Greg Randolph:  

Greg is from Johnson City, Tennessee. Greg is married to his wife of 38 years, has one son 22-years old.. Greg's schools include Sprayberry High School and Science Hill High School Senior year. . Greg is a graduate of East Tennessee State University (College of Business). Greg works(ed) at focus4media, Musician. Professional Trumpeter My passions are the truth, music, film, philosophy, documentary films, dietary physical fitness, social activism, political activism, mental health advocacy, my family and my dear friends. My musical journey continues as a trumpeter and my influences are vast from rock, blues, jazz, fusion and other amalgams of genres. My biggest influence is Miles Davis. I have always adhered to his advice, "Don't play what's there, play what's not there." A list of favorite films (off the top of my head), The Godfather Parts I and II, The Shawshank Redemption, Cool Hand Luke, Glory, Glengarry Glen Ross, American Beauty, 12 Angry Men, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Silence of the Lambs, Almost Famous, Philadelphia, Full Metal Jacket, Halloween, The Deer Hunter, Ordinary People, Perks of Being a Wildflower, Fargo, The Green Mile, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, Schindler's List, The Shining, Jaws, There Will Be Blood,Being There, The Thin Red Line (my favorite film about war ever made), Heat and so many, many more.... One of Greg's favorite quotes is:"MY LIFE PHILOSOPHY All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual. ~ Albert Einstein ----------------------------------------------------- "The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power." ~ Franklin Delano Roosevelt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A painting is music you can see, music is a painting you can hear” (Miles Davis) "Jazz to me is the spirit of freedom. I mean real freedom. Freedom to explore. Freedom to express. Freedom to pour out your guts. " (Herbie Hancock). ____________________________________________________ Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions. ~ The Dalai Lama ----------------------------------------------------" If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ~ The Dalai Lama ---------------------------------------------------- Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. ~ The Dalai Lama ---------------------------------------------------- “To know you have enough is to be rich.” ~ The Tao Te Ching ---------------------------------------------------- America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. ~ Abraham Lincoln ...................................................... "Don't play what's there, play what's not there. ~Miles Dewey Davis III ...................................................... Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools. ~ Albert Einstein ----------------------------------------------------- “Do not conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance. Thorns spring up when an army passes. Years of misery follow a great victory. Do only what needs to be done without using violence.” ~ The Tao Te Ching ----------------------------------------------------- “Whoever can see through all fe...Expand for more