The Guys
Brian
Email Brian at brian@kickband.com
Code Name: B
Position: Rhythm guitar, vocals
Began playing at age: 12
Birthplace: Uniondale, NY
First concert: Shaun Cassidy
Favorite movie of all time: Wedding Crashers
Favorite actor/actress: Clint Eastwoord/Diane Laine
Favorite TV show of all time: All in the Family
If you were a character on a tv show, which one would you be? Bill Cosby
What would you do if you won a million dollars tomorrow? Pay all my bills, go on vacation, and save the rest for my kids’ future.
Favorite band(s): Kiss, Aerosmith, Bowling for Soup, Huey Lewis, Hinder, Styx, Bee Gees, Wings, Foo Fighters, Hardline, Journey, Donna Summer, 80s hair bands
The one album you would want if stranded on a desert island: Kissology
If your life was a song, what would the title be? “I Want More”
If you could be a particular singer or musician, who would you be? Gene Simmons (love both sides of him).
Favorite board game: Scrabble (I will beat your ass!)
Favorite video game: Madden Football
Person you would most like to have a beer with: Joe Perry
Three people living or dead you would invite to dinner: Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmit Smith
Would you like to know the day you’re going to die ahead of time? No, I am such a worrier!
Would you rather spend life in prison or be executed?: Prison, death scares the hell out of me.
Hobbies: Basketball, fantasy football, working out, biking.
Favorite sports team(s): Dallas Cowboys, Red Sox, Celtics
Former bands: Straitback, Hot Dice
Favorite beverage: Twist up
Favorite cocktail: Pear vodka and Fresca
Favorite food: Chinese, wings, and pizza
Greg
Email Greg at gioiagregg@yahoo.com
Code name: Shake-n-Bake
Position: Lead guitar, vocals
Began playing at age: 13
Birthplace: New Britain, CT
First concert: Van Halen
Favorite movie of all time: Die Hard
Favorite actor/actress: Mel Gibson
Favorite TV show of all time: Rescue Me
If you were a character on a TV show, which one would you be?: Tommy Gavin, Rescue Me
Last book read: Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who
What would you do if you won a million dollars tomorrow? Hide it from the ex.
Favorite band(s): Led Zeppelin, G’N'R, Nirvana, Weezer
The one album you would want if stranded on a desert island: Led Zeppelin IV
If your life was a song, what would the title be? ”Island in the Sun” by Weezer
If you could be a particular singer or musician, who would you be? Freddie Mercury
Favorite board game: Stratego
Favorite video game: Galaga
Person you would most like to have a beer with: Gary Busey
Three people living or dead you would invite to dinner: Jimmy Page, Leonardo Da Vinci, Stephen Hawking
Would you like to know the day you’re going to die ahead of time? Nope
Would you rather spend life in prison or be executed?: Kill Me!
Hobbies: Riding, Anything Outside, Watching Movies
Favorite sports team(s): Indianapolis Colts
Former bands: Vivid, I’m Wit Stupid
Favorite beverage: Water
Favorite cocktail: Southern Comfort
Favorite food: Thai
Birthdate: August 31
Kevin
Email Kevin at kevin@kickband.com
Code name: The Count “Count MonsterRod Vunhugenstein” of course!
Position: Lead Vocals
Began playing at age: 12
Birthplace: Machu Picchu, high up in the Peruvian Amazon Jungle!
First concert: sadly enough, Up With People
Favorite movie of all time: The Matrix, Fight Club
Favorite actor/actress: Mel Gibson
Favorite TV show of all time: Frasier
If you were a character on a tv show, which one would you be? A reality show host
Last book read: Edger Cayce’s Story of the Origin and Destiny of Man
What would you do if you won a million dollars tomorrow? Pay off thr IRS lol. Buy a real house, Have four kids, take care of family and friends and live life!
Favorite band(s): Alice in Chains, Cake, Jason Mraz, Sublime, Kings X, Morphine, Soul Coughing, Styx, Queen, Incubus, Toto, Live, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Stroke 9, White Trash, Traffic, The Commitments, 24-7 Spyz, Vinnie Vincent Invasion, Sarah McLachlan, Matchbox 20, Jewel, Alanis Morrisette, Extreme, Led Zeppelin, Blues Traveler, School of Fish, Steelheart, XYZ, Santana, Allman Bros., Living Colour, Tesla, Radiohead, Fuel, Black Crows, Faith No More, Korn & Tool. Hey you asked!!
