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::TIM::

Full Name: Timothy John Ferrell, Jr.          
Birthday: September 22nd 
Birthplace: St. Louis,MO
  
Playing Since: I was 6 years old
 
Gear: Dean Z Select guitar, Jackson Dinky Reverse guitar, Epiphone Dot Archtop, old beat-up 5150 head with Fender cab, Sennheiser wireless, boss tuner and digital delay (DD-6), MXR Phaser, Original Dunlop Crybaby, Digitech Whammy pedal. 
 
Influences: As a guitarist � Slash, Dimebag Darrell, Marty Freidman, Paul Gilbert, Eddie Van Halen, Vernon Reid, even CC DeVille (hey, he was the first guy I ever heard play fast � I didn�t know guitars could sound like that). 
 
Previous Bands: Lester, DJ Swirlee & the Calgary Kid � which mutated into Hott Lixx

1st concert: I remember seeing The Coasters for free with my parents when I was little. The first show I went to on my own was one of the lollapalooza shows. I went early because rage against the machine was the first band on the main stage and I had read a guitar magazine article saying their guitar player was amazing and they were trying to combine elements of rap and metal. Nobody knew who they were but they destroyed the place. Other acts at that show: Fishbone, Primus, Alice in Chains, the Descendants (side stage), Tool (sidestage � couldn�t get anywhere near the stage so I couldn�t see them and could barely hear them, I didn�t know who they were anyway - I had just heard they were good)
 
best concert i've seen: No idea, really. The first time I saw Pantera (7th or 8th grade) was life-changing. Dillinger Escape Plan is astounding. PMO tried to get me to listen to them for a while and I didn�t pay attention� but saw them at SXSW and was totally blown away. Ended up going to see them again the same night for another show and then again two days later. Seriously, they�re amazing. 
 
favorite moment on the road: Meeting Dimebag Darrell at SXSW inAustin,TX� almost missing our soundcheck at a show in Chicago because we went to catch part of a half-hour, free, outdoor set by 311 downtown that we heard about right before our show.  We paid like $30 in cab fair to catch 2 songs. It was worth it.
 
on the road i MUST have: books and cds
 
when i was little i wanted to be: a guitar/rockstar
 
1st cd i bought: No idea. There were such things as tapes before CDs, you know. Early tapes I remember having were Poison � Flesh & Blood, Metalicca (black album), Slapstick � Lookit!, The Doors, Aerosmith � Pump, a Jimi Hendrix tape, an MU330 tape, some metal mix from my friend Kevin (Thos) that definitely included �Antisocial� by Anthrax and �Dr. Feelgood� by Motley Crue. I know I had Motley Crue � Decade of Decadence on tape. I guess none of that is in chronological order. I think the first CDs I got were through BMG (mailorder � you got 12 for 12 cents or something). I know those included Skid Row � Skid Row, Pearl Jam � Ten, The Essential Jimi Hendrix, Best of The Doors, and more I can�t remember.
 
last cd i bought: Either The Get Up Kids � Guilt Show or The Cure � Greatest Hits. Soon I will find Into Eternity somewhere and get their latest CD. 
 
guilty pleasure CD: Poison � Flesh & Blood. Life Goes On was my favorite video forever because it had a close up of CC�s fingers during that kick-ass guitar solo.
 
book i can read over & over: The Complete Hitchhiker�s Guide � hardbound copy of all seven Douglas Adams Hitchhiker�s Guide books.
 
least favorite movie: The Transporter
 
fav. TV show now: Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Uranium � when I get a chance to see it.
 
TV show growing up: Headbanger�s Ball, Simpsons
 
pet peeves: very small stupid things people do when they�re not using their brains

pets: my family has a yellow lab � Jesse; in college I had two goldfish named Slash & Axl� they kept dying and I would get replacements and keep naming them Slash & Axl.
 
siblings: 2 sisters: Kelly and Erin
 
favorite Behind the music: It would be the Guns �n Roses one if I could see the damn thing. I wish they�d do one on Skid Row.
  
favorite cereal: plain Granola
 
favorite TV theme song: The Headbanger�s Ball theme song was eventually just a medley of Pantera songs. That was awesome. I wish I had a copy of that mix so I could use it as an alarm clock.

