TATANKA

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!” Hunter S. Thompson What is your nationality? I am a U.S. citizen ?? from the Chicago area ? ??, but since 2004 I have lived and taught in small-town America. ? ? ?️ Which languages do you speak? English, Spanish, Portuguese, and I know how to swear and/or get slapped in Greek and Croatian. Introduction I am from Chicagoland. Born in the city and raised in the suburbs, I left my comfort zone as a web developer in 2004 for a teaching job on a Native American reservation in South Dakota. There the TATANKA concept solidified, and it took another two decades, but after finally returning to recording in 2022, and a major change in life direction, I mustered the courage to go for it. Hence, TATANKA. My musical experience includes singing, playing

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!” Hunter S. Thompson What is your nationality? I am a U.S. citizen 🇺🇸 from the Chicago area 💨 🌭🎶, but since 2004 I have lived and taught in small-town America. 🏡 🚜 🏕️ Which languages do you speak? English, Spanish, Portuguese, and I know how to swear and/or get slapped in Greek and Croatian. Introduction I am from Chicagoland. Born in the city and raised in the suburbs, I left my comfort zone as a web developer in 2004 for a teaching job on a Native American reservation in South Dakota. There the TATANKA concept solidified, and it took another two decades, but after finally returning to recording in 2022, and a major change in life direction, I mustered the courage to go for it. Hence, TATANKA. My musical experience includes singing,

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!” Hunter S. Thompson What is your nationality? I am a U.S. citizen 🇺🇸 from the Chicago area 💨 🌭🎶, but since 2004 I have lived and taught in small-town America. 🏡 🚜 🏕️ Which languages do you speak? English, Spanish, Portuguese, and I know how to swear and/or get slapped in Greek and Croatian. Introduction I am from Chicagoland. Born in the city and raised in the suburbs, I left my comfort zone as a web developer in 2004 for a teaching job on a Native American reservation in South Dakota. There the TATANKA concept solidified, and it took another two decades, but after finally returning to recording in 2022, and a major change in life direction, I mustered the courage to go for it. Hence, TATANKA. My musical experience includes singing,

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!” Hunter S. Thompson Introduction I am from Chicagoland. Born in the city and raised in the suburbs, I left my comfort zone as a web developer in 2004 for a teaching job on a Native American reservation in South Dakota. There the TATANKA concept solidified, and it took another two decades, but after finally returning to recording in 2022, and a major change in life direction, I mustered the courage to go for it. Hence, TATANKA. My musical experience includes singing, playing bass, guitar, even a little keyboards, and enough drums to track a few songs. I was in numerous bands throughout high school and college. During that time I began writing and recording, but I never had “a sound,” which made sense once I committed to the hyper-eclectic TA