Outlier Profile - Rob Fishman
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| The newest addition to The Outliers takes the band in a new and exciting direction. Classically trained, Rob brings a sense for musical structure, sound, harmony and arrangement that adds yet one more level of uniqueness to the outlier sound. In addition, Rob's keyboard skills add a funky new texture to the sound giving us multiple options for fills, groove and solos. During the day, Rob spends his time as a Sales Consultant and Trainer. | |
| Name | |
| Rob Fishman | |
| Blues Name | |
| Skinny Gumbo Brown | |
| Primary Instrument | |
| Piano | |
| Other instruments you can play | |
| Drums, Percussion, anything you can hit | |
| Other instruments you've ever played, but would be afraid to pick up today | |
| Flute, Double Bass, Jawharp, Brake Drum | |
| Top 5 Most Important Musical Influences: | |
| #1 Johann Sebastian Bach | |
| #2 Muddy Waters | |
| #3 John Coltrane | |
| #4 Keith Emerson | |
| #5 Herbie Hancock | |
| Age began playing music | |
| 7 | |
| Most thrilling personal musical experience | |
| Performing Mahler's 4th Symphony on Timpani with a symphony orchestra | |
| Favorite musical artist | |
| Eric Clapton | |
| Musical genre you identify with the most | |
| Jazz | |
| Your all-time favorite album (your 'desert island disc') | |
| Steely Dan...AJA | |
| Favorite guitar player | |
| Eric Clapton | |
| Favorite bass player | |
| Jaco Pastorious (RIP) | |
| Favorite singer | |
| Stevie Nicks | |
| Favorite harp player | |
| Joel Rubinson..oh, did you mean Blues Harp?? otherwise, Harpo Marx | |
| Favorite drummer | |
| Steve Gadd | |
| Favorite tune performed by The Outliers | |
| Roadhouse Blues | |
| Favorite Elvis song | |
| Jailhouse Rock | |
| Favorite Beatle | |
| John | |
| Favorite actor | |
| Robert DeNiro | |
| Favorite actress | |
| Jessica Lange | |
| Favorite movie | |
| Night at the Opera | |
| Favorite book | |
| Good to Great | |
| Favorite author | |
| Truman Capote | |
| Favorite magazine | |
| skI | |
| Favorite web site | |
| CNN | |
| Favorite newspaper | |
| Times | |
| Favorite place to do Outliers gigs | |
| anywhere | |
| Favorite food | |
| Sushi | |
| Shoe Size | |
| 9 1/2 | |
| Your day job | |
| Jeweler | |
| Your least favorite word | |
| perfunctory | |
| Will a little dab really do ya? | |
| Only on the weekend | |
| Favorite baseball player | |
| Lou Gehrig | |
| Favorite all-time TV show | |
| My Three Sons | |
| Favorite all-time TV show theme song | |
| Donna Reed Show..try to hum a few bars | |
| Favorite drink | |
| Johnny Walker....Blue label | |
| Favorite accent | |
| french...mon cherie | |
| "Less Filling" or "Tastes Great"? | |
| Tastes Great | |
| Your worst vice | |
| Being a pain in the ... | |
| Favorite decade | |
| The sixties | |
| Do gentlemen really prefer blondes? | |
| Only if they are natural | |
| Favorite capital punishment device | |
| Garden Hose | |
| Favorite quote | |
| "You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm" - Collete | |
| Favorite comedian | |
| Chris Rock | |
| Favorite radio program | |
| WQXR | |
| Mantle or Mays? | |
| Mantle | |
| Favorite travel destination | |
| Peru | |
| What the hell does "NPD" stand for anyway? | |
| Nona Permitta ona tha Danca Floora | |
| The 1st thing you'd buy if you won $10 million | |
| The Outliers, instant pay increases, medical benefits, group therapy, vacation home(s)...etc... | |
| Ben & Jerry or Haagen Dazs | |
| Ben & Jerry | |
| Tom & Jerry or Wile E. Coyote & Roadrunner | |
| Tom & Jerry | |
| Ben & Jerry or Tom & Jerry | |
| Ben & Jerry | |
| The Beatles or The Stones | |
| Beatles | |
| Cats or Dogs? | |
| like dogs alot, but have a cat....she is a lot cleaner than a dog | |
| Do you think UFO's really exist? | |
| Absolutely...just look outside late at night..you can see them | |
| Favorite geo-political figure | |
| Alive or dead? I'll pick Bill Clinton | |
| Favorite sports team | |
| Liberty | |
| Stock picks | |
| Google, Outlier options..etc... | |
| 1st concert you ever saw | |
| Yes, original band at the Nassau Coliseum.....awesome show! | |
| If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be? | |
| Right here | |
| Domino's or Pizza Hut? | |
| Neither | |
| Dylan "electric" or Dylan "acoustic" | |
| Acoustic (early stuff) | |
| Favorite pet | |
| Cheetah | |
| Who currently isn't, but in your opinion, should be, on a postage stamp? | |
| John Coltrane | |
| Coke or Pepsi? | |
| Coke | |
| Who was the real genius - Becker or Fagan? | |
| Fagan | |
| Carpet or wood floors? | |
| Wood Floors | |
| Favorite dead rock star | |
| Jimi Hendrix | |
| Favorite analgesic | |
| Don't do drugs, man | |
| Crackling fire or sandy beach? | |
| Crackling fire | |
| Favorite member of ABBA | |
| Don't really know | |
| Who do you think was really behind Kennedy's assasination? | |
| The Mob | |
| Favorite Woody Allen movie | |
| Everything you wanted to know about sex | |
| Favorite condiment | |
| I beg your pardon... | |
| Favorite bimbo who ended a politican's/evangelist's/CEO's career | |
| Jessica Hahn | |
| Most humbling experience | |
| Being at the summit of Jackson Hole ski area....holy sh*t, this is steep! | |
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