20 Years Later
On May 26, 2000, my brother and I loaded up our cars with all the belongings we cared to keep and headed west on a two-day journey to our new home: Los Angeles, CA. I could never have imagined then what adventures the next twenty years would hold. The high and lows with the various bands I've been in, my rewarding work (really) behind the scenes in Hollywood, all the great friends I've made, and meeting and marrying the lover of my life, Dylan. I do often think about what that Devin, the one who arrived in LA with a bunch of dreams and not a whole lot of plans on how I would make those dreams come true, would think of the man I've become. Back then, I figured the California way was just to trust the universe and let things happen. It wasn't until later that I realized how truly hard you have to push to make things happen, and I'd like to think I've found a balance now between my artistic and creative expression and my work ethic and lifestyle I've striven