2. DATE OF BIRTH:        November 19, 1982

3. OCCUPATION:          Student

4. PLACE OF RESIDENCE:           New York

5. WHAT YEAR DID YOU BECOME A FAN?: 1996 - Age 14

6.  BEEFHEART ALBUMS IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE:

       SAFE AS MILK :  ____________________  2
       MIRROR MAN :_____________________ 4
       STRICTLY PERSONAL :
       TROUT MASK REPLICA :_____________ 1
       LICK MY DECALS OFF BABY : _______  5
       SPOTLIGHT KID:___________________   6
       CLEAR SPOT :_______________________9
       UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED :_ 10
       BLUE JEANS & MOONBEAMS :
       SHINY BEAST :_____________________   3
       DOC AT THE RADAR STATION :______7
      ICE CREAM FOR CROW :____________  8

        1 - Frank Zappa
        2 - Arthur Lee and Love
        3 - The Beatles
        4 - Pink Floyd
        5 - Led Zeppelin
        6 - The Who
        7 - The Grateful Dead
        8 - Frank Sinatra
        9 - Black Sabbath
      10 - Iggy Pop and The Stooges

8. NUMBER OF ALBUMS  OWNED:          1275

  9. HOW DID YOU FIRST DISCOVER CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & THE MAGIC BAND,
AND WAS  THERE A PARTICULAR SONG THAT MADE YOU SEE THE LIGHT?:
 I believe I first heard of him through the obvious Frank Zappa connection. First few songs I heard were probably "Willie the Pinp" and "Muffin Man". When I started to seriously obsess over Zappa I knew that I had to finally listen to Trout Mask Replica and give it a listen with my own ears. I did not know quite what to think the first time around. I was shocked, scared, excited, and I haven't been the same since. First song I seriously enjoyed on that album was the almost poppy "Ella Guru". Now it is probably "Hair Pie Bake 1 + 2". The way the band interacts with the music is breathtaking and it remains my favorite album by the Captain. A few months later I bought Safe as Milk and very much enjoyed that as well. Compared to Trout Mask this was child's play, but the work of an extremely tuneful and talented child. "Trust Us" is one of my all time favorite Beefheart songs. Since then, I have explored almost all of his albums (save for 2-3) and enjoyed all of them in different ways. His music is among the most complex, misunderstood, and challenging there is...but it also is among the most rewarding.
 

 10. NUMBER OF BEEFHEART  GIGS SEEN,  AND WHICH YEARS:        Never, unfortunately

 11. ART SHOWS VISITED:             Never, unfortunately

 12. ANY CONTACT WITH DON?:       Never, unfortunately

13. MUSICAL ABILITY / TRAINING:
Percussionist/drummer/obsessed music lover in every single way

 14. ANY OTHER INFO YOU WISH TO ADD? :