Russ - Bass/Violin/Vocals
Bands:
I've been fortunate to be actively performing with bands since I was 13. I've been in The Other Side, Yahoo, Wahoo (Spa-hoo), countless un-named basement projects, Modern Giants for 2 years, and in 2004 joined The Toys which I've been honored to be a part of ever since. I like to play so much that when The Toys aren't booked, I play with Bmac and Jimmy in a band called Pinstripe.
Music:
I love 70's funk, 90's alternative, and a lot of the new stuff on the radio. I've seen some great bands live like They Might Be Giants, Rush, Red Hot Chili Peppers, My Chemical Romance, Metallica and Maroon 5. I just love music, even classical.
Movies:
I'll wave my nerd flag right now and say Star Wars. Not the new ones so much. Empire is the best. Two movies that I've seen thousands of times: Pulp Fiction and Baseketball. I'm not sure what that means. I love horror movies, the dumber the better. The absolute weirdest movie I've ever seen is called Gummo. It features a scene where a bunch of rednecks beat up a chair. Then this guy is weightlifting handfuls of spoons and they pretend to mug a guy with bunny ears on. I'm not making this up.
Food:
Now we are getting to the important things people want to know. McDonald's breakfast, Red Vines, gummy worms, pizza, tacos, hot dogs, burgers, olives - green or black, COCA-COLA, Count Chocula, beer (duh). I mostly live off of beef jerky; if I ever died the autopsy would say Òthis man was 46% beef jerky.Ó
Other:
I have two beautiful daughters, Ivy and Eva with my awesome and lovely wife, Krystal.
I have an awesome day job in sales. I eat, breathe, and sleep music. I sing from morning til night. I have a great life and I owe that to each of you that comes out to see us. So to you I say - Thanks!
