Paden, Mark 2012-08-06
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Interviewee Name: Mark Paden
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Date: August 06, 2012
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson
Length: 01:49:28
Abstract
Life, Known each other since high school, Double dated to senior prom, Born August 23, 1948, Born in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, Lived in Lima Peru when he was 6-9, Fluent in Spanish from living there, Tested out of Spanish here at Tech, Attended Texas Tech, Parents had no musical ability, Learned how to play from listening to guy play on boat, Lived in Panama when he was 14, Bought his own guitar, Kinda self taught himself, Went from Panama to Lubbock, Father was professor of military sciences at Texas Tech, Got to Lubbock start of Jr year, Went to Monterey high school, Never performed in public before, Very shy, Got married to his wife when he was 19, He didn’t show his wife how much he loved her so got divorced, Met each other in High school, Got married his sophomore year at Tech, Still in love with her, Divorced 5 year ago, Played in some bands around when he was younger, Never get used to the wind, Lived right down the hill from them, Rug head and Captain Zoom, Never got to perform with them
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