Last October 27th I successfully matriculated into my 60th year as a resident of Denver, Colorado. Scratch my surface, however, and you will find a Taos boy lured temporarily, again, by the call of employment, away from Taos, this time to the Denver area. For the last 35 years I have made my living primarily as a petroleum geologist. Over that period I worked in Denver as a staff geologist and/or manager for several firms, as an independent oil operator and, for the last 19 years as a consulting geologist based, most of the time, in Taos. At the tail end of my consulting career, the work I currently do involves looking down the barrel of a microscope, in remote locations scattered throughout the western US and Canada, at tiny pieces of rock ground up by the drill bit and flushed up to the surface from depths up to 3 miles below the surface.

In 1986 Howard and I incorporated High Star Productions, Inc in Denver with the mission of providing Native American music, musicians and technicians greater exposure and access to the entertainment market than they previously had enjoyed. In that we have been modestly successful. I am the business manager for High Star and as such am responsible for all non audio and video functions. I also operate a small publishing company, Dog Soldier Press, founded in 1999, which has produced 2 titles to date, both on Native American subjects.

My involvement with sun dancing, which began in 1982 when I accompanied Howard to the 2nd year of the Big Mountain Sun Dance, includes 4 years as a dancer and many years as a helper and/or supporter. I am honored to be involved with Ervin and Howard in creating and supporting the High Star / Sun Eagle Sun Dance and the High Star / Sun Eagle International Foundation for Peace.