Outlier Profile - Matt Syracuse
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| Matt is the newest addition to the Outliers, adding a new and complex, yet rock-steady, rhythmic sound. Matt lives on Long Island and when not rocking out, works as a computer analyst. | |
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| Name | |
| Matt Syracuse | |
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| Blues Name | |
| Jailhouse Fingers Davis | |
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| Primary Instrument | |
| Drums | |
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| Other instruments you can play | |
| Percussion - Bongos & Conga | |
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| Other instruments you've ever played, but would be afraid to pick up today | |
| Piano | |
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| Top 5 Most Important Musical Influences: | |
| #1 Pink Floyd | |
| #2 Frank Zappa | |
| #3 Brand X | |
| #4 Genesis | |
| #5 Steely Dan | |
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| Age began playing music | |
| 17 | |
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| Most thrilling personal musical experience | |
| Playing Battle of the Bands in High School | |
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| Favorite musical artist | |
| Phil Collins | |
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| Musical genre you identify with the most | |
| Fusion | |
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| Your all-time favorite album (your 'desert island disc') | |
| The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway | |
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| Favorite guitar player | |
| David Gilmour | |
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| Favorite bass player | |
| Stanley Clarke | |
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| Favorite singer | |
| Peter Gabriel | |
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| Favorite harp player | |
| Elwood Blues | |
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| Favorite drummer | |
| Phil Collins | |
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| Favorite tune performed by The Outliers | |
| Never Been to Spain | |
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| Favorite Elvis song | |
| Little Sister | |
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| Favorite Beatle | |
| George Harrison | |
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| Favorite actor | |
| Harrison Ford | |
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| Favorite actress | |
| Ashley Judd | |
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| Favorite movie | |
| Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back | |
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| Favorite book | |
| Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill | |
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| Favorite web site | |
| Google - the doorway to the Internet | |
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| Favorite newspaper | |
| Wall Street Journal | |
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| Favorite place to do Outliers gigs | |
| NorthShore Cafe - a great little place | |
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| Favorite food | |
| Pasta | |
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| Shoe Size | |
| 11 | |
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| Your day job | |
| Computer Analyst | |
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| Will a little dab really do ya? | |
| In the right spot | |
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| Favorite all-time TV show | |
| Star Trek | |
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| Favorite all-time TV show theme song | |
| Barney Miller | |
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| "Less Filling" or "Tastes Great"? | |
| Tastes Great | |
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| Favorite decade | |
| 1970's | |
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| Do gentlemen really prefer blondes? | |
| Only after everyone else is already gone | |
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| Favorite capital punishment device | |
| Hanging | |
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| Favorite quote | |
| "Who is wise? He that learns from everyone? Who is powerful?" - Benjamin Franklin | |
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| Favorite comedian | |
| Billy Crystal | |
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| Mantle or Mays? | |
| Mantle | |
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| Favorite travel destination | |
| Barbados | |
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| What the hell does "NPD" stand for anyway? | |
| No Parking 'Dere | |
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| The 1st thing you'd buy if you won $10 million | |
| Electronic Drum Set | |
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| Ben & Jerry or Haagen Dazs | |
| Haagen Dazs | |
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| Tom & Jerry or Wile E. Coyote & Roadrunner | |
| Wile E. Coyote & Roadrunner | |
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| Ben & Jerry or Tom & Jerry | |
| Tom & Jerry | |
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| The Beatles or The Stones | |
| Beatles | |
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| Cats or Dogs? | |
| Cats | |
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| Do you think UFO's really exist? | |
| They're just UFO's here - everywhere else they know what they are. | |
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| Stock picks | |
| Whatever is moving up | |
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| 1st concert you ever saw | |
| Johnny Winter | |
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| If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be? | |
| Playing at "Hot Dog Beach" | |
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| Domino's or Pizza Hut? | |
| Pizza Hut | |
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| Dylan "electric" or Dylan "acoustic" | |
| acoustic | |
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| Who currently isn't, but in your opinion, should be, on a postage stamp? | |
| Dale Carnegie | |
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| Coke or Pepsi? | |
| Pepsi | |
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| Carpet or wood floors? | |
| Carpet feels nice, wood looks nice | |
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| Favorite dead rock star | |
| Frank Zappa | |
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| Crackling fire or sandy beach? | |
| sandy beache | |
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| Favorite member of ABBA | |
| next... | |
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| Who do you think was really behind Kennedy's assasination? | |
| Government | |
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| Favorite Woody Allen movie | |
| Sleeper | |
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| Favorite condiment | |
| Relish | |
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| Favorite bimbo who ended a politican's/evangelist's/CEO's career | |
| Marilyn Monroe | |
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| Most humbling experience | |
| Filling out this form :) | |
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