Marvin Fields:
CLASS OF 1975
Danville High SchoolClass of 1975
Danville, IL
Marvin's Story
Life
AT 50,I'LL HAVE TO SAY I'VE COME A LONG WAY FROM MY HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN DANVILLE,IL.I FEEL I STILL HAVE QUITE A WAYS TO GO,TOO. MOST OF YA'LL KNOW AND REMEMBER ME AS A CLASS CLOWN,EVEN THOUGH I WAS THE SHY INTROVERT TYPE,OTHERS REMEMBER ME AS A VERY GOOD GUITAR PLAYER!TODAY,I'M NOT AS SHY AS I USED TO BE,BUT I'M STILL A NUT,I'M STILL GOOD LOOKING,AND I'M A MUCH BETTER GUITARIST NOW,THAN I WAS THEN...HERE IN DALLAS,THEY SAY I'M ONE OF THE VERY BEST!I'VE PLAYED A LOT OF SHOWS THRU THE YEARS,AND HAVE BEEN THE OPENING ACT FOR SEVERAL OF MY IDOLS,INCLUDING PETER FRAMPTON,and ROBIN TROWER.I'M STILL ROCKIN'AND I'LL KEEP ROCKIN'HERE,TILL I DRAW MY LAST BREATH!THEN I'LL GO ROCK WITH JIMI,STEVIE,AND THE REST OF THE ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN ALL-STARS.I CURRENTLY HAVE A CD TITLED, MR MARV "WHO DO YOU THINK I AM" AVAILABLE AT CDBABY.COM,AND I HAVE A JIMI HENDRIX TRIBUTE BAND KNOWN AS, MARVIN FIELDS AND THE AXIS...YOU CAN DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON MARVIN FIELDS or MR MARV AND FIND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING I"VE DONE RECENTLY...
School
I SPENT MY FIRST SIX YEARS OF SCHOOL AT COLLETT ELEMENTARY IN DANVILLE.I WAS WELL KNOWN FOR DISRUPTING THE CLASS,AND OTHER STUPID THINGS THE WHOLE TIME I WAS THERE.MY CHILDHOOD SWEETHEART WAS SHELLY FOSTER.MAN, WAS SHE PRETTY!I THEN ADVANCED TO EAST PARK JR.HIGH,WHICH I...Expand for more
TRIED REPEATLY TO BLOW UP DURING SCIENCE CLASS,BUT NEVER SUCCESSFULLY.THEN IT WAS ON TO DANVILLE HIGH,WHERE I FINALLY STARTED TO MATURE AND BECOME A GOOD MUSICIAN.SCHOOL BORED ME TO DEATH.BUT SOMEHOW,I MADE IT OUT OF THERE AND ON TO THE REAL WORLD,WHERE I RESIDE TODAY.I COME BACK HOME TO DANVILLE ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR,TO SEE MY FAMILY & FRIENDS,JAM WITH MUSICIANS AND TAKE A RIDE DOWN MEMORY LANE!
Workplace
I FIRST GOT INTO SALES DURING MY LAST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL IN DANVILLE.I SOLD CLOTHES FOR L MEIS AT THE VILLAGE MALL.AFTER WORKING FOR THREE YEARS AS A LABORER AT ESCO CORP.IN DANVILLE,I MOVED TO PHOENIX,AZ,AFTER BEING LAID OF AT ESCO.THERE,I GOT INTO SELLING FURNITURE AND STARTED A FAMILY.AND BUILT MY 1ST HOME.FOUR YEARS LATER I WOUND UP IN DALLAS,TEXAS,WHERE I SOLD FURNITURE FOR TWO YEARS.I THEN SOLD MOBILE HOMES FOR TWO YEARS,BEFORE GETTING INTO SELLING CARS IN 1989.I'M STILL IN THE CAR BUSINESS TODAY,SELLING CARS BY DAY AND PLAYING GUITAR IN THE CLUBS BY NIGHT.I'VE BUILT MY SECOND NEW HOME IN THE NEARBY SUBURB OF SEAGOVILLE WHICH JUST ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF DALLAS,AND I'LL BE IN IT TWO YEARS DECEMBER 1ST.IT HAS 1900 SQ FT PLUS A BIG GARAGE,IN A NICE SUBDIVISION WHERE IT'S NICE AND PEACEFULL.MY KIDS ARE GROWN AND GONE,AND MY WIFE FAYE AND I ARE LIVIN THE GOOD LIFE,FOR NOW.....
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