The Arts Alive! Community Band - Band Member of the September 2000

Mike Doody

for SEPTEMBER 2000

Hello again everybody, Linda here. I hope everyone has had a fulfilling and relaxing summer.

After about a month or so 'off', the band started rehearsals again in the middle of August, specifically for the performances we had in August. In September, we tend to start our season again with rehearsals filled with new music and hopefully some new faces as well. We really enjoy seeing new faces!!

For September, I have chosen a funny man who keeps us laughing. I have known him since he first joined this band, and he is a very outgoing and friendly person. If you ever feel down in the dumps or just have a hankering to hear some rather obscene body noises (made with his mouth), then Mr. September is your man.

Now, without further ado, here is a member of our percussion section, Mike Doody. Woo hoo!!! (By the way, happy 30th birthday, Mike!!)

Faithfully Yours,
Linda Riha
BMOTM Editor

P.S. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions or comments about the 'Band Member of the Month' segment. Email me at penglin1927@aol.com.

First Name: Mike
Nickname: "DoodyFree" (Editor's note: chanting 'Doodyfree' was a big hit on the 1994 Germany trip.-LR)
In which town do you live?
Lyons (near the Brookfield Zoo, over by der)
How do you make your living?
Accountant by day, male dancer by night.
How long have you been a member of the Arts Alive Band?
I've never been a member, but I've been in the band since 1992.

Mr. September (right) with an unidentified drunk
at a 1998 New Year's Eve party.
What instrument(s) do you play?
Percussion and sometime the trombone if Mike Riha lets me.
How long have you been playing it/them? 20 years (Holy cow!)

The many sides of Mike:
< loving father...
...lovable goofball. >
Are you involved in any other musical groups, either inside or outside the Arts Alive system? If so, which ones?
Arts Alive Jazz Band, South Suburban Community Concert Band, "substitute" drummer for local favorite rock band Midnight. (Soon to be the permanent drummer if I pull a 'Tonya Harding' on Ziska's arms.)

Emmerson Doody contemplates the next 17 years
living with her dad, Mike.
What do you like most about this group?
Terry Elliott and having a good time playing what I love with my friends.
Describe your best/favorite band moment.
Toad's shorts, people with split-personalities, screaming trumpet solos and both trips to Germany. What a blast.
What are your hobbies?
Parenting, Kite Flying, Shark diving, hot-coal walking, making sculptures out of butter, clowning around and needlepoint.
What is your favorite Jell-O flavor?
I like them all mixed together to create some type of brownish Jell-O. Mmmmmmm!!!!
Is there anything else you want your band friends to know about you?
I like girls who smile, long walks on the beach, rainbows, and throwing pennies at the Timpani.
(Editor's note: I think he also had a good time tormenting me on the bus trip going to and from Springfield for our jazz band performance at the State Fair. Since he had the seat in front of me, he was turned around in his seat with his face two inches from mine while saying the phrase 'I like Santa!!!' many times. What a nut case(!!!), but I like him and I consider him a great friend. - LR)

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