Hey everyone! Sorry so late with this… My name is Steve, I’m almost 52 and I live in Forney, TX, a little suburb of Dallas. I’m an analyst for a huge power company headquartered in Irving, TX. Yeah the commute is a beat down!
Anyway, here’s my Dream Theater story. I was a drummer in high school (snare drum), and actually played on a drumline in Jr. College. Back in ’93 ‘ish I was hanging out with some other drummers from high school and my friend turned me on to Images and Words. I was blown away. I got back home and tried finding a copy in my local music shop to no avail. As the story goes, I got married, had a couple of kids, moved to Dallas, lost track of the friends and completely forgot about this band. Before you get any ideas, I’m pretty sure public lynching is illegal!
Fast forward 23 years. Wife is history, kids are grown and I’m starting to enjoy my chapter 2. I was in a local music store desperately searching for some new music and there it was, “Falling Into Infinity”. Without hesitation I snagged it up for $5.99 and went on my way. I was instantly hooked (again). I honestly had no idea this band was still around and the incredible discography they had amassed. Three years later I have every disk, every live video and was fortunate enough to catch them last year at the Music Factory in Irving. I can’t wait for DOT and barring some crazy event I will be at The Bomb Factory 4/29! If you guys are planning a meet and greet let me know…