SkidMark Multimedia - Featured Artist of the Month - September 2005

Kevin Jarvis

Age: 34

Starsign: Libra

Instrument(s) Played: Acoustic, classical and electric guitars, keyboards, mandolin, bass, backing vocals

Favourite Instrument ever owned: Martin D-15 acoustic guitar

Favourite band: Yes

5 favourite albums/CD's

1) Yes – The Yes Album

2) Kansas - Leftoverture

3) Grey Eye Glances – Songs of Leaving

4) Under the Sun – self titled

5) Moody Blues – To Our Children’s Children’s Children

Current "Hot" CD playing on your system: Cobweb Strange – “A Breath of October”

Favourite Quote: “There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” And “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.”

Favourite celeb you'd like to share a jacuzzi with: I’d rather not share a jacuzzi with anyone I don’t know.

Favourite celeb you'd like to share a beer with: I don’t drink beer but it would be cool to hang out with Kerry Livgren of Kansas for a while.

Favourite food: Peanut butter

Favourite Drink: Iced tea

Favourite sport: Not much for sports but I used to enjoy playing tennis

Favourite Place: The country

Favourite Festival: Rites of Spring festival

Favourite Venue Played & Why: New American Shakespeare Tavern, Atlanta, GA, USA. It has a nice big stage and a very cool atmosphere.

Favourite TV Show: I watch very little TV, but I enjoyed Star Trek: The Next Generation, Earth 2, and 24.

Favourite Movie / Film: Currently “O Brother Where Art Thou.” (subject to change at a moment’s notice)

Favourite Book(s): No possible way to pick one; here are a few: The Bible, “Mere Christianity” by CS Lewis, The Complete Works of E. A. Poe, “The Science of God” by Gerald Schroeder, books by Ray Bradbury, Tolkien, Heinlein, Robert Frost, etc. etc.

Favourite Vehicle Owned: Current one: Dodge Ram quad cab pickup

Best Job Ever Had: Playing and recording music!

Worst / Most Embarrassing Job Ever Had: Preventive maintenance on old worn out schoolbuses as a teenager

Hobbies: Reading, sci-fi/fantasy, indian artifacts, the intersection of philosophy/science

Dislikes: Unnecessary apostrophes, mushrooms, really hot weather, bathroom humor

Mike Avins

Age: 43

Starsign: Aries

Instrument(s) Played: Electric guitar

Favourite Instrument ever owned: 1996 Fender Lonestar Strat

Favourite band: Steve Vai band

5 favourite albums/CD's

1) Steve Vai – Fire Garden

2) Steve Vai – Passion and Warfare

3) Kansas - Leftoverture

4) Kansas – Live at the Whiskey

5) Joe Satriani – The Extremist

Current "Hot" CD playing on your system: The new Steve Vai album

Favourite Quote: “Cowboys are the only ones who stay in tune.” – Jimi Hendrix

Favourite celeb you'd like to share a jacuzzi with: Never really thought about it

Favourite celeb you'd like to share a beer with: Steve Vai or Ted Nugent would be cool

Favourite food: It’s a secret

Favourite Drink: Water

Favourite sport: Riding jet-ski

Favourite Place: Anywhere quiet where I can think

Favourite Festival: Rogue Independent Music Fest

Favourite Venue Played & Why: Jake’s Toadhouse, Atlanta, GA

Favourite TV Show: N/A

Favourite Movie / Film: N/A

Favourite Book(s): N/A

Favourite Website(s) N/A!

Favourite Vehicle Owned: 1969 Dodge Charger

Best Job Ever Had: U.S. Air Force

Worst / Most Embarrassing Job Ever Had: Playing at Legacies Bar and Grill in Sumter, SC

Hobbies: Riding jet-ski, hunting, fishing, guitars

Dislikes: Some people!

Dana Oxendine

Age: 29

Starsign: Virgo

Instrument(s) Played: Voice, flute, keyboard, and a little guitar (still learning)

Favourite Instrument ever owned: Taylor acoustic guitar

Favourite band: Grey Eye Glances

5 favourite albums/CD's

1) Eva Cassidy - Songbird

2) Les Miserables soundtrack

3) Grey Eye Glances - Eventide

4) Siler’s Bald – Nothing Else Beside

5) Nickel Creek – self titled

Current "Hot" CD playing on your system: Miranda Lambert - Kerosene

Favourite Quote: “If music be the language of love, play on.”

