Ok...I guess I'm another one of those lurkers...I haven't posted anything for awhile... My name is Doug. I'm 32 (DOB - 01/04/69) and live in St. Louis, MO. I'm a Sales Automation Manager (don't ask what it means. I still don't know) for a large, family owned corporation. I've been divorced for almost a year now and have a great 3 year old son named Taylor. As of right now, I'm planning on making it to LA for the convention. How did I come to be a Doobies' fan? Here's the story... I was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (hence the nickname "lonegator"--meaning the only family member born in Florida) and grew up in Lake City, Florida. My favorite relative was my uncle Sammy from Missouri who went to high school with Mr. McD. Being the youngest of three boys (and quite a bit younger than the other two), I was often left out of stuff because I was "too young". Whenever Sammy came to visit or when the family traveled to Missouri, he always made me feel special and went out of his way to spend time with just me. I can remember riding around in his jeep listening to the Doobs. He'd give me details on the songs and tell me who was who in the band. Those were fun times! Sadly in 1980, about a year after his father (my granddad) was killed in a car accident, Sammy took his life. Soon after that, my family decided to move to Missouri. My mother had kept quite a bit of Sammy's stuff and, during the move I came across his Doobies' collection. My mom agreed to let me have it all and it's been in a safe place ever since. During those next 21 years, my musical tastes have changed drastically (two of my current favs are Dave Matthews and Everclear) but one thing has remained constant--the Doobie Brothers. I've always loved their music and thanks to this fan club, have come to love them as people (along with their many other fans). For any of you newbies, stick around for awhile and read some of the stories that get posted about these guys. You'll find that the Doobie Brothers are more than great musicians...they're great people. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ _________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe doobiefans-list" in the body.
