When I was in my early 20's, having a few beers with my friend Randy Cox, and singing to Eddie Money, I knew that I wanted to be a rock star or an artist. Randy told me that I didn't have any hope of being either, so I became a lineman. Heck with peer pressure, beer and rock music makes the artist come out in all of us. It's amazing to be blessed with so many good things and friends in life and enjoying this journey with my great family and good friends! The above picture is of me driving in the early morning across New Mexico. Below is a shot of my good friend Bill Woods taking a much needed nap along the road. I believe that this was somewhere driving from New Orleans to Santa Fe. We started that day in Daphne, Alabama and had a brief stop in New Orleans for breakfast, and then drove straight through to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Oh, the glamorous life of an artist!
As we move into 2011 I'm thankful for a number of things. My family and I are healthy, we're all eating, and we're all pursuing our dreams in a fashion that suits us for this moment in time. I'm grateful once again to be able to make my living as an artist, and I'm getting ready really hit the show road! Once again, my good friend Bill Woods is joining me for a traveling east to west again. But before that trip, I'll be doing a number of shows in Georgia, Ohio, and Michigan before heading west around June 16th. Visit our website at www.cliftonmetalworks.com and click on the show schedule link to see where we're going to be.
See you soon,
Joe
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