Favourite celeb you'd like to share a beer with: Paul Teutul Sr. (American Chopper)

Favourite food: Ribeye

Favourite Ice Cream: Mayfield Moose Tracks

Favourite Drink: Sweet tea

Favourite sport: College football

Favourite Place: St. Thomas – Virgin Islands

Favourite Venue Played & Why: Uptown Deli, Sumter, SC; A very cool vibe that night!

Favourite TV Show: CSI

Favourite Movie / Film: Tie-“The Princess Bride” and “O Brother Where Art Thou”

Favourite Book(s): Max Lucado – “A Gentle Thunder”

Favourite Website(s) www.google.com

Favourite Vehicle Owned: ’78 Mustang Cobra

Best Job Ever Had: Camp Counselor, Camp Longridge

Worst / Most Embarrassing Job Ever Had: ISO-9000 representative

Hobbies: Music, my fish tanks, riding motorcycles with my husband

Dislikes: Hip Hop, feedback in the PA, VH1

Frank Tyson

Age: 49

Starsign: Cancer

Instrument(s) Played: 4 & 8 string bass guitars, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, synths, backing vocals

Favourite Instrument ever owned: Gibson RD-artist bass

Favourite band: Yes

5 favourite albums/CD's

1) Yes - Relayer

2) Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - Trilogy

3) Pink Floyd - Ummagumma

4) Steve Roach – Early Man

5) Ray Coniff – Ray Coniff and his orchestra’s Awful Nic

Current "Hot" CD playing on your system: Man on Fire – The Undefined Design

Favourite Quote: “A man with a gun is a citizen; a man without a gun is a subject.”

Favourite celeb you'd like to share a jacuzzi with: Florence King

Favourite celeb you'd like to share a beer with: Rush Limbaugh

Favourite food: Pizza

Favourite Drink: Samuel Adams Hefeweitzen

Favourite sport: Football

Favourite Place: Home

Favourite Festival: Rogue Independent Music Fest

Favourite Venue Played & Why: Jake’s Toadhouse, Atlanta Ga. Sound system by Klipsch! Best speakers in the world, made in USA.

Favourite TV Show: Cheers

Favourite Movie / Film: The Wizard of Oz

Favourite Book(s): The Holy Bible. “In the beginning God…”

Favourite Website(s) www.juststrings.com

Favourite Vehicle Owned: 1966 Pontiac LeMans

Best Job Ever Had: Playing in Farpoint

Worst / Most Embarrassing Job Ever Had: Installing satellite dish systems

Hobbies: Music, getting more guitars and basses, exposing the flaws of socialism

Dislikes: Hot weather, liberals, communists, and anyone who doesn’t like music

Rick Walker

Age: 35

Starsign: Capricorn

Instrument(s) Played: Drums, percussion, backing vocals

Favourite Instrument ever owned: Ludwig Acrolite snare drum

Favourite band: Shadow Gallery (currently)

5 favourite albums/CD's

1) Shadow Gallery - Legacy

2) Rush – Permanent Waves

3) Steely Dan - Aja

4) Steely Dan – The Hard Way

5) Enchant – Blueprint of the World

Current "Hot" CD playing on your system: Shadow Gallery – Room V

Favourite Quote: “Threads of consciousness are the timelines that weave the fabric of our existence.”

Favourite celeb you'd like to share a jacuzzi with: Betty Rubble

Favourite celeb you'd like to share a tea with: C. S. Lewis

Favourite food: protein

Favourite Drink: Water

Favourite sport: Bodybuilding

Favourite Place: Helen, GA

Favourite Festival: Rites of Spring festival

Favourite Venue Played & Why: Uptown Deli, Sumter, SC. Special guests in attendance

Favourite TV Show: American Chopper

Favourite Movie / Film: The Princess Bride

Favourite Book(s): Walden by Henry David Thoreau

Favourite Website(s) www.zzr1200.com

Favourite Vehicle Owned: 2003 kawasaki ZZR1200

Best Job Ever Had: Papa John’s pizza - delivery

Worst / Most Embarrassing Job Ever Had: Papa John’s pizza – general manager

Hobbies: Riding mountain roads, heavy duty weight training

Dislikes: Pop music, MTV, bling-bling, spinners, apathy, gravity, and the thermodynamic principle of entropy.

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