Matthew Phelps:  

Life I'm supposed to talk about life here, and my previous bio talked about what jobs I've had, what education I received, and my life in the military. I don't have much to tell outside of that. I have a dog, whom I love very much, but he lives with my parents in Chicago. My family and I have grown very close over recent years, which is great. Both sisters are now married, and I have two great nephews in Albuquerque who are decked out in all the latest USMC garb. School I hated high school, as did most people, I imagine. I was no one special socially, pretty big as band geeks went, and dreadful at all attempts at sports. I met a lot of people who had quite an impact on me; whether they'll ever know it, I don't know. Hopefully I'll get a chance to tell them at a reunion or something. College I studied for 4 years in Rochester, NY, earning my bachelor's degree in horn performance. Though I left in 1999, I didn't graduate until 2001 by transferring credits in. I have also studied at the University of Rochester College of Arts and Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Rollins College (Winter Park, FL). College was a good time for me. I met lots of friends, but, more importantly, I learned some very important life lessons, including how to proceed after school and how to make sound decisions that I won't regret later. I had an excellent professor in my studio, who really helped my lo...Expand for more