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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