introduction Matt Fish

[Matt Fish]

(This is a re-post. Please disregard if you've read this one before. Brian asked me to add a proper subject line and an "introduction" tag so that future members can more easily find these intros....)

Hi All, 

My name is Matt Fish. I am a professional musician and father of two boys. I live in Los Angeles. I'm married. My primary instrument is the cello, which I play almost exclusively in pop or rock bands, or with singer/songwriters. My web site is woefully out of date. I'm way behind on yard work and projects around the house. Did I mention I have two kids? Ages seven and three (turning four this Friday!). 

Brian Howell, the group moderator, is a good friend (some of my best friends are Brians) from years back. We met at Cal Sailing Club in 1994 (or was it spring of '95?). I lived in San Francisco for eight years after college. Before that I studied cello at Indiana University school of music, with a minor in jazz studies. I can't really play jazz, but I can improvise on the cello so I count that as a win. 

I drive a 2005 Honda Odyssey minivan. My wife drives a Prius. The last time I checked our water usage for our household averages just over 80 gallons per person per day. I'd like to get that down to 60, perhaps with a gray water system. Hey, gallons per day stat is going to be the hip new talking point at cocktail parties. I will sometimes (ok, often) use emojis or emoticons to get my point across. I apologize in advance. :)