Formally trained in the fields of Science Education (B.S.) and Psychology (M.A.), and after teaching Biology and Earth Sciences in the public school system, Roger took the seemingly mandatory career step for his generation, and began working in the computer field. Combining his knowledge and experience of teaching with that of computers, he taught computer classes as an independent contractor for a few years in the Philadelphia area. After working full time in the corporate training world for a few more years, he decided to once again become an independent contractor, this time with an emphasis on small database application development and private, in-house tutoring. Having his own consulting company, he also set aside time to be involved with for the Philadelphia local music scene. It was during this time that Lucid Music was created, originally as a business/management resource for local musicians.
Currently a Project Manager at Comcast Cable in Philadelphia, Roger has worked as a consultant, systems analyst, or manager for many area companies, including: Electronics Boutique HQ, Pep Boys HQ, QVC HQ, Smith-Kline Beecham, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Arm and Hammer, Rohm and Haas, GMAC, Peirce-Phelps, and Gillette. He continued to be involved in the music scene in a variety of roles throughout the years, most recently as a freelance photographer.
Trumpet
player: high
school through college. Track and Field 800
meter
specialist
(and part of 3200 relay team record holder - woo hoo!)
"Don't even have
pictures, just memories, to hold."
Determined to learn to play the guitar: failed repeatedly.
"Hamlet... in
love... with the old man's daughter... the old man...
thinks.
"
Picked up a bass
guitar: there
were simply too many strings
too small and too close together on all other guitars.
"I should've
learned, to play the GUIT-ar.
Should've learned, to play them drums." Once
every few blue moons plays bass in a
piano/bass/drums/vocals project. Plays trumpet: once every
third sixth year
(or so) for the Penn
State Alumni Blue
Band
(usually when the homecoming football game promises to be
exciting).
these pretzels
are making me thirsty!
Plays roulette
when in casinos, "Ain't
gonna spend the rest of my life
quietly fading away." even
though Left Brain screams "It's the game
with the worst odds!" Tarot
and psychic readings; "And
can't you see my faded Levis,
burstin' apart?" dreams
as a guide to life (occasionally lucid).
"1.21 GIGAWATTS!?! 1.21
gigawatts! Great Scott!!!"
Attuned to Reiki:
Master-level Practitioner.
Reads and rereads quantum
physics books
looking for the lost instruction manual "Believe
it or not,
I'm walkin' on air!" for
the human experience.
"Man
that ball got outta here in a hurry. I mean anything travels that
far oughta have a damn stewardess on it, don't you think?"
Grad
school: Psychology,
worked night shift, studied (and practiced)
sleep deprivation, dissociation, and lucid dreaming.
"chicken:
good." "supergreen!"
struck by
lightning, nearly drowned, slammed into a cliff like Wyle E.
Coyote,
been broken, sprained, torn, dislocated, syncopy-ated, probed,
fractured, concussed,
opened up a few times... and I'm still
kickin'!!
Formerly- Rock climbing, white-water rafting, sky-watching,
racquetball, M:TG.
Recently- Cross-country skiing, T'ai
Chi, Reiki,
"Really love your
peaches,
want to shake your tree." running,
bowling, digital photography.
Always- bicycling,
poetry,
running, pondering the meaning of scientific
advances,
(quantum physics and string theory junky), movies, music, movies
What the Bleep do
we (k)now!?,
music, movies, music.
He donated much time
to musicians as a computer, business, or a label consultant
from 1998-2002. Lucid Music was not designed to be a self-supporting
company,
so Roger still works full time for 'the man', but continues to keep
an ear out for music worth sharing,
and an eye out for ways he can help support local music. Most
recently he achieves this through
combining a long-time interest and current side project, photography,
with the local live music scene.
© 2000-2007 Roger L. Miller