The Stiffwater Years

This period of my musical history deserves its own section.
Stiffwater was not only a band - it had a life of its own, and at times it was a force to be reckoned with.
The band was a big part of my life during a crucial period of my development*, and had an effect in shaping who I was to become, as a musician and as a creative human being.
*[I'm not going to call it 'growing up.' that would be inaccurate to say the least. ]

The beginnings of Stiffwater-
Our first gig in 1973, as Sidewinder:

L-R: Matt Monfort, Ken "Herf" Herfert, Nelson West, and myself.

1975:

mikeyzmusic through the years

In order to keep things from getting out of hand, I've broken it down by decade-
From the beginnings in the late 1960s through the present:

mikeyzmusic in the 1970s
The Stiffwater Years
mikeyzmusic in the 1980s
mikeyzmusic in the 1990s
mikeysmusic in the early 21st century
mikeyzmusic 2010 - present

mikeyzmusic 2010 - present

Current mikeyzmusic:

mikeyzmusic in the early 21st century

From 2000 through 2010:

mikeyzmusic 1990s

mikeyzmusic in the 90s:

mikeyzmusic 1980s

A tumultuous time from 1980 through 1989:

mikeyzmusic: 1970s

...a look at mikeyzmusic from its beginnings in ~1968 through the end of the 70s.
1969:

1971:

1972:

1973:


Touring begins at the early age of 13... 1973:


1975:
with Stiffwater

The blue satin jacket was inspired by the one Edgar Winter is wearing on the back of They Only Come Out At Night:

...only I just couldn't pull off wearing pink....
So our good friend Jo Noxon made me one in blue - my favorite color! She did an awesome job, right down to the satin decorations along the lapel and sleeves. I loved that jacket - almost as much as I love my Strat!

Too much history can be harmful...!

I'm having a blast going through some old photo albums my sister found, and scanning in photos of me playing music over the years.

In the words of Jerry Garcia: "What a long, strange trip it's been..."

I'll be cropping and cleaning up the photos, then I'll be posting them.
In order to keep things under control - and to keep the posts from being unbearably long, I'll be breaking it down by decade.

mikeyz songs

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