As a young man, SpiritWalker followed the careers of legendary comedians like Andy Griffith, Bill Cosby, Shelley Berman, Bob Newhart and Bob Hope, later he would be enamored with the styles of George Carlin, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor and Steven Wright.

"I had all of their albums.  My friends and I would recite Carlin routines or do Cheech and Chong skits in high school.  Those were some wonderful times."

His first stand-up experience, however, would set the course for his own future plans in comedy.

"I was chosen as the emcee for a military talent contest at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma.  When I got to the show they told me that I would have to fill some time in between some of the acts because they would take a while to set up.  I panicked.  I had no idea what I was going to do for three to five minutes between two of the acts.

"So, backstage I started writing down everything I had ever heard Steven Wright say on stage.  I had only seen him twice, but I knew he was new on the comedy scene and that most people had not seen him at all yet.

"So I went back out there and did all of the one-liners I could think of.  I was a hit.  Those people thought I was a genius.  I'm sure that later on they saw Steven on TV and thought, 'Hey!  That guy stole all of SpiritWalker's stuff!'  That made me laugh just thinking about it.  Sorry, Steven, you're one of my all-time favorites."

After that experience the hook had been set.  SpiritWalker began writing his own original material and performing as often as he could get stage time.  No place was too small to try out a new routine or bit.

The next year he began entering the Air Force's base-level talent contests and performing in front of hundreds of people.

"Back then you had local talent contests at each base.  If you won there, you could move on to the command-level contest (I was in the Military Airlift Command).  If you won there, you could move on to the world-wide level and compete against all of the different commands in the Air Force."

SpiritWalker went on to win every base-level contest he entered, moving on to command level and at times to the worldwide level.  In ten years of competing he took home a "Roger" (the Air Force's highest award) on four separate occasions in comedy.

"I remember the worldwide competition at Charleston Air Force Base in South Carolina the first time I made it.  During the in-briefing, we watched a film welcoming us to the competition.  Johnny Carson did the introduction and I thought how cool it was to have a comedian of his magnitude doing such a thing for the Air Force.  Then, there were clips of Jerry Van Dyke (Dick Van Dyke's brother) doing stand-up comedy on the flight line back in 1950-something.  The thing I remember most is that there were no dancers or singers or musicians in those films, just comedians.  It is quite a thing: a comic, a microphone and an audience.  It just doesn't get any more personal than that.  There's no one to cover your mistakes.  It's bare-naked entertainment."
 

After separating from the Air Force in 1992, SpiritWalker took some time off from comedy, but in 1998 he moved to California and picked the mantle up once again.

In 2001 Pepper Belly's Comedy and Variety Theater opened in Fairfield, Calif.  It would become SpiritWalker's home away from home.

"When Wayne Mayhew opened Pepper Belly's it was a God-send to me.  I met with him before the doors even opened, introduced myself and offered my assistance.  He was like a new father to me in comedy.  He gave me a place to work out my material and get my face seen around the comedy club circuit in California.  I owe him a lot."

SpiritWalker began the showcase at Pepper Belly's on April 2, 2002, setting the stage for more than 250 comedians over a period of one and a half years.

Since then SpiritWalker's career has taken an upswing.  He is the featured co-host of Poker Room Radio and is headlining on the road in clubs, casinos and corporate events all across America.  He has appeared on stage with the likes of Darren Carter (the Rooster), Bryan Kellen (voted Best Up and Coming Comedian of the year by the Comedian Hall of Fame), Monique Marvez (one of the Queens of Comedy),  John Heffron (Last Comic Standing season two champion),  Tere Joyce (Last Comic Standing, seasons one and three), Steve McGrew(Comedy Central Presents), James Johann (Blue Collar Comedy Tour) and Will Durst (Late Night with David Letterman) to name a few.