Charles Patterson

About Charles Patterson...

Hey there, you plane-chasing, breakfast-heaving destroyer squadron pukes! - Been doing my best to stay out of trouble, continue with musical interests and musical instruments, and Ive grown attached to the ceramic process. After what happened, I suddenly found myself with quite a lot of free time on my hands after the Navy. As some of you know, an incident involving a 1978 Firebird, a shipmate at the wheel and too much beer and chili one night in July 1984 left me unable to go to sea. I can still walk and thank God talk. So, Ive found other ways of passing the time. Yes, thats a tame way of putting it. Been living in Michigan the past 5 years. Gearing up to attend a school that makes luthiers out of their students. I get to make four different instruments during the course. So the plan this year is to make myself a journeyman stringed instrument maker/repairman as a Christmas present to me. Im excited. Me and Jim Sides used to sit on the missile mount, suck on lemons and play our guitars - and try to sing.