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Previous Nick name:

Big Daddy Plen, Plenart, The Artcrack, Did, jizmac the gusher, the big squish, Snoopy, and someone started calling me Captain Flip Flops?

Birthday:

January 1

Home town:

Tamaqua, Pa

How long have you been playing the drums, and how long have you been playing in a band?

30+ years

Why you started playing?

I've always wanted to play since I saw my uncle and cousin play when is was like 3, but the thing that got me hooked was when I saw a Mötley Crüe video for the first time.

What song(s) have influenced or inspired you?

Oh Christ, well of course Mötley Crüe , Methods of Mayhem (anything That has Tommy Lee involved in it.) Also almost anything Old school punk (Social Distortion, Sex Pistols), any 80's pop, and anything from Ozzy, The Beatles, or Nirvana, NIN, Five Finger death punch

Who are some people that have Musically influenced you?

Tommy Lee, Chet Wychulis and Buddy Wychulis

What was the first album you ever bought?

Run DMC Raising Hell and The Monkeys Greatest Hits

Who are some Bands that you never get sick of hearing?

Social Distortion, Lit, Nivana, Good Charlotte, Orgy, Nine Inch Nails, Korn, The Beatles, Black Sabbath/Ozzy, Emily's Toy Box, Tommy Lee/Mötley Crüe, Breaking Benjamin, Green Day,
Linkin' Park, Phil Collins, Fuel, Billy Joel, KISS, five finger death punch, Weezer,
depends on the day, I get bored easy.

What are some albums you could listen to 24/7?

Nirvana (All them), Matrix sound track, social distortion (live at the roxy), Lit (Anything from them), Orgy: Candy ass, Blink 182: Enema of the State, Bryan Adams: So far so Good, Green Day: (any), Emily's Toy Box: ETB Live, Any album from the Beatles, Billy Joel: Billy Joel's Greatest Hits 1,2, & 3, Breaking Benjamin (anything), Every album from Mötley Crüe (even there self titled without Vince and New Tattoo without Tommy), Actually I usually listen to comedy albums

What is your favorite song(s) that you never get sick of listening to?

Any song from Social Distortion, Lit, Breaking Benjamin and Emily's Toy Box, Revival from Orgy, Prison Sex from Tool, Anything From Nirvana, the Beatles, or Mötley Crüe, A.D.I.D.A.S. from Korn, Mandy from Barry Manilow, I Can't Get Enough of Your Love from Barry White, Belly of the Beast from Anthrax, Sunday Bloody Sunday from U2, Take a Picture from Filter, Yellow Brick Road from Elton John, There's probably a ton of others but I cant think.

What is your favorite song(s) to play?

Tommy the Cat from Primus, Anything with a good groove and anything I ever worked on in a band

Where is your favorite place to play?

Any where there's a crowd!

What is your favorite TV show(s)?

The Mandolarian, Marvel's Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D. (all of the Marvel shows), The Walking Dead (I even read the books), Fear the Walking Dead is pretty good too, The blacklist, Elementary is a great show!, Sherlock, Hell on Wheels, The Goldbergs, TreeHouse Masters, Z Nation, Breaking Bad will always be one of the most incredible shows that ever existed and Better Call Saul is great!, The ZOO was pretty cool, Limitless, Criminal Minds, Friends, Tosh.0, Big Bang Theory, House, CSI, CSI New York (They were good), Modern Family, Angel, The Simpsons, Wrestling (any, even local), Two and a half men, How I met your mother, Even though they're gone I love Friends and That 70's Show (My Wife still cries about Friends being gone), Law & Order Special Victims Unit, Mountain Men, I like All the American Horror Stories but they get dumb half way through it.

Hell almost anything on Comedy Central, History Channel, or Sci Fi, Reruns of M*A*S*H, All in the Family & Jackass, H. R. Puff and Stuff, Sigmund the Sea Monster, I don't know why but i f'n loved Pimp my ride, I like almost anything that's not that dumb ass reality crap... I watch WAY to much TV. Every year I can't wait until fall for the new shows

What is your favorite Movie(s)?

