DATE OF BIRTH: 07/18/82
PLACE OF BIRTH: Wuakesha
HOMETOWN: East Troy
POSITION IN BAND: Bass Player
FAVORITE BANDS: Rancid, NOFX, Misfits, old Metallica, Limp Bizket, Sevendust, Coal Chamber, Pennywise, Lagwagon, Operation Ivy, Korn, Pantera, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, MXPX, Deftones, Infectious Grooves, The Urge, Blink 182, Soulfly, Pink Floyd, Hendrix, Bad Religion, Sublime, Schleprock, The Beastie Boys, Ramones, D.I.
BIGGEST MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Rancid, NOFX, Korn, Pennywise, Ramones
ALL TIME FAVORTIE ALBUMS: ...And Out Come The Wolves (Rancid), So Long and Thanks For All The Shoes (NOFX), Rage Against the Machine (RATM), Live at Dive (D.I.).
FAVORTIE GUITARISTS: Matt Freeman (Rancid), Fat Mike (NOFX), Flea (RHCP), Les Claypool (Primus), Fieldy (Korn)
FAVORITE SONG: Murder the Government (NOFX), Avenues and Alleyways (Rancid)
FAVORITE MOVIES: Kids, Friday, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinkin' Your Juice In the Hood, Menace 2 Society, Waterboy, Blade, Spawn, Interveiw With the Vampire, Serial Mom, Vampires, Beverly Hills Ninja, Tommy Boy, The Big Labowski
DISLIKES: COUNTRY music, posers, Matchbox 20, Hanson, Most of the new alternative music, of course school, and a few teachers but I'll leave that alone.
FAVORTIE FOOD: Subway, Cheeseburger (not that fast food shit), Pizza, Tacos, Prime Rib.
FAVORTIE DRINK: Mountain Dew of course (Screw you Deej with your pepsi shit)
GUITARS/EQUIPMENT: Yamaha RBX 550M bass, Peavey TNT 100 wat amp, DOD Meat Box (thanx again Ken and Bridget), and of course some guitar chords.
FAVORITE QUOTE: "If they don't like my indie rockin' ruckus, I'll flip 'em the bird." ~Black Francis~
"Rock'n'roll has become an artificial experience. It's got nothing to do with rebellion. Rock music is just a part of mass culture now. It's all acceptable. Nothing is extreme, dangerous, or subversive." ~Black Francis~
"Everyone thinks I'm a wimp and even my own band hates me. Oh, well. I guess I'll just flip 'em the bird!" ~Black Francis~
"See ya in da pit" ~Tim Armstrong~.
PERSONAL QUOTE: "Slob", "Hippies Smell", "Jerry is dead", "Suck a Zagnut", "I hate East Troy!!!".
THANX TO:Ken and Bridgitt for finding me my first guitar and buying my first pedal, helping the Vagrants out so much with the graphics, pics, and just being really kewl, Mom and Dad for letting us be loud out in the garage, My bro Matt for teaching me my first bass line, D.J. and Nick for urging me to get a bass, Twin Town Guitars (out of Minnesota), Kashmire, Joe, Heidi, Tim, Curt, Sadie, Steve, everyone else that has helped out along the way, and to everyone that has put up with my punk rock shit.
FINAL THOUGHTS: Hippies Smell, C ya in da pit!!, Thanx again Ken and Bridgitt!!
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