First there was Tom and the Tom Larsen Band www.tomlarsenband.com Then Tom, reknowned for the Blues picked Charles Calloway to be his regular bassist Then Jake Banaszak heard the band and Tom asked Jake to occasionally play too Then Jake introduced Charles to B.J. Muntz , and now they are brothers in bass, Charles the teacher for ever learning from those he influences www.charlescalloway.com Jake, B.J. and Paul Weik became lower case blues and thanks to Jimmy Bones, who told me about them, they have become my friends. And I have become their fan. www.lowercaseblues.com Then, coincidentally, I met Charles at the Big Easy Open Mic Nights. What a thrill when he the virtuoso asked if he could play as I read...of course! Then I realized Charles was BJ's Charles and we became instant friends, all of us Kindred Souls! Now I know Tom, as well, and my life is enriched by these guys who play the blues and leave my blues on the bench! | 
