Russ Burchell
Bio
I’m a father, a husband, a guitarist, and a unified communications technologist... I would like to think that I am all of those things in that specific order. Now I’m trying freelance writing and just writing about what I know.
Stories (2/0)
Existential Thought
Ever since I was very young I can recall being exhaustingly contemplative. I seemed to always be wondering about things that didn’t concern most other kids my own age. I felt the need to know the nature of our maker and our role in the universe. Was God just lonely and, on a whim, decided to create the universe, all of the stuff floating in it, and us just so that he would have some companionship? With an infinite imagination the size of God’s, couldn’t he think up something better than us with all of our imperfections and self-righteous biases?
By Russ Burchell5 years ago in Longevity
Chasing the Dream
I’ll start by saying that my name is Russ Burchell, and I’ve been playing guitar since I was 12 years old. I’ve played in a few bands, and I’ve been blessed mostly with emotional success through the years, and rarely, if ever, made any money. I’m 44 years old now, and perform three hour gigs with my 18-year-old daughter at a rate of almost two shows on average weekly. I love music, and everything that goes with it. The late nights... the travel... the hope that one well-written song can make it to the right person, and the radio, and then may even get licensed to a major movie blockbuster... But, if you’re reading stories in this section, you know the drill. It’s a dream, and a cross to bear, but you keep at it, because it’s part of your very soul. You also know the heartbreaking disappointment when things aren’t going as you dreamed they would. This happens often.
By Russ Burchell5 years ago in Beat
