He, A.J. and Nick began to notice that each of them went to all of the talent shows, productions, etc. with their singing voices. The three got together and started a small group. Then through a mutual friend, they met Kevin, through Kev they met Brian, etc. etc. etc. Read more about that here.

Howie owns a Himalayan Silverpoint cat named Christopher along with a Pekingese dog named Oscar. He loves to be with his family; every chance he gets he calls them just to chat.

Something tragic has just recently happened in Howie's life, though- his sister, Caroline, has died from Lupus. Since the tragedy Howie has been receiving countless sympathy cards and whatnot, but what he really wants is a donation to the Caroline Lupus fund- I will get the address for you as soon as I can find it. Thank you for being supportive.