TOMMY BRUNETT
Where did you grow up?
Webster, NY
When did you start playing guitar?
13, I saw KISS on TV and instantly wanted to be Ace.
What was the first song you learned to play?
Taps (all open strings - the middle three).
What's your favorite TV show of all time?
Banana Splits and Breaking Bad
What are some of your musical influences?
Keith Richards, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits and Todd Snider.
What are some of your life influences?
My Dad, Charles Bukowski, and the Dali Lama.
Favorite song of all time?
Seasons In The Sun by Terry Jacks (I know- weird but I wore the 45 right out when I was little - it just does something to me).
Favorite book?Cash by Johnny Cash and Charles Bukowski - A Night On Earth Poems. Oh... and of course anything my wife writes!
Favorite food?
Seafood but sometimes a cold beer and NYC pizza slice will do it!
Favorite drink?
Genny Light, Iron Smoke Bourbon (of course) Martini at times and Tequila! Oh... and red wine… lots of red wine. Am I a booze hound?
Favorite cartoon when you were growing up?
Scooby-Doo
Favorite concert of all time?
Tom Waits Mule Variations tour in Chicago.
Gear list studio and live?
Fender Tele with a hot stack in the bridge position through a Fender Blues Junior 1-12 and John Ramsey’s custom amp he built for me. On the floor I have a Boss TU - 12 Tuner pedal and a Boss Super Overdrive pedal. Pretty simple compared to the old days.
BRIAN EBERTS
Where did you grow up?
Rochester, NY
When did you start playing guitar?
Guitar at age 11, bass at 18
What was the first song you learned to play?
Paranoid, Black Sabbath
What's your favorite TV show of all time?
Dukes of Hazzard
What are some of your musical influences?
Alice Cooper, Kiss, Cheap Trick, T. Rex, Beatles, Stones, Wildhearts, GNR, old Aerosmith, Enuff Z'Nuff, AC/DC Marvelous 3, Sweet, Zeppelin
Favorite song of all time?
Anything off Cheap Trick's debut or Kiss Alive
Favorite food?
Mark's Pizza
Favorite drink?
Genny Light Beer, Mountain Dew
Favorite cartoon when you were growing up?
Scooby Doo.
Favorite concert of all time?
Kiss Reunion Tour '96
Gear list studio and live?
70s Fender Precision and Jazz Basses. Ampeg svt amps.
ERIK WELSH
Where did you grow up?
Oswego, NY
When did you start playing drums?
12 years old
What was the first song you learned to play?
Hold the line, By Toto
What's your favorite TV show of all time?
Starski and Hutch
What are some of your musical influences?
My Uncle James, John Bonham, Joe Franco from the Goodrats, Kings X and Jellyfish.
What are some of your life influences?
My Dad – above all. Teachers and friends.
Favorite song of all time?
Elanor Rigby, or Imagine
Favorite food?
Cookies, of course.
Favorite drink?
Jack Daniels
Favorite cartoon when you were growing up?
Bugs Bunny or Popeye
Favorite concert of all time?
Kings-X in Buffalo early 1990's
Gear list studio and live?
Drums / Tama, DW pedals, Sabian cymbals, hooker headers!!
GREG HASSETT
Where did you grow up?
Right here in Rochester, NY
When did you start playing guitar?
Age 13
What was the first song you learned to play?
I wrote a little ditty using a garage-sale acoustic, to prove I could play. I showed my parents and they let me get an electric.
What's your favorite TV show of all time?
Battlestar Gallactica 2004-2009
What are some of your musical influences?
Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, The Clash, David Bowie, The Ramones, Joe Jackson, Squeeze, Led Zeppelin, Joe Walsh, The Pretenders, The Beatles… The Blues Brothers movie. Broadway musical "Hair."
What are some of your life influences?
My mom, who gave me a great deal of self-esteem. Anyone I can learn from. Anyone who helps me to move in a positive direction. I watch people and I try to incorporate the most thoughtful philosophies into my life.
Favorite song of all time?
Rondo Alla Turca (The Turkish March) So much fun to watch it being played.
Favorite food?
Any shellfish
Favorite drink?
Aargh – The Captain
Favorite cartoon when you were growing up?
Bugs bunny / Loony tunes – Especially with Yosemite Sam
Favorite concert of all time?
Ramones, Scorgies 1985 – got to meet them
Gear list studio and live?
Telecasters, Les Pauls, Marshall and Fender amps.
