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Bob Merigan was born and raised in East County, living in La Mesa for the first 19 years of his life.  A graduate of Grossmont High School class of "67".  After a brief time in Santa Barbara, he moved to the family ranch in Descanso and has lived there ever since, raising a family and attending to his grading business and to his ranching duties.  Having been a self taught guitarist and jamming for years with friends, in Santa Barbara he played with a new formed band at local high schools and bars in the late sixties.  After moving to the mountains, he has played with just about all the local musicians in his town of Descanso.  Also, playing in some of the churches he has attended, Bob has been a worship leader and worship team member at Grace Fellowship in El Cajon.  He now plays on Sundays at the Chapel of the Hills Methodist Church in Descanso with the "diva" Ms. Rogers who is also in the band.  Bob enjoys vintage guitars and has quite a few old Gibsons and a Fender blackface super reverb amplifier that he has had ever since he started playing electric guitar.  Also in his arsenal, is a 1961 D-35 Martin acoustic that he has owned since 1970.  Singing just came naturally to Bob and he credits his Mom for always encouraging him to sing all different types of music.  A couple of years in "Boys Chorus" in the seventh and eighth grades as well as all those years of jamming and church has given him the skills he needs to be effective in his lead vocals and harmonies with the Pine Creek Posse.  Bob enjoys his family, his farming, his tractors, and his town.  He helps out everyone he can when needed, but his true love is his music.