Hey, Peter.

Hey, we've heard your backstory, your origin story.

Yes.

It's time for mine.

Is this going to include an album of blues classics from High Ridge by any chance?

No, but it does include John Denver.

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Mm. I'm Adam Manus.

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Peter, is John Denver something you might be interested in? you might be interested in I mean I'm not disinterested but I'm

super interested in hearing how this is a part of your jazz origin story now you do realize

this is Adam's jazz origin story this is not Adams origins I I. But, you know, I do come from Jeffco, right?

Out in the country. And so part of my origin story, just as a musician in general, something that was a big part of me. My dad was in folk bands in the 70s. So we'll get right into it.

Okay. But some of my earliest memories of making music was when my dad would get out his guitars on the weekend, usually, because, you know, he worked a full-time job during the week. And on Saturdays or Sundays, he would usually get out his guitars. He had a beautiful 12-string guitar. He would get out. He had a fender stratacaster. He would sometimes get out when I was a kid. He actually was the fender. it was the same Fender Stratocaster from Wayne's sometimes get out when I was a kid. He actually was the Fender, it was the same Fender Stratocaster from Wain's World,

that white, white on white Fender Stratocaster he would get out. I bet he sounded way better than the Wayne's World guys. He sounded pretty good, actually. He would play like surf rock tunes. He would play a lot of folk music. And so some of the earliest things I did were at bonfires and family get-togethers

is to sing old folk tunes,

well they were old to me,

folk tunes that my dad used to play

and one of those first ones

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