Greg Brooks:  

Life I basically retired from the real world after high school (it all seemed way too complicated!) and devoted my life to snow skiing, beach volleyball, bicycling, girls and music, not necessarily in that order. I traveled to, lived and was very casually employed in some great places such as Lake Tahoe, Hawaii, St. Thomas, New York, Santa Fe NM, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, Santa Barbara CA and Boulder CO. I had every day of the week off most of my life and would spend it in the sunshine, swimming in the oceans and trying to stay fit while I made pretty good money bartending and waiting tables at night. I was a singing waiter of all things in Santa Fe for 2 years, sang show tunes every night in front of 150 people and rode a Harley Davidson around the high plains watching lightning storms. I had a chance to audition on Broadway in NYC and won a jazz singing contest that landed me a one-time role on public television. I waited tables and bartended in St. Thomas at a world famous resort called The Hotel 1829 where I waited on a princess, met TV and movie stars and on more than one occasion made over $2,000 in tips on a single night. In Lake Tahoe I skied every day and gambled at night to make rent at 17 years old. In Hawaii I managed seaside restaurants and dated millionaires daughters while trying to improve my surfing skills. In Santa Barbara I started a small music production company called RedStar Productions which came to be known nationally for acous...Expand for more