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82.EddieandJakeFormaRockBandEddielovedtoplaytheguitar.HisfavoritekindofmusictoplayandlistentowasRockandRoll.Eddiehadbeenplayingtheguitarsincetheageofthirteen.Hehadanolderbrotherwhoalsoplayedtheguitar.Itwashisolderbrotherwhofirsttaughthimhowtoplaytheguitar.Eddie,nowseventeenyearsold,aspiredtobeafamousmusicianoneday.Heknewhecouldnotdothisbyhimself,sohesetoutonatalentsearchforsomeonetoplayalongsidewithhim.OnedayEddiemetanotherguitarplayernamedJake.JakewasaroundthesameageasEddie.BothEddieandJakesharedasimilartasteinmusic.WhenEddieaskedJakeifhewouldliketoformaband,Jakesaidyes."What'sthenameofourband?"Jakeasked.Eddiehadnotthoughtofanameforthegroupyet."I'mopentoanysuggestionsyoumighthave,"EddiesaidtoJake.Thenextday,Jakethoughtofaperfectname.Eddielikedthenameassoonasheheardit.Fromthenon,thenameofEddieandJake'sbandwasJetsam.EddieandJakestartedlearninghowtoplaysongsontheirguitarstogether.AlthoughtheybothlistenedtoavarietyofRockgroups,theyfocusedprimarilyonlearningthesongsoftheirfavoriteensemble--TheBeatles.AlmosteverybodylovedTheBeatles.Learningtosingandplaytheirsongsseemedlikethebestthingtodo.Afterlearningahandfulofsongs,EddieandJakebothfeltreadytoperforminfrontofanaudience.EddieandJakegottheiracousticguitarsandperformedatanopenmusicnightatthelocalcommunitycenter.TheaudienceroaredwiththunderousapplauseafterJetsam'ssetended.EddieandJakebowedandthankedtheaudienceforcoming.