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Name: John Allen

Birthday: 01/09

Birthplace: Baltimore, MD

Current Residence: Frederick, MD

Education: 2 years of College

Former bands: UXB, stereolife

Favorite color: hmmmmmmm - Gold Sparkle (the color of my drum kit)

Favorite sports/teams: Baltimore Ravens of course!

Favorite album of all time: I don't have one - The Cult's ELECTRIC, Fiona Apple's first record, The Ramone's PLEASANT DREAMS

Name your 3 favorite CD's: Well, I'm currently listening to a band called Thursday and I like the Ours record. My tastes vary quite a bit. Jazz great Miles Davis' KINDA BLUE record is one of my all-time favs.

When did you start playing the drums?: age 11

What's the strangest request you've ever had from a fan?: I don't think I should tell you that - small children may read this!

Funniest Onstage Moment: Falling off the top of my kit onto my ass!

Best Onstage Moment: watching one of my first band's lead singer try to crowd surf only to have the crowd drop him on his head! Or my first gig with SR-71! I only knew two songs and we were playing in front of 5000 people!

What's your favorite song to play?: Hmmmmm - probably "Right Now".

What is you favorite venue to play at?: I don't have just one.

What venue that you haven't played at, would you like to?: I have played RFK stadium and arenas all over the country and MCI center in DC - I would like to play Baltimore Arena in my home town so my Mom and Dad could come and see me. They have been to many shows but I would feel accomplished if they could see me in a place where as a kid they took me to the circus!

Best advice you've ever been given?: To write songs.

What advice would you give to someone who wanted to be in the music buisness?: Write tons of songs and have the funniest most personable guy in your band deliver them to important people.

If you weren't a musician right now, what would you be doing?: House husband! I'd be a bad one cuz I'm real lazy! Or web designer. Hell - President of the United States of America!!! Man - what a speech ol' Dubya made last night!


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