Beanbag - Q&A

Here's a closer look at this Inpop band:
Name: Hunz
Date of Birth: 12/15/76
Hometown: Queensland, Australia
Height: 5/11"
Marital Status / Kids: None
If it's not "rapcore," what is it: Hard groove
Current / previous job other than musician: Flipped burgers
Sports / activities in high school: Music stuff
Top 3 bands all-time: Tori Amos, Seal, NIN
Favorite New Band: ATB
Guilty Pleasure (Spice Girls, Styx, etc): Reality Check
Favorite Food: chocolate
Favorite Movie: Waiting For Gufman
Share something God has taught you in the last year, whether through a tough experience, or personal study: I always want to fix things -- God showed me I can't. Only He can! I can pray and be here when people need me to be and He'll do the rest.
Gear: None -- I'm the sin-ger
Name: Hose
Date of Birth: 1/2/76
Hometown: ?
Height: 5'1"
Marital status / kids: Single w/t bambinas
If it's not "rapcore," what is it? If it's not "emo," what is it: emocore
Current / previous job other than musician: Sword swallower
Sports / activities in high school (chess club, etc): Chess is not a sport, nor an activity
Top 3 bands all-time: Van Halen with David Lee Roth, Van Halen with Sammy Hagar, Van Halen with Gary Cherone
Favorite new band: The Headstones
Favorite Food: Meat
Favorite Movie: Pitch Black
Share something God has taught you in the last year: He taught me to rock
Gear: Onyx tri-neck Les Paul copy, Magnum Stack, Noisy bugger distortion pedal
Name: Phil
Date of birth: no comment
Hometown: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height: 5'11"
Marital status / kids: Spoken for -- no kids
If it's not "rapcore," what is it? If it's not emo, what is it? Not RAPCORE - lots of hitting, thumping, screaming, etc.
Current / previous job other than musician: Percussion teacher
Sports / activities in high school: Jazz band / concert band / cricket team
Top 3 bands all-time: Only 3? Nirvana, Beatles, Beach Boys, and many more!
Favorite new band: Mercury Rev!
Guilty Pleasure: Beach Boys
Favorite Food: McDonald's (according to the other members of Bbag)
Favorite Movie: Waiting for Gufman
Share something God has taught you in the last year, whether through an experience, or personal study: Being on tour has taught me a lot about myself! I thought I was a patient person who dealt with anger well. I've realized I still have a long way to go, which is very humbling! "Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger..."
Gear: Drouyn Drums (made in Brisbane, Australia), Vintage 4-piece with Zildjian and Sabian cymbals "I don't know -- I just hit stuff"
Like to vent: I'm tired today
Name: Hirvy
Date of birth: 11/01/76
Hometown: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height: 9'03"
Marital status / kids: Married with one wife
If it's not "rapcore," what is it? If it's not "emo," what is it? Anthrax, ome.
Current / previous job other than musician: baker, labourer
Sports / activities in high school: basketball, skipping class
Top 3 bands all-time: Early Jamiroquai, Ben Harper, Soul Coughing
Favorite new band: AC/DC
Guilty pleasure: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, etc.
Favorite Food: ice cream
Favorite movie: Crocodile Dundee 12
Share something God has taught you in the last year, whether through an experience, or personal study: God has taught me to be unselfish (which I thought I wasn't) and to be more humble (which I thought I was), when I got married
Gear: 7 guitar leads, 2 basses, 1 Ampeg head, 6 bass efx pedals, 1 plank of wood, strings, 1 rock pose, spandex (the whole 9 yards)
Like to vent: Make sure that if you say anything, that you know what you're talking about, ie. read lots of books.
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I'm a drummer from Broome, Western Australia; playing Dandy / Drouyn drums for 23 years. Q: Do you know where I can find I find spare parts? Shells? Kits? Any leads much appreciated.
