Skip was born in Grand Prairie and lived there all his life. As a young teenager he was blown away by the Beatles and Rolling Stones and determined to become a musician. A kind uncle bought him his first guitar and his folks agreed to lessons. He soon became good enough to play in the GPHS Gopher stage band and Capers pit orchestra, all while playing in several garage bands and then switching to bass. After high school, he took a few music elective courses while earning a business degree at SMU. It was around this time he met Mike and Rick and helped form the original First Rush band. After college he became a full time rock musician. As the song says “it’s never too late to work 9 to 5”.  After 7 years and a couple of near misses with commercial success, he gave his spot to another bass player and went into insurance and occasionally playing in his church orchestra or accompanying a soloist on his acoustic guitar. He currently has a Farmers Insurance Agency in downtown Grand Prairie. Recently, a surprise call from the guys invited him to try out for a reformed classic rock band dubbed Glory Daze and he gladly accepted. He plays on a Music Man Stingray 5 and still has his classic 1966 Gibson Thunderbird, playing through a Hartke VX3500 bass amp.

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