J.J. Towner
Full name- Justin John Towner
Nickname(s)- J.J., Tap Tap, The J-Man, "Big"-J, LL Cool JJ, The One....
Birthplace- Cedar Rapids, IA
Town raised in- Mankato, MN (Laramie, WY with my dad for part of the summers)
Astrological Sign- Aquarius
Hobbies- Anything music related, Shopping at Savers, designing this damn website, making fun of Jason/Frank, and cleaning!
Schools attending or attended- St. Peter's and Paul's Elementary, Fitzgerald Middle School, Graduated from Mankato Loyola H.S. in ’97, and will graduate with a Communication Degree from Saint John’s University in May 2001.
What will you be doing in 2 years- In two years I will hopefully still be playing with Panoramic Blue while also working for Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) as a consultant. I start my new position with Accenture in August this year. So I’ll be a part time band freak while maintaining a corporate side as well.
Favorite author- Tom Robbins
Favorite movies- Dumb and Dumber, Any Monty Python Movie, and The Matrix
Favorite painter- This is a tough one… probably Van Gogh or Cezanne
Favorite Simpson- Barney
Favorite Panoramic Blue song- Another tough one… probably Beauty Queen… though I like what we’re creating right now!
Favorite pizza topping- Canadian Bacon
Biggest fear- failure (and Jason/Frank)
Any tattoo’s or piercings- No tattoo’s but I’d like one… I just have both of my ears pierced.
Other bands played in- Sundog as a freshman in college, the Frank Ayers band, and then Stealing June for the 2 years prior to Panoramic Blue
Complete this sentence- “My favorite thing about Panoramic Blue is…..”- the fact that having fun is more important than anything!
Three favorite bands you’d want to share the stage with- The Refreshments (if they were still together… though I love Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers), The Beatles (same deal), and The Counting Crows... oh but wait... the Indigo Girls as well!!!!!
Worst border crossing- Ohhh I've got a good one... Last year I spent some time studying in London and afterwards I travelled Europe with 3 buddies for 31 days. One night we were on a night train out of Prague (Czech Republic) on our way to Vienna Austria. It was the scariest night of my life... Everytime I'd fall asleep a gun-yielding Czech would barge into our room and yell at us as loud as he could in god knows what language he was speaking in... I'm surprised we didn't get shot! Funny thing is... all we had to do was bribe the guards... good old US $$!
Band member you would most want to sucker punch- Sarah... for no reason (I swear...I just figured no one else would say Sarah...!)
Least favorite band member to be seated next to on an international flight- Jason/Frank... enough said....
Most confusing band member- Jason/Frank… I wouldn’t say confusing… he’s more confused.
Favorite non-alcoholic beverage- Coffee... I'd die without it... Wait...Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi… Yummy!!
Most frequent thought during a live performance- Pretend you know what you’re doing… Pretend you know what you’re doing… and I agree with Jeremy... cute girls have a tendancy to jump out at you!
Best Panoramic Blue memory so far- I have a new one... WINNING THE BEST UNSIGNED BAND IN ST. CLOUD COMPETITION!!!! Soon to be my best memory... playing at the MISSISSIPPI MUSIC FESTIVAL in April!!
