Phillip R. Trumpy

I met Phil years ago when I was a bass player in Janesville. I was playing gig at Slick's bar and during a break this young long hair sat next to me and said "Hi, I'm Phil Trumpy and I really love what you do on bass. I wish I could play like that." My head got big and I said "Hi, I'm Steve Doiel and proud to hear that. We almost have the same haircut, too. But my break is up and the band is waiting as usual. All you gotta do is keep playing that bass and never stop." He took that to heart,...