Past, Present, Future..and you!!

So here I am in Los Angeles, California, United States. It's the best state for sunshine in the country and LA is one of the best cities in the world do just about anything that tickles one's fancy. This place puts the jam in my jelly roll!!

Anyway enough chuckle, My name is Roger M Halecky and I am the one and only blonde (at the moment) and bass player in The New Admirals. I grew up in Mesa, AZ. It's on the outskirts of Phoenix, AZ-United States & about 6 hours drive time east of this cool and fun city that I currently reside for the past 7 months.

Just about this time last year, I needed a really good excuse to get out of my home town & move to this city because Mesa isn't exactly the place to follow your dreams..or feel good about future goals that aren't just average for that matter. I pretty much had to fight fight my way out of there. My goal at that time was to just get here by any means necessary, but I needed a reason to be here. I didn't just wanna come here blindly and "see what happens" if that makes sense? I decided that going to music school was my vehicle and purpose to learn some things and start my life. It's safe to say "Welcome to my Life" is the slogan for my experience so far. That should also put in perspective how much of soul eating, dream crushing, non-motivating place I come from.

So my bags were packed! After the huge hassle of student loans, cashing out retirement funds, help from my wonderful family, and calling in favors from just about everyone I know; I made it and I haven't looked back & got back into the school routine. Shortly after I met Leigh Walker through a friend of a friend in a bizarre sequence of events and he was in need of a bass player for his band. Naturally I thought, "Wait a minute, I'm a bass player?" I immediately fell in love with the songs and Leigh's passion and drive for music and hunger for success. After about a week, I joined the band.

Not long after Simon Hedman joined the band as a lead guitarist along with Jake Coco who has been the drummer for quite some time now. We are now an established quartet who hang out together and talk everyday. When I think about where I was a year ago, it blows my mind. I moved to LA, started music school of which has taught me truck loads, found a great band with great songs, killer musicians and overall great people that I have the upmost respect for. This goes for everyone involved as well..you all know who you are Ha!

I guess this brings me to now. I am checking goals off my bucket list left and right, and to think this is only the beginning. I'm living my dream as you read this. If I must give any advice it would be to reach for the stars and keep reaching till the arms fall out of there sockets, anyone who says otherwise should commit suicide. Think where you were a year ago and where you can be a year from now. It's your life and no one else's so find your vehicle to get ya there! If you can, give someone a lift to where they need to go too because, there's room in you car, don't be a jerk! Haha!=)

I had fun writing my will and testament to the future and I look forward to doing more of this. I can't wait to share The New Admirals with the best of all of you and the rest of the world. That's my reward so stay up on everything New Admirals. We all look forward to paying it back to everything involving Cake Live as well!

Welcome to my Life! and why not...Welcome to yours too!!!=)

-Roger M Halecky Jr.