Ken
Ken has spent his entire adult life trying to compensate for not being breast-fed as a child. Having been born a Libra, which left him genetically predisposed for indecision, Ken spends most of his waking hours trying to decide whether to $#!% or get off the pot. Musically, Ken has been able to fool many people for years into believing that he has some form of talent. He was an all-state vocalist in high-school. He performed in numerous professional and semi-professional musical theater productions. Nicknamed "The White Al Jareau" in college, Ken was lead vocalist for the Hofstra University Jazz Ensemble, where he opened for such acts as comedian Robert Klein.
Although it may seem cruel now, several close friends and relatives actually encouraged Ken along the way, telling him he had "a great face for radio". So, he began hanging around WRHU studios, where he became the de-facto-assistant-engineer. There, he recorded numerous radio commercials and promos, and later tried (unsuccessfully) to sleep with all of the (female) staff. During this time, Ken was also lead vocalist for the now-defunct rock band "The Scam" and jazz/funk band "On Broadway", and even sang background vocals for such acts as Manhattan Transfer, Kenny Rogers, and The Pointer Sisters.
But eventually people caught on that Johnny couldn't read (music). Ken abandoned all delusions of a musical career in exchange for one that actually permitted him to eat - perhaps his favorite pastime, after sleeping. Sadly, Ken still suffers from the ill-effects of social abuse and intellectual and cultural neglect from having moved to New Jersey in 1989. He now spends most of his days quietly mowing his lawn, driving the speed limit, and generally being nice to people. Ken continues to foolishly believe that the wrongs of the world can be righted through soul music, and is desperately awaiting the second coming of Marvin Gaye.
Mitch
Sometime during his attendance at Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, Mitch learned to play guitar. He played songs by artists such as the Grateful Dead, New Riders, Allman Brothers, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Neil Young, Hot Tuna, etc. mostly performing at his friend Abe's garage. Mitch played mostly rhythm guitar and has always longed to sing and play lead guitar. He and his friends actually sounded pretty good but you had to be in an altered state of mind to appreciate the music.
While attending college at SUNY Albany, Mitch decided to major in various subjects none of which had anything to do with academia. After realizing that one was supposed to attend classes and actually study during college, Mitch did what any normal person would and go to an easier school meant for individuals who wanted to become gym teachers and/or avoid the draft. SUNY College at Brockport was the next stop on the line. Mitch decided to clean up his act and major in Computer Science and Math. This would of course, land Mitch a technical computer programming job at AT&T several years later.
Being an employee of AT&T in the northeast means moving to Sopranoland. So, after moving to New Jersey in 1990, the next logical thing would be to get married, settle down and have kids becaue that's what you do in New Jersey. This has actually become Mitch's greatest accomplishment. Not only did Mitch find a beautiful, caring and intelligent woman to settle down with, but he has actually sired two wonderful little girls that give new meaning to life. Mitch's favorite pastime is playing with his three girls. Now, the only thing left is to become the rock star he always wanted to become.