I was brought about in the summer of '78, full of vim. I was fed ample amounts of baby food and Beatles music. I went from the quiet kid to unpopular teen to tormented songwriter. Whether it's a bass since the age of 9, a guitar since the age of 15...my hands are always quite full of oppurtunity. If I'm not out singing somewhere I'm in my basement adding to my closet of growing songs (300 or more). I am Jay Neilson and I am Thrift Store Romance, I wear my heart on my sleeve and my music on my shoulder.