Playing Into Her Heart

For my Media Writing class (the reason this blog exists), we wrote profiles about our classmates to get to know each other and to practice writing. It's weird to have somebody else write a small article about you; you never know how it may turn out. A classmate named Cole wrote this and he did a great job! Thanks Cole!

PLAYING INTO HER HEART 

Tucker is not only a dedicated student; he is also a big family man. While juggling family, school, work and being in a band, he manages to live a happy life with his wife. 

Just a few years ago as Tucker was graduating from High School his dream was to be the drummer for a band and travel the United States with the hopes of making it big. 

“I planned on being homeless at this age.” Tucker joked.

While on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Colorado, he decided that he wanted more out of life than just being in a band. 

After returning from his mission he started playing in a band, which is how he met his future wife, Kim. She was going to see them play with one of her friends and she asked who the drummer was. So, through that mutual friend, they went to a local pizza place on their first date. 

Kim said, “We talked for like two hours straight.” When asked if it was love at first sight, she said it was “the perfect connection.” When asked about his wife Tucker said “I married my best friend!” 

Tucker has been playing the drums since he was 10 years old. He has been playing in his current band for six months. He was asked to join the band after seeing him play for another band. Due to work and school, he has cut down his drumming from three hours a day, to two hours a week. 

“Now it’s more of a hobby, which is a good place for it,” Tucker said. 

Tucker and Kim used to live in another city and when Tucker was offered a job closer to home to help run a men’s clothing store, he and his wife took a gamble and quit their jobs and transferred schools. With both of them being originally from the same area, they are happy it has worked out.

Kim & Tucker

While Tucker and his band practice Kim likes to go along and watch. 

“I love to watch him play. Sometimes they will try to make me pay to go see him because they say I’m not part of the band. And I’m like, I’m married to the band,” Kim lovingly adds. 

Despite having a busy life Tucker always finds time to keep a journal, which he writes in every night. 

“I like to look back and see where I was a year ago and see how things have changed.” Tucker said. “It can be just a couple sentences or a whole page, just depends on the time I want to spend.” 

Tucker is currently going to college for a Communications degree in Journalism.

Pretty cool, huh? If you'd like to read more of Cole's writing, check out his blog!