Danny Jaco:  

Life Where to begin? Ah yes... For starters, I want to say that I am priviledged to have attended such a wonderful school with many bright, happy, & friendly classmates. On our journey together, I got to know some of you very well and others as just aquaintances. Even though school was tough at times, I mostly remember the good times shared with you and my great teachers (although the teachers probably don't recall too many of my good grades!) After graduation (which was a close one), I hooked up with some local musicians (called Chain of Souls) and started playing in Dallas & Houston. Our music was heavy progressive rock with a touch of fusion here and there. During this time I met my soon-to-be wife, Michele, at Cedar Valley College & she dragged me out to Los Angeles in 1993. We and the other bandmates (Enterprise was our name) moved to Hollywood and our journey began. I lived on the corner of Sunset & Vine; let me tell you, it was an experience...especially for a Cedar Hill boy with a maple-syrup Texas accent! In early 94, the Northridge earthquake shaked, rolled, & broke nearly everything we owned. And, it also broke up our band. The drummer & bassist moved back to Texas where it's safer(tornadoes, West-Nile-virus-carrying mesquitos, lightning, guys weilding chainsaws, driving through Oak Cliff) but Michele & I stuck it out. We joined a local church & made some friends. We spent many hours at Zuma beach (N of Malibu) and in the evenings ate Little Ceasar's, watched movies, consumed a few adult beverages, & gained weight. See what fun living the life of a rock star can be! We soon got our act together and got married (honeymoon in Hawaii). I bought a Taylor 410 acoustic/electric guitar and we hit the LA music scene as "Hideaway": a mix of eclectic acoustic guitar & percussion; and with Michele's soft, angelic vocals, we sounded like a gypsie, smooth jazz, unplugged-Christian duo who had spent too much time listening to their brothers' Pink ...Expand for more