The one album you would want if stranded on a desert island: Jar of Flies, Alice in Chains
If your life was a song, what would the title be? “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”
If you could be a particular singer or musician, who would you be? Freddie Mercury
Favorite board game: Naked Twister
Favorite video game: Medal of Honor
Person you would most like to have a beer with: Carl Sagan
Three people living or dead you would invite to dinner: Nostradamus, King Tut, and Albert Einstein
Would you like to know the day you’re going to die ahead of time? Yes
Would you rather spend life in prison or be executed?: Executed
Hobbies: Singing/Songwriting/Composing, Football, Motorcross, BMX, Freestyle Skiing, Painting, Art, Fishing, Camping, Wood Working, Social Work, Community/Civic Work
Favorite sports team(s): Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees, UConn Huskies
Former bands: Jimmy Hat, Total Controll, KDS, Gypsy Boys
Favorite beverage: Gatirade
Favorite cocktail: Gin Martini, dirty up Three Olives
Favorite food: Sushi
Birthdate: January 22
Micke
Email Micke at micke@kickband.com
Code name: ThunderstickBegan playing at age: 13
Position: Bass, vocals
Birthplace: Hartford, CT
First concert: Chicago
Favorite movie of all time: The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite actor/actress: Harrison Ford
Favorite TV show of all time: The Office
If you were a character on a tv show, which one would you be? Homer Simpson
Last book read: Eating the Dinosaur by Chuck Klosterman
What would you do if you won a million dollars tomorrow? Rent the XL Center and hold the biggest free Kick show ever and invest the rest in emerging market bonds.
Favorite band(s): The Hold Steady, The Gaslight Anthem, Ramones, Rush, Midnight Oil, old Chili Peppers, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
The one album you would want if stranded on a desert island: Born to Run
If your life was a song, what would the title be? “My Way” by Frank Sinatra
If you could be a particular singer or musician, who would you be? Bruce Springsteen walking onstage at Giants Stadium
Favorite board game: Masterpiece
Favorite video game: Super Mario Kart
Person you would most like to have a beer with: You
Three people living or dead you would invite to dinner: Jesus, Beethoven, and Megan Fox
Would you like to know the day you’re going to die ahead of time?: No
Would you rather spend life in prison or be executed?: How about I split the difference and die in a prison fight?
Hobbies: Running, action sports of every type, travel, exploring, anything that looks fun.
Favorite sports team(s): Hartford Whalers (still)
Former bands: (the original) Anthrax, Chronic Disorder, Big Gulp, Squall
Favorite beverage: Coke Zero
Favorite cocktail: Margarita on the Rocks with salt
Favorite food: Cajun, Thai, Mexican, Southern Italian…anything you can make spicy
Birthdate: June 16
Paulie
Email Paulie at paulie@kickband.com
Code name: Wingman
Began playing at age: 13
Birthplace: Norwich, Connecticut
First concert: Kiss
Favorite movie of all time: Dumb and Dumber, Shawshank Redemption
Favorite actor/actress: Nicholas Cage
Favorite TV show of all time: Lost in Space (First show I saw when we got cable TV)
Last book read: Perfume (Story of a Murderer)
What would you do if you won a million dollars tomorrow? Travel with my fav person
Favorite band(s): Kiss, Journey, Type O Negative, Dream Theater, Semisonic, Train, Bad Company, Zodiac Mindwarp, David Gray
The one album you would want if stranded on a desert island: Kiss Alive
If your life was a song, what would the title be? “Here I Go Again”
Person you would most like to have a beer with: Dad
Hobbies: Working out, shootin’ pool, hanging’ with the kids.
Favorite sports team(s): Red Sox
Former bands: Street Legal, Blues Saraceno, Don’t Tell Lisa
Favorite beverage: Jagerbomb
Favorite food: Pizza
Birthdate: December 10
