Discussing Gus

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As you’ve read by now, this week Legacy Five named the tenor replacing Frank Seamans. It’s Gus Gaches and we’re delighted to welcome this gentleman to our group. We’re really excited for you to hear him with us – his first concert is December 31, 2009 at the First Baptist Church, in Morristown, Tennessee – but until you can, here’s a little rundown on Gus.

Personally, I’ve never heard of parents naming their child Gus. Gus, according to Google is short for Augustine, Augustus, Angus or August.

There’re a lot of famous ‘Gusses’ and it’s a popular animal name. There’s even an enzyme named GUS that breaks down carbohydrates…but I digest…er digress.

So, I meant no harm when I asked him if Gus is his real name. And he meant no harm when he shouted, “Yes!”. He was named after his grandfather and, in fact, Gus has a 17 year old son also named Gus who, his dad says, is incredibly gifted.

So, Gus it is.

Hailing from Santa Rosa, California, Gus and his family moved to Nashville in 1991 for his job.

When I asked Gus who he had traveled with professionally, he replied, “It started with my wife and sister in a group called Stedfast. After that I spent five years with a Nashville based group called Calvary Construction Company. When I left there I was privileged to be asked by Terry Blackwood to sing with him, Joe Moscheo, and Sherman Andrus in The Imperials. I was with them for almost four years. It was during this time that I was asked to join the Lefevre Quartet. I had a great time singing with them for 3 years and now I am honored to be joining Legacy 5.” He’s been with nearly as many groups as I have! He’ll not live that down, trust me. Besides traveling, Gus is well known and respected in Nashville for his studio work both as an engineer and a studio singer.

Legacy Five is blessed to have so many friends who care about us and pray regularly for our families. So I asked Gus to introduce them to you: “I have a beautiful wife who I have been married to for 20 years. Her name is Tamra. I am blessed with the two greatest kids on the face of the earth, my son Gus, and my beautiful daughter Kylie. She is 12 going on 30! Our other family member in the house is our dog Chewy. He just turned 2.”

Gus is an avid hockey fan with loyalty to the Nashville Predators. “Love the Preds!,” he says. Just what we needed on the bus – another sports nut!

For answering my questions I must say, “Thank you, Mr. Gaches for being so gracious.” Now I’ve made enough fuss about Gus…which reminds me. In an earlier blog, I simply mentioned, “Get on the Bus, Gus.” Well, a dear friend saw my propensity for getting carried away with Gus’s name (WHO ME?) and chided me. Thanks to Sue Kovach for the setting me straight and for this reflection on “Gus and Bus”:

Hi dear Tim,
I know we’re in
For quite a ride
With Gus beside
You on the road
But in the mode
Of rhyming sound
Let peace be found
With words of rest
Please silence best
The tempting way
that phrases say
and thoughts reflect
His name connect
With Gus and bus,
To end it must.

I fear it starts
The path it marks
A legacy of puns
And fun.
Equal time
then you must find
For “Scotts” and Glenn
Your busy pen.
No end in sight
With thoughtful fright
The words must flow
On, on they go.

So, dear friend,
This plight must end
With Gus and bus
No more a must!
Your mind at ease
Sweet notes to please
Us all who listen
With hosts that glisten.
We’ll find our rest
With words that bless
And hearts akin
with our friend Tim.

Till We Meet Again,

Legacy Five

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