All you ever wanted to know about Ricky Allen, Rudy Faas,Billy Griffin,Cary "Street" Jackson & David Whitlow


Ricky

Ricky Allen

Rudy

Rudy Faas

  • Full Name: Rudy Daniel Faas
  • Birth Date: March 30, 1965
  • Birth Place: Kansas City, Missouri
  • Height: 6'0"
  • Weight: 150
  • Colour Of Eyes: Hazel
  • Colour Of Hair: Brown
  • Brothers, Sisters: 1 sister - Susan Elaine McNamara, married to lead guitarist Rusty McNamara of "Full House"
  • Significant Other: Tamra Gail Faas
  • Children: Jesse & Rachel
  • Instruments Played: Trumpet, bass guitar, guitar, piano, (and soon - Steel Drums)
  • Education: - a few credits toward a MBA at VCU, 1992
    - BS in Computer Science, James Madison University, 1989
    - Hermitage High School, class of 1983
  • Day Job: Information Technology Consultant, Broughton Systems, Inc.
  • Hobbies: My kids - Jesse and Rachel, fishing, carpentry, beginning scuba diving,
    and currently researching how to make Steel Drums out of 50-gallon oil drums, the right way.
  • Favourite Sports: To watch - NFL Football, College Football
    To Play - Softball, golf, pool, basketball
  • Favourite Team or Athlete: Team - Cowboys
    Athlete - Darryl Johnston
  • Favourite Singers: Steve Wiggins, Kevin Max Smith, Dan Hazeltine
  • Favourite Musicians: Miles Davis, Al Hirt, Pete Fontaine, Michael W. Smith
  • Favourite Bands: DC Talk, Phantom Regiment, Big Teent Revival
  • Favourite Composers Aaron Copeland
  • Favourite Actors: David Duchovny
  • Favourite Actresses: Gillian Anderson
  • Favourite Directors: Cris Carter
  • Favourite Movies: Caddyshack, The Sting, 20000 Leagues Under The Sea
  • Favourite Artists: Lauren Davis Williamson
  • Favourite Authors: Paul, Frank Peretti, Larry Burkett, Tim LeHaye, Larry B. Jenkins
  • Favourite Books: Bible, The Present Darkness, The Stand
  • Favourite Quote: "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" -Paul of Tarsus, Bible, Ephesians 6:12
  • Political Party: Republican, at this time
  • Misc. Likes: Children, animals, fishing, lending a hand
  • Misc. Dislikes: Selfishness, MTV's "The Real World", National Organization of Women
  • Favourite Foods: She-Crab soup, Vidalia onions, Hanover tomatoes, New York strip
  • Favourite Drinks: Cabernet Savignon, Merlot, Bordeaux, pink Lemonade, iced tea
  • Favourite Drugs: The flu shot
  • Personal Ambition: To leave a legacy my children can be proud of
  • Professional Ambition: To spend more time with my family than working

Billy

Billy Griffin

  • Full Name: William Floyd Griffin III
  • Birth Date: November 11, 1964
  • Birth Place: Newport News, Virginia
  • Height: 5' 10"
  • Weight 175 lbs
  • Colour Of Eyes: Green
  • Colour Of Hair: Brown
  • Brothers, Sisters: Can I get an amen?
  • Significant other: Little Debbie
  • Children:  
  • Instruments Played: Guitar
  • Education: James Madison University
  • Day Job: Recovery Planning
  • Hobbies: Shucking, jiving
  • Favourite Sports: Yard darts
  • Favourite Team or Athlete: Muhammad Ali
  • Favourite Singers: Brian Wilson, Lloyd Cole
  • Favourite Musicians: Brian Wilson, Lloyd Cole
  • Favourite Bands: Beach Boys, The Commotions, Cowboy Junkies, Black Crowes
  • Favourite Composers:  Louis Rukeyser
  • Favourite Actors: Lancelot Link
  • Favourite Actresses: That kid who played Veruca Salt in "Willy Wonka"
  • Favourite Directors: Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick & David Whitlow
  • Favourite Movies The Great Race, Dog Day Afternoon
  • Favourite Artists: The animators from the early episodes of "Johnny Quest"
  • Favourite Authors: J.D. MacDonald, Lao-tzu, Brett Easton Ellis, Hunter S. Thompson
  • Favourite Books: Less Than Zero, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
  • Favourite Quote: "It's not that I don't love you."
  • Political Party: Harper Valley P.T.A.
  • Misc. Likes: Friday nights, big socks, ice cream
  • Misc. Dislikes: Music theory, Aqua Velva, Three bean salad
  • Favourite Foods: Fried chicken and watermelon
  • Favourite Drinks: Sumatra
  • Favourite Drugs: Verona
  • Personal Ambition: To get it right this time
  • Professional Ambition: Early retirement