This list will be always changing, Movies are kind of my thing!, Any Comedy (I could literally watch Step Brothers 24/7), Lord of the Rings/HobBit (that sh*t rocks), The Crow, All 3 of The Matrix Movies (But the ending of the third movie wasn't that great), all the Star Wars Movies, Ocean's 11, 12, & 13, all Peanuts movies (Snoopy is the man), Anything directed by Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mall Rats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks 2, Jersey Girl), The Day After Tomorrow & Deep Impact (because they doesn't have a happy end like life actually is), The Core, 2012 was not what I was hoping for but good, Any movie about Marvel comic character (X-Men, Spider man, Ironman, Wolverine, Avengers, ect...) the first 3 American Pie movies & the Reunion one, Shawshank Redemption, I am Legend, I'm surprised how good those Twilight movies are, Sabrina (the old and the new version), My Fair Lady, (Sorry to say But I like chick flicks better to see two people in love then 20,000,000 people getting killed), P.S. I love you, Knocked up, 27 dresses, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Transformers the Movie (live action and animated), G.I. Joe the Movie (live action and animated),

I watch a crap load of movies all the time so this one could change any day.

Who is your favorite actor(s)/actress(es)?

Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, Kat Dennings, Isla Fisher, Julia Roberts,

What is your favorite cartoon(s)?

Peanuts, G Force (not those damn guinea pigs either), Smurfs, Underdog, G.I. Joe, Transformers, Sponge Bob is ok but it gets old fast I miss Ren and Stimpy & Beavis and Butthead. I have kids so I watch a lot of cartoons!

What's your Favorite Book?

Hands down the Tommy Lee Auto Biography TOMMYLAND by Tommy Lee with Anthony Bozza, And The Inferno of Dante, The Walking Dead books, I couldn't pick Just one

What is your favorite food(s)?

Beef cubes w/Cream of mushroom soup over pasta, you can tell by my belly

What is your drink of choice?

Depends if I'm out and I'm drinking booze, either Captain & Coke, Jack & Coke, Apple Martinis, red headed slut, Shmirnoff green apple twist, Triple Black if they don't have any of these or if I'm not drinkin' I just drink soda and the only shot I do (usually) is a Red Headed Slut, at home Sunkist, Sugar Free Cool-Aid, Ice tea, I really like flavored sparkling water.

What is your favorite color(s)?

Electric blue, I use to Love Red but after 10+ years with a red Bedroom it got old

What is your favorite outfit(s) on stage?

camouflage cutoffs, a wife beater, and converse all stars

What is your favorite time of year/holiday(s)?

Fall its not to hot not too cold and the trees are pretty/ Halloween & Thanksgiving(i get to eat a whole crap load)

What is your favorite thing(s) about being a musician?

I get to be the worlds biggest little kid while I'm doing something I'm good at and love, and best of all, all the worries of the world just go away

What is your favorite quote(s)?

All Things in Time

"Every man dies but not every man really lives." ~Braveheart

"We don't stop playing cause we grow up, We grow up cause we stop playing." ~Tommy Lee

oh and ah "if the front door is painted red then go around back."

What do you want to be when you grow up?

I always wanted to be a teacher but god knows what I'll actually do.

What was the first concert you attended?

KISS hot in the shade tour 1990 with Slaughter and Little Caesar, the first show I saw though was my uncle's band Spectrum, the first band I saw though was Kings and Queens at my aunts wedding when I was like 7 but I dont really remember to much

Do you have any pets?

I had a number of pets over the last decade but have died except a Golden Retriever My Macie

What are your hobbies?

Collect Snoopy stuff and coins, watch wrestling, draw and paint, play 1 video game (Last day on earth), plan and design tattoos that I don't have money to get,

What is your favorite ice cream(s)?

