In June 1994 I was living in Steubenville, Ohio. On a trip to Kent to visit Mark, Ted, and Dave, I somewhat impulsively bought an acoustic guitar.
Within two weeks the acoustic Vaguerants were onstage at Brady’s open-mic night. We had fun, and no one ran out screaming.
From then on, anytime I had a Wednesday off I drove the two hours back to Kent for the open-mic. If anyone else had the day off, we played as the Vaguerants. If not, I went solo.
In February we played our first non-open-mic gig. It was our fifth show, and our fourth lineup. Come to think of it, that was our first real gig, our first road gig, and also our last gig: in May I moved to Missouri, and that was that.
| When | Where | Comments |
| July 13, 1994 | Brady’s Café Kent, OH |
open-mic The Vaguerants (Ross & Mark) |
| July 20, 1994 | Brady’s Café Kent, OH |
open-mic The Vaguerants (Ross, Mark, Ted) |
| August 3, 1994 | Brady’s Café Kent, OH |
open-mic The Vaguerants (Ross, Ted, Dave) |
| August 10, 1994 | Brady’s Café Kent, OH |
open-mic solo debut |
| September 21, 1994 | Brady’s Café Kent, OH |
open-mic solo set |
| September 28, 1994 | Brady’s Café Kent, OH |
open-mic The Vaguerants (Ross, Mark, Ted) |
| December 28, 1994 | Brady’s Café Kent, OH |
open-mic solo set |
| February 4, 1995 | Cornerstone Theatre Wheeling, WV |
Dead of Winter Festival III The Vaguerants (Ross & Ted) |