Cary

Cary "Street" Jackson

  • Full Name: F. Cary Jackson, III
  • Birth Date: August 4, 1945
  • Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia
  • Height: 5' 11"
  • Weight: Variable
  • Colour Of Eyes: Blue
  • Colour Of Hair: Gray
  • Brothers, Sisters: One sister, Anne.
  • Significant Other: None, so far!
  • Children: None (I hope!) so far!
  • Instruments Played: Guitar, and anything else is my business!
  • Education: BFA in Theatre Arts (VCU), M. Ed. (VCU).
  • Day Job: Public School Librarian, Moore Middle School, Prince George County.
  • Hobbies: MMusic, reading Fantasy/SciFi, watching TV, surfin the net.
  • Favourite Sports: College basketball.
  • Favourite Team or Athlete: VCU Rams
  • Favourite Singers: Depends on my mood--too numerous to get into.
  • Favourite Musicians: Clapton, Winwood, Garcia, Townsend, Kaukonen, Jackson Browne(sense a pattern developing here?), Knopfler, Neil Young...
  • Favourite Bands: Who, Dead, Hendrix Experience, Beatles, Eagles, CS&N, Poco, Buffalo Springfield, Byrds...
  • Favourite Composers Bach, Beethoven, Randy Newman, John Williams, Aaron Copeland, and whoever that dude was who did "Tubular Bells"
  • Favourite Actors: Jack Nicholson, Rod Steiger, Walter Matthau, James Dean...
  • Favourite Actresses: Dana Delaney, Sharon Stone, Nana Visitor...
  • Favourite Directors: Elia Kazan, Robert Altman, Mike Nichols,
  • Favourite Movies: Catch 22, Slaughter House 5, Yellow Submarine, Fantasia, The Four Feathers, The Man who would be King...
  • Favourite Artists: Artists: Lichtenstein, Klee, Manet (or is it Monet?) Chagall Gauguin (sp?),
  • Favourite Authors: J.R.R. Tolkien, A. Conan Doyle, Edgar Rice Bourroughs, Lee Smith, Mary Stewart, Terry Brooks, Katharine Kurtz, Susan Cooper...
  • Favourite Books: The Lord of the Rings, The Dark is Rising, The Warlord of Mars, The Crystal Cave,Last day the Dogbushes Bloomed...
  • Favourite Quote: "If nominated I will not run, if elected I will not serve".
    "If something can go wrong, it will".
    Personal Comment; I HATE "Favourite..." questions!!!
  • Political Party: I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that it may incriminate me!
  • Misc. Likes: Yes, I like Miss Alanius.
  • Misc. Dislikes: Mr. Alanius.
  • Favourite Foods: Sea Food (if I "sea" it...)
  • Favourite Drinks: Micro and/or craft brewed beer--Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Tupper's Hop Pocket Ale, Mob Jack Pale Ale (sense a pattern developing here?
  • Favourite Drugs: Refer to "Political Party"!
  • Personal Ambition: To be the best guitar player I can be.
  • Professional Ambition: To last another ten years in my current job and retire with full benefits (Ha!).

David

David Whitlow

  • Full Name: David Scott Whitlow
  • Birth Date: February 24, 1963
  • Birth Place Richmond, Virginia
  • Height: 5' 10"
  • Weight 165 lbs
  • Eyes: 2
  • Hair: 171,845 in over 9 seperate locations
  • Brothers, Sisters: Adam, Amy, Kendall
  • Significant Other: Dee Whitlow
  • Children: Casey
  • Instruments Played: Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums,
    That plastic flute they used to make you play in school all the time.
  • Education: Just enough to be dangerous
  • Day Job: Computer Systems Engineer, part time Scotch-Tapist-To-The-Stars
  • Hobbies: Computers, music, the odd run for president, chess
  • Favourite Sports: NFL Football, NASCAR
  • Favourite Team or Athlete: Washington Redskins, Mark Martin
  • Favourite Singers: Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Billy Griffin
  • Favourite Musicians: Steve Howe, Neil Peart
  • Favourite Bands: Yes, Rush, Steely Dan, Earth Wind + Fire, Ben Folds Five, Picture Book
  • Favourite Composers Mozart, Tchaikovsky, James Taylor, Donald Fagen, Copland, Billy Griffin, Ricky Allen
  • Favourite Actors: No one in particular
  • Favourite Actresses: No one in particular
  • Favourite Directors: Woody Allen, Ricky Allen
    (Collectively known as "The Fabulous Directing Allens")
  • Favourite Movies Love and Death, The Holy Grail
  • Favourite Artists:
  • Favourite Authors: Kurt Vonnegut, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams
  • Favourite Books: Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle, Reaper Man,
    Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, Alice in Wonderland
  • Favourite Quote: "The cosmos is a giant flywheel making 80 revolutions per minute.
    Man is a sick fly taking a dizzy ride on it." - Mencken
  • Political Party: Mindless conservatism drove me out of the Republican party. Mindless liberalism
    is driving me away from the Democrats. I'm becoming increasingly Libertarian.
  • Misc. Likes: Candlelit beaches and long walks on the dinner.
  • Misc. Dislikes: Nuclear war, people who lie.
  • Favourite Foods: Cheeseburgers, Shrimp, anything with lots of butter, mushrooms, garlic or salt.
  • Favourite Drinks: Milk, Coca Cola
  • Favourite Drugs: Scotch and cigars
  • Personal Ambition: To be able to remember the words to ANYTHING. To be able to develop just a little of Billys creative energy and Rickys artistic eye (and ear) without appearing to be such a tremendous suck-up. On the whole, doubtful.
  • Professional Ambition: To have various world leaders take turns mowing my lawn on the weekends.

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