Spare Change

When you're planning a wedding reception and you want to turn it into an unforgettable event, what's the best way to do that?  Do you hire a wedding band or bring in a DJ to provide the dance music?  Without…

What, or who, do you think about when you hear the word “professional?” You may think of an athlete, business owner, corporate tycoon, etc, but what is a professional, really? 

I used to think that you were considered a professional…

It’s almost like naming a child when you are trying to name your band.  Okay, maybe not quite as intense, but it sure seems that way at the time. 

We started throwing around some different names, most of which I…

We have endured many changes in Spare Change’s lineup through the years.  If you have been following us, you may know some of them.  If not, here are some of the changes we endured in the early years.

The band…

There I was, my senior year in high school.  We finished up with the first semester and came back into new classes.  One of those classes was English Lit.  The teacher was Mrs. McCutcheon.  She ended up being one of…

Believe it or not, I wasn’t always as passionate about music as I am now.  I used to think it was boring, and my parents made me sing in church with the youth choir.  My Pa got all of us…

We play quite a few weddings every year, so we have done hundreds of weddings over the years.  It wasn’t as polished back in the early years as it is now, but we have always tried to do our best…

I will go ahead and apologize if you thought you were going to read about Charleston, SC.  This is about my buddy Charleston.  Charleston is our black Labrador retriever.  He is almost 5 years old and is incredibly smart…

Not many people have to plan multiple weddings, and the ones that do usually get paid pretty well to do so.  It isn’t necessarily in everyone’s will-house.  I know it’s not in mine.  I probably have a lot more…

You obviously wouldn’t know what any of us hold near and dear to our hearts unless you have been following us for a really long time, or you are a friend of ours.  Even then, you may not really…

I thought we’d tell some stories in this post.  Let’s talk about Veronica a little… 

Veronica had a short period of time where she was late to some of the gigs.  Now you would expect to hear some…

Here’s a little something for those who don’t know much about bigger trucks.  Everything you don’t already know is either learned through your own experience, or the experiences of others willing to share with you.  Hopefully, this will…

First of all, let me say that our thoughts and prayers are with everyone that has been impacted with Hurricane Florence.  There are parts of the state that are completely devastated and we hope each of you is…

My office was attached to the backside of my house, but it was in an old room where they initially had a hot tub.  Come to find out, they decided to just chop the hot tub in half and let…

It had been a pretty good week so far. The kids have started back to school so the amount of time I have to get things done has quadrupled, at least. I sat down at my desk and answered…

Well, here is my first attempt at a blog post.  I've always been a little apprehensive because I thought, "what do I have to say that people will really want to read?"  I realized that it's not really about…