WIFE ALISA AND I RAISED OUR FOUR KIDS IN MARYSVILLE, A BEDROOM COMMUNITY 35 MILES NORTH OF SEATTLE. I'M A COUNTRY BOY AT HEART AND FOUND COUNTRY THEMES CLOSE TO HOME. THE HORSE CORRAL ABOVE WAS JUST UP THE STREET. MAYBE WE HAD A REAL COWBOY IN TOWN. I ALSO GOT MY COUNTRY FIX BY TRAVELING TO SILVANA, A SMALL TOWN 13 MILES TO THE NORTH. IT HAS SEVERAL OLD BARNS WITH DIAMOND-SHAPED WINDOWS. IT WAS A THING BACK THEN
