| First
name?
My first
name is Kevin. Anything else you hear is a filthy lie. Unless it's flattering,
of course. In
which town do you live?
Tinley Park
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Kevin gives the “once over”
to an as-large-as-your-head pretzel at the Hofbrauhaus in Munich.
Kevin,
looking forward to eight hours in economy class with the band. > |  |
How
do you make your living?
I actually just graduated college (Governors
State University). I am currently in the brief, weird point of my life where school
has ended and I am looking for a real job. While I was a student (and now for
the meantime), I make money as a video store clerk. (If you've ever seen the movie
"Clerks," that's me behind the counter.)
How
long have you been a member of the Arts Alive Band?
2 years, then 4 years
off, and now the last 5 years.
What
instrument(s) do you play?
I play the wide variety of percussion equipment
piled in the back of the band room during rehearsals. I think the one instrument
I excel at most is throwing loose change at the timpani from a distance in order
to get varying sounds from them. It works best when the rest of the band is playing
really softly and Jim Ziska is the one actually behind the timpani.
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Looking for a new vehicle,
Kevin tries a U.S. Army tank.
The
king looks out upon his kingdom, as Kevin surveys the land on World Tour 2000.
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How
long have you been playing it/them?
13 years
Are you involved
in any other musical groups, either inside or outside the Arts Alive system?
If so, which ones?
I've been in a bunch. Right now I am in the Moraine
Valley Jazz Band. I've been in so many other bands in and out of high school that
I can't even remember them all now. I am also in a 4 man rock/jam band tentatively
called Funkitron 5000 (though we change the name every rehearsal, you know, for
tax purposes). We'll be playing the World (sorry, the 'Tweeter') soon…. yea right!
What
do you like most about this group?
The music and the people. It makes playing
so much fun (as music should be)!
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The band rocks Düdelsheim!
Kevin
bakes on stage at Marktplatz in Büdingen. >
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Describe your best/favorite
band moment:
The Düdelshiem concert in Germany, summer of 2000. We rocked
that place!!
What
are your hobbies?
Music (naturally), movies, watching sports, chasing women,
fishing, “phishing” -- you know, normal guy stuff.
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Kevin, doing “normal guy stuff” with his brother Tom.
Jealous
of all the time he spends in band,
Kevin's cat decides to take up the drums.
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What
is your favorite Jell-O flavor?
Any eatable kind will do.
Is
there anything else you want your band friends to know about you?
Mark
is the evil twin, not me. Really!! |
