"what you wait'n for boy"...my good friend mr frank brown spoke those words to me after i finally got around to playing a couple songs for him...i can still see the sparkle in his tired old eyes as he spoke...frank drove a bus for mr bb king back in the day...we took in lots of shows together but i only played for frank that once...he was staying with me for awhile...it was a while back now and becoming painfully obvious that he wouldn't be able to take care of himself much longer...anyway, after playing a couple originals for him....there was a long pause... he was sitting on the couch...a quiet glimmer in his eyes and that sweet stern look he'd give you when he wanted to be taken seriously by making certain you were really paying attention... the silence lingered even after we made eye contact...his gaze filled with sincerity...wonder...and a loving  touch of angry listen up boy... looking deep into my soul... in a pitch rising with tender firmness he slowly spoke..."what you wait'n for boy"...more nudge than question...those words are frank's parting gift to me...along with the fire his passing put in my belly...

now those songs are on a cd called "what you wait'n for boy" along with a tune by the same title and there's a studio EP called "never the same way twice" released Spring 2008...and a trail of them left while performing  from maine to mobile and back via memphis and nashville to honor of our friendship and pay a proper last respects to my good friend mr frank brown... with gratitude to him for inspiring me to make changes and answer the call to live a genuine life...doing the work necessary to earn a living loving what i do....writing, performing and dreaming true... dale