. 1969 -- 1972