The Lost Coyotes had formed around 1991, as a result of at least two bands mixing and matching, firing and hiring until stuff was "just right" ...well, maybe not, but there was a band born.
Not wanting to toot our own horn, but I could safely say, "Dude, we rocked!" And I do say it, often.
Though Ramona was our home turf, we had gigs "down the hill" that surprized some. Overall I'd like to say that we had potential to do some damage.

I don't get out much, but I assume there were technically better bands around. But we had a chemistry that drew people to us. Folks would warm up to this band right away. We did mostly covers, but Tim had written a few songs, the most promising "That Ain't Love", which has yet to reach the market. But I still believe in that one. Check it out.

Most memorable for me was; the KSON Country harbor cruise gig where the Lost Coyotes stole the thunder from a "way-more famous" local country group. We blew the DOORS off them...showed them what a mangy bunch of back-woods coyotes can do when they get lost together on a ship. What a kick in the butt...oh, and they were pissed...lol

Then there was the cruise where a group of folks from the Smithsonian was on, seated within inches of us and our gear - and not one member could have been under 100.  As quiet as we could be was still too loud for those guys...I think I turned my amp off and they still complained! Who'd a thought geezers of that vintage could hear anything?

The "3 gig" day...accounts vary somewhat, but we did three separate gigs in one day once, ending up at the Fat Cat for the 9 pm start. We were so tired we could hardly stand, but we played like never before that night...it was fantastic.

The band was rolling along for several ? years - and like 99.9% of bands, we began to see the end in sight.  The Lost Coyotes called it off around 1995. Some differences in direction, whatever... Eventually I got up and played for several other bands. The Groove Cats, Midnight Rider. Robert and I had worked together for a very short time with the latter, then sorta drifted. There were others less memorable. Some were good enough, but at least from my perspective, they lacked that Coyote Chemistry.

I didn't make much effort to stay in touch with RB or Tim; it just seemed pointless - at the time.

A few years later Tim had started The Zendogs, which I knew nothing about. Eventually somehow I found my way to go see them.  Man, they blew me away! Tim, Kevin, Greg, and (later) Steve. These guys had a serious groove going on.
And I was purty sure I knew the biggest reason for that.
I watched in awe (no, really) as Tim led that group through several tunes, and I knew what I was missing. I won't forget the impact they made. I don't get jealous of other players, but I wished I was Kevin that night. I got all fired up and met the guys, and they were cool as could be.
I think I told Tim, "Let me know if you ever need a bass player", and headed home, dreaming of days gone by.

Around 2002, my "home"...let's just say that a few of my less-carefully thought-out decisions from my younger days had come back to bite me on the a*s. Expensive bites; the kind that make you move into a trailer...
The lack of space and the fact that I hadn't played for a few years, and by around '04 I was ready to quit, and sell off my gear. 

No kidding, about the time I reached that verdict, Tim called! If he'd called 5 seconds earlier there's no way I would have heard it...and who knows how the future would have happened. He was in an original project band, and they had already been through all three of the other San Diego area bass players. He set me up for an audition. As rusty as I was, I got the gig. I was just happy to be working with Tim again. If the standards were as high as the Zendogs, I figured this would be a hot band.

Tim and I worked together for that project for 7 and 5 years respectively. It was different; with ambitions of being a touring & recording band, which still sounds appealing to anyone with an imagination. (Who has started playing music and doesn't dream of being a star someday?) It had some moments and we had a few laughs. But when it was no longer working for anybody, in summer 2010 it dissolved.

Tim and I contacted Robert to see how he would like to bring back the band. Robert was "in"! I was so excited I felt like a kid again.
I came up with a different name for the band, out of repect for the "sacred ground" (to use a term), and just in case the others didn't want to deal with its inherent expectations. It's a weird thing for me, and I tread lightly on the subject. But it didn't take long till it was decided to go ahead and use our old logo, since it was already (literally) bought and paid for! So now after about 15 years, THE opportunity finally presented itself: We can play, when we want, what we want, and most important- make it fun...well, that has Lost Coyotes written all over it!


                          "Let's take 'er for a spin"....

                                                                                                                                                                             -The mailman