My friend Jared is without a doubt the most incredible musician I have ever come across.  I grew up with him and know his entire family well.  When we were young his father, who is an attorney, had infomercials on television about how to file bankruptcy.  It was funny because at the time there was also a Woody Allen movie out that had a scene with an elevator down to hell and there was a specific floor that included lawyers with infomercials.  We teased his dad about it all the time.  My brother and Jared’s brother Michael are also the same age, so our families really got to know each other well.  Jared’s grandfather was the first chair of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and from the time he could stand, Jared was taught the violin.  Once we got to high school, Jared traded in the violin for a guitar, and all he really found his own in his music.  Now he plays in the Chicago Civic Orchestra and gigs around the Midwest with a great progressive rock band called The Hue.  They have only been together for a little over a year, but already they a pretty sizeable following, and they have garnered attention from some larger bands.