Chocolate Marshmallow

What was your first band?

"69" with James from Mystery City & Poptart Monkeys and my brother

What was the first time you played live?

I played "Every Rose" from Poison with my cousin band ROCK STEADY at a Party in Tamaqua

What was your favorite show you ever played?

Good God! all of them were special to me just cause I was playing, but the two that will stand out in my mind forever The Night The O~Zone Babies opened for the Poptart Monkeys at Flagstaff in Jim Thorpe. It Was a dream of mine when I first started playing that one day I'd play there. And the Second Was the First time I saw the Poptarts Play at Cousin's in Hazleton. I got to play there song Voices with them and be on stage with my buddy James.

What is the funniest thing(s) you've ever heard?

I forgot, but My buddy Kuntz probably said it. The man is a funny man.

These are the questions asked by James Lipton on Inside the Actors Studio

What is your favorite word

Tally Wacker

What is your least favorite word

Not sure if this would count but I hate when people do not speak correctly. "Ya" is NOT yes! and speaking abbreviations makes me want to punch things!

What turns you on

Yellow Eyes... (inside joke)

What turns you off

Abuse of ANY kind

What sound or noise do you love

Any sound my daughter makes that isn't her screaming

What sound or noise do you hate

Her Screaming. she has a scream that can suck out someone's soul!

What is your favorite curse word

I really like replacing curse words with ordinary words. YOu get a better response from people. Saying Flamingo instead of F#c% will get someones attention

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt

Pimp for an internet porn or a movie critic

What profession would you NOT like to do

The Veterinarian what has to inseminate animals or Glory Hole attendant

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates

With a serious look on his/her face, "What are you looking at I'm GOD Bitch!"

Experience:

I was a roadie for the bands: Topper, Nighttrain, Misdemeanor, Rock Steady, Spectrum. Sound Technician for the American Cancer Society telethon for four years. Played for Tamaqua Area Junior High School chorus classes of '92 and '93 played in the "pit band" for TAHS senior class play of grease. Ran lights for the band Misdemeanor. Managed the bands Loverboy Al and Innocence (before i was the drummer). Was a temporary replacement for the band Nighttrain. Was in the bands: 69, OneWay, Skin Tight, Sleep-walker, Freek Show, Vishion, Insania, Axis, Code Blue, Geek Magot Bingo, 10-4 and the Electrons, Stickman Morley, Vortex, Toast, Urethane, O~Zone Babies, Cornerstone/Famous By Design, And did Fill in work with Chasing Sanity.

More recently (2011) I was the fill-in drummer for Seven Theory.

I retired in late 2003 only to come back in June of 2004 thanks to my boy James, he's good at getting me motivated, But after 2 years of nothing real getting started and getting screwed over a few times I decided to do more teaching and consulting bands. I've been doing that ever since.

In late 2010 I put my old band from high school, 10-4 & the Electrons back together for a one night only.

My solo project which is called Mrs. Flippewinggall will someday get off the ground I hope, and Mark my words the world needs a Wierd Al tribute band

Equipment:

This changes so often its not funny depending on what I'm playing and who I'm playing with.

I usually use a Tama Rockstar set consisting of a

9" x 10" tom, 12" x 14" tom, 16" x 22" bass, and a Grover 4½" x 10" snare drum. Tama tom and cymbal holders. DW high hat stand. A Gibralter thrown. A LP Classic Ridge Rider Cowbell, A LP High Jam Block, A set of 14" AA rock hats, 16" AA rock crash,

17" AAXplosion crash, 18"AAX china, 18" metal crash and a 20" B8 Pro power rock ride all Sabian.

I also have for the Tama set 8"x8" tom, 10"x12" tom & a 16"x20" Ludwig Bass.

My back up sets are a Crestline "SNOOPY" set & a Fluorescent Green/Blue Flame set of all larger sizes.

They're listed on my "Drums & Equipment" page.