Date of Birth: 03/29

Instrument Played in Division: Guitar

Other instruments that you play, but aren't allowed to play in Division: Very Bad Piano

Previous (and Current) Bands: Defiance (Not the Bay Area one), Marching Blind, The Plague, Martyr (Not the Canadian one), Skeleton (Well, I was a temp), Visionary, Division

Current Gear:

2002 Jackson USA C/S Soloist 7, Trans Black
1988 Jackson USA Dinky, Pearl White
2001 ESP/LTD H-207, Trans Black
1989 Zion Turbo Stage Series, Pearl White
1985 Kramer Pacer Imperial, Black
1995 Ovation Elite Standard, Greenburst

Mesa 3 Channel Triple Rectifier Solo Head, TC Electronics G-Major, Axess Electronics CFX-4, Digital Music Corporation Ground Effects, Samson Wireless, Furman Power Conditioner, Peavey 412MS Cabinet w/Celestion G12K-85 speakers

Gear Endorsements: Mesa/Boogie, Jackson, Digital Music Corp, TonePros

Band Influences: Maiden, Metallica (before 1990), Forbidden, Priest, Exodus, Testament, In Flames, Megadeth, Marillion, Rainbow, Yes, Helloween, Twisted Sister, Slayer, Death Angel, Blind Illusion, Celtic Frost, Sanctuary/Nevermore, UFO, MSG, Kiss, Rush, October Project, Coroner, Crimson Glory

Favorite Players: Ritchie Blackmore, Randy Rhoads, Tim Calvert, Craig Locicero, Alex Skolnick, Gary Holt, Dave Murray, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Chris Poland, Jeff Loomis, John Petrucci, Wolf Hoffman, Steve Howe, Alex Lifeson, Tommy Vetterli

Favorite Albums:
Piece of Mind - Iron Maiden
Twisted Into Form - Forbidden
Misplaced Childhood - Marillion
Master of Puppets - Metallica
Moving Pictures - Rush
October Project - October Project
Transcendence - Crimson Glory
Awake - Dream Theater
The Divine Wings of Tragedy - Symphony X
Unleashed In the East - Judas Priest
Fragile - Yes

Favorite Division Show: (Tie) Powermad 1998, w/BLS, 2003

Favorite non-Division Concert: (Tie) Iron Maiden, "Seventh Son" tour, Cap Centre, 1988, Pain of Salvation, ProgPowerUSA I, Lansing, IL, 2001

Favorite Division Memory: My favorite Division memory is of us playing with Enertia, Without Warning and Psycho Scream at Aldo's in Altoona , PA. Even with all of the other gigs we've done, I have never had as much fun at a show as I did that night. Between "Big" Johnsen taking pictures of us in our "Black Metal Poses", Ted's phone-in for a hookup and giving his amp some iced tea, Scottie carrying Dave around on his shoulders during "The Trooper", "Why can't Hellen Keller drive?", Dan's consecutive days streak, getting lost on the way back to the hotel, Matt and the Playgirl, and the Motel 6 party, I'm amazed anyone lived through it.

Favorite Foods: Good Chili, Sino's General Tso's, virtually anything Italian or Cajun, and a nice salad.

Favorite Drinks: Absolut White Russian, The Macallan, Tecate, Beck's

Favorite City: New Orleans

Favorite Movie: Either "Blade Runner" or "The Maltese Falcon"

Favorite Actress: Reese Witherspoon

Other interests: Sports (baseball, football, hockey, F1), movies (mostly old), reading (Ellison, Bear, Twain, Poe, Joyce, Banks, Ellis), history (especially the 20th century and the American Revolution), and my kid(s)

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll? One, two, three <insert crunch here>- three!

Did Michael Jackson do it? Good question.

Did O.J? Based on the evidence I've seen, yes.

Will the Bills *ever* win a SuperBowl? Not with Gregg Williams as coach. Oh, wait...

Who's hotter Britney or Christina? Christina, when she's not in "skank mode".

Boxers or Briefs? Commando's not an option?

Jelly or Glazed? Glazed. And a bottle of anything. To go

Photos courtesy of Scott Stewart, Rockshots Photography