My family, all the music teachers I've ever had, Darwin for being right, the Spin Doctors (my first musical love), all the worlds ska-gods, Andy for asking me to be in his band, Bogart's for giving us a place to play, Jenny Schroeder for selling me her guitar, Jess Firestone for loaning me her guitar, all my friends for being there and helping me realize who I really am, Amy Fluharty for the ice cream and her sister Robin for the syrup, Jewel Records, the Toasters for saying "Hey, you guys were good, even if the crowd was a bunch of jerks," WVXU for playing us on the air, WRVU Nashville for being the phattest radio station in the world and for letting me be a dj, Perkins Family Restaurant, Nick Nienaber for loaning me his Scofflaws CD and opening my eyes to ska, The Oi Scouts for being the first band to thank US, Roger Liska for inspiring my love of music, Vanderbilt University for being the kick ass school it is, all the morons out there who somehow think that ska could exist without jazz, all the morons out there who somehow think that ska is the only type of music that can possibly be good, John and Ginger for coming to every show and acting like friggin lunatics EVERY time, Joel Peck of The Essentials for thinking we're worth something, organized religion for giving me something to laugh at, Teena Reissig for providing our cover art, everyone who has bought or will buy our tape, Emily and Kelli for the condoms, Katie Anderson for being so gosh darn lovable and reminding me what it means to be happy (I love you, babe), Aaron Wolfe for giving us the chance of a lifetime, Adam B. Vary for the penguin image at the top of the main page, and most importantly our ever-loving fans (you know who you are).
Influences (mine): Nirvana, Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Mad Season, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Toasters, The Scofflaws, Sublime, The Bloodhound Gang, Groovezilla, Cherry Poppin Daddies.
Influences (the band: some of these are only influences for one or two members...): Blood Sweat and Tears, Tower of Power, Chicago, John Coltrane, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Miles Davis, Buddy Miles, Jimi Hendrix, Average White Band (this one's all Bennett...), and various other musicians from the last 60 years... wait, and Mozart.