Wes Mitchell:  

After high school I studied music at UNT for a while. In 1983 i moved to Los Angeles and worked in the record business. I had met several people while publishing the Chicken Scratch in high school and one of them called and offered me a job. I didn't really like L.A. so moved back to Texas after a year to plan the next phase of my life. In the mid-80's I lived on Lake Texoma and worked as a bartender at Pompano's bar at Loe's Highport marina. It was a great job for a water lover like me. Had lots of fun and managed to save some money. Eventually I took the knowledge from that and became wine/liquor buyer for Whole Foods Market. Worked at the original store on Lower Greenville from 1988-1994. After two years away from the company, Whole Foods transferred me to Los Gatos, California in 1996. It was there I met my wife and finally got married (at the age of 40). The ceremony was held in the chapel built for the 1960 winter Olympics at Squaw Valley in Lake Tahoe. Our tenth anniversary is January 2011. In the bay area I took advantage of all the musicians available and started playing drums again. Put together several horn bands. Also had an instrumental surf band based called. We did a couple of shows with Dread Zeppelin for a winery owner friend. Th...Expand for more