David Shannon:  

Hi Dave Shannon here, well: After High School, I landed a job at the railroad.I married my high school sweetheart Cathy Metzger. We had two beautiful girls, Megan & Tara. I also Started my Owen remodeling company with my Dad, S & S builders. Plus I played in two bands.The band called Gypsy, played top 40 and we had gigs every weekend. The Band called The Walrus, Bill Lutz, Larry Beck, Bill Caputo, Jordy Burley, & me, Wrote original songs. With all that On my Plate no wonder Cathy and I got a divorce. She moved to Huston TX, The Walrus recorded a demo tape, and soon we were on our way to palm beach county. The band within a month split-up, some of us moved back to Altoona. Bill Lutz, Larry Beck & I, hocked up with the Lobsinger twins, Mike & Pat, and kept The Walrus Alive. We Recorded A new demo tape in palm beach, got a manager from Miami. He took us to the Bee Gees studio in Miami, we went to a lawyer became a corporation, then he died on us.That was the straw that broke the camels back. I went back to Altoona, got my two girls, we took a greyhound buss back to West Palm Beach. I went to work with CCA A building company, for one year, then Bill Lutz got me a job with Stanley Steamer Carpet com.I worked for them about three years, and started my own com. Advanced Steamco Carpet & upholstery cleaners. The girls were in about third grade,Tara was moved up a grade,so they were in the same grade. Cathy was remarried to a good & christian man, Juan Hidalgo. She ask if I would send the kids to Huston for the summer & I did. Megan was a Daddy's Girl And Tara Always would get close to my girlfriends. Well I went through about three of them. We decided to let Tara stay with her mother & Megan live with me. When Megan was in high school, a friend of mine ask me if I would help him out. He was in charge of finding musicians to play at a benefit at Arts Bar In west Palm Beach Proceeds go to aids foundation.You had to play John Lennon songs or Beatles songs, It was on one of the anniversary of John Lennon's death. First act was a band the place got wild. Next was me you could hear a pin drop.when I played everyone lessened,and they all a...Expand for more