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Under what circumstances did you start playing drums? I started playing at age 11 after hearing the High School Stage Band concert at my School. I went home and told my mom that they were having an instrument sale at school. She asked when was it going to happen and I said, "In five minutes".
What's in your CD player right now? Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales, Get Inside – Johnny A, Buckwheat’s Zydeco Party, 1s – Motown Compilation, O’Yeah – Aerosmith, Mr. Domestic – Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones & Mambo Birdland - Tito Puente
What album made you want to be in a band? Rush - Moving Pictures, The Police- Zenyatta Mondatta
Favorite Bands: Sting, Peter Gabriel, Level 42, Chris Botti, Toto, Steely Dan, Eric Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Incognito, Frank Zappa, Journey, James Brown, Santana, Motown (Any) & Blues (Any).
Favorite Drummers: Manu Katche (Sting, Peter Gabriel, Joni Mitchell), Phil Gould (Level 42), Vinnie Colaiuta (Frank Zappa, Sting, Tom Scott), Steve Smith (Vital Information, Journey, Montrose, Jean Luc Ponty), Zoro (Jody Watley, Bobby Brown, New Edition, Lenny Kravitz), Steve Gadd, Jeff Porcarro, David Garibaldi (Tower of Power), Kenny Aronoff (Mellencamp, Bob Seger, Smashing Pumpkins) &Chris Layton (Stevie Ray Vaughn, Arc Angles, Storyville).
Favorite sports team(s): Arizona State Sundevils, OU Sooners and Pittsburgh Steelers
Best gift you've ever been given: Cordless drill
Hidden talent: My extremely unique sense of humor
Weirdest gift you've ever been given: I was Mr. Turkey at my high school one year. The prize was a Butterball turkey
Favorite state you've been: New Mexico, Arizona
Most annoying habit: Sunflower Seeds - mostly because I leave what I spit the shells in everywhere. It's kind of like a trail over breadcrumbs for Hansel and Gretel. OK - maybe not.
Pet peeve: Other Drivers - they're demons on wheels. I'm actually the only good driver in four states.
Favorite movie: Planes, Trains And Automobiles - I've lived this one - or The Shawshank Redemption, considering my last girlfriend, I've lived this one also.
Favorite candy bar: Anything with chocolate
Favorite superhero: Thor - the Gods of Thunder; who else?
Favorite scene from a movie: The "Can you feel this?" scene from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Embarrassing moment / road story / prank, etc.: The night my drum throne broke on stage. When this happens the music stops and everyone laughs.
Strangest thing you've ever signed: When I toured with Rambler, we did alot of meet and greets. I was a sub on the gig and not really a member. I was signing my name over the permanent drummer's picture. People would ask, "Which one are you?"
Tech gadget you can't live without: Computer
Movie you'd watch again and again: Pulp Fiction
Most outrageous thing you've ever done or bought yourself or someone else: Leather pants or are those called "britches"
Person you'd most like to meet: Supermodels Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks and Karen Mulder
Item you'd risk blisters to get: Anything from supermodels Heidi Klum, Karen Mulder or Tyra Banks
Hot spot you'd recommend most: Voodoo Room, Tulsa Oklahoma
Favorite saying/slang: Well, there you have it - from Fletch - I have alot of "Fletchisms" no wonder people don't get me.
Current Projects: Ty England; The Platters, The Coasters, The Drifters; Big Daddy McAnn and the Sauce Monkeys; The Curtis Moore Band, The Oklahoma Opry.
Artists You have Played With: Thomas Martinez (2005), Patrick Thomas (2004), Piranha Brothers (2003 – Current), The Time Machine (2003 –2004), Superfreak (2003 – 2004), Shane Henry (2003 – 2004), Blackhawk (2001 – 2004), Mark Mack (2000 - 2004), Smilin’ Vic and the Soul Monkeys (2002 – 2004), The Groove Merchants (2002), Shawna Russell and Way Out West (1998-99, 2002), Rambler (2000), His Girl Friday (2000), Kyle Rainer (2000), Magic Mike (1999 – 2001), Slide Bar (1999 – 2000), Way Out West (1998 – 1999), Harvey and the Wallbangers (1998, 2000) & Souled Out (1999)
Studio Credits: The Pride, The Passion, and the Glory of Celina Football (2004), Magic Mike (1999), Relic (1999), Carnival Groove (2000) & Tishara (2004)
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