::MATT::

Full Name: Matthew Alan Palermo 
Birthday: 12/09/83
Birthplace: Spring, TX
Nicknames: Pmo, Matty-P
Height: 5�10�

Playing Since: drumset for 5 years, percussion for 9 years

Gear: 
Drums): Yamaha Stage Custom Kit; Gretsch hand hammered brass snare 
(Cymbals): Crashes/Chinas/Ride-Sabian; Hi-Hats/splash-Zildjian
(Heads): Toms- (Remo) Clear pinstripe on top, clear Ambassadors on bottom; Kick drum- (Aquarian) Super-kick II; Snare- (Remo) Coated Ambassador or Emperor
(Sticks): Vic Firth, Metal N, nylon and wood tip
(Hardware/Pedals): Tama/Yamaha; Pedal- Tama Iron Cobra Double Kick

Influences:ChadSexton, Ken Schalk, Virgil Donati, Terry Bozzio, and plenty more

fav part of being in ludo: being in Ludo

if i weren't in Ludo: I�d be going to college

Previous Bands: Most recent- Corah, don�t worry about it, we rocked.

jobs before Ludo: shoe salesman at Journeys; Beyond Image Skate Shop

favorite Ludo show: most likely whichever the most recentSt. Louisshow to date is

why'd u start playing music: my older brother was a percussionist so I wanted to be one

1st concert: 311 in Houstonin �98 I believe

best concert i've seen: Pantera - 2000

favorite moment on the road: riding in a van with Tim Ferrell

on the road I MUST have: clothes, sleeping bag, pillows, toiletries, CD collection, FOOD

when i was little i wanted to be: an astronaut, a major league baseball player, an NBA basketball sensation- all at the same time

1st cd i bought: Metallica-Black Album

last cd i bought:Brazil-A Hostage and the Meaning of Life

guilty pleasure CD: don�t have one but a guilty pleasure song: Britney Spears-Toxic

book i can read over & over: Curious George Goes Camping

Favorite movie: Major League 2

least favorite movie: Major League 2

most embarassing moment: Cleaning out Mr. Convy�s salad bowl when he wanted to eat the little that was left over

fav. TV show now: The Simpsons

TV show growing up: The Simpsons

pet peeves: when people don�t cover their sneezes, spelling definitely wrong, eating so much and never gaining a pound, ***people constantly reminding me I look like I�m 12� just wait til I�m 40

worst thing you did growing up: Bowled a 290 once, I was so angry

brownies or cookies: Both

pets: Dog-Travis, he�s better than your dog

fav. color: Red maybe? I don�t know

fav song: every Puddle of Mudd song �Alright I�m joking.

siblings: Brother-Andy-24, but you can call him Marty

fav m&M color: brown

what do u do before you go to sleep: think about Chris Convy

favorite Behind the music: Metallica

most influential person: Chris Convy

favorite cereal: Lucky Charms

favorite TV theme song: Three�s Company

::MARSHALL::

Full Name: Marshall Lee Fanciullo
Birthday: February 16th 
Birthplace: Omaha, NE
Nicknames: none
Height: 5'9

Playing Since: 1991

Gear: Fender American Deluxe P-Bass, Ampeg SVT Classic Head, Ampeg SVT Classic 810E Cabinet, Korg DT-10 Tuner, Planet Waves Cables, Fender Medium Picks

Influences: My Dad, everything

fav part of being in ludo: Traveling, Playing music

if i weren't in Ludo: Playing in bars, working 40-60 hrs. a week for a company that doesn't give a shit about me

Previous Bands: most recent CAENUM

jobs before Ludo: Electronic Desktop Publisher for Meridian Advertising Agency

favorite Ludo show: 6/28/04 Creepy Crawl St. Louis, MO

why'd u start playing music: To escape from life's bullshit

1st concert: Lollapalooza '94

best concert i've seen: Tie: TOOL, Queens of the Stone Age, and Mars Volta

on the road i MUST have: Soap, toothbrush and shit like that

when i was little i wanted to be: Rockstar

1st cd i bought: Probably Nirvana, Pearl Jam, or Boys II Men

last cd i bought: Kyuss - Wretch

guilty pleasure CD: Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (check it out)

book i can read over & over: Playboy

fav. TV show now: Adult Swim

TV show growing up: Tie: Wonder Years & Saved by the Bell

pet peeves: too many to list I'm an asshole, but i hate cabinet doors left cracked open, or when you unlock and open the car door for a girl and she doesn't reach across and unlock your door

brownies or cookies: Yes

pets: No

fav. color: Black

fav song: Right now "Blizzard of '77" by Nada Surf

siblings: No

fav m&M color: Blue

favorite Behind the music: Lief Garret

most influential person: Cant name just one and then I don't want to leave anyone out, but for sure my parents and maybe Jack Tripper

favorite cereal: Frosted Flakes

favorite TV theme song: Three's Company or Golden Girls toss up

::TIM CONVY::

Full Name: Timothy Curran Convy Jr.
Birthday: February 24th
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
Nicknames: T, TC, The Con-man, Worldwide, The Tim Convy
Height: 6ft.

Playing Since: In 1st grade I wrote songs with friends and sang them at talent shows. Took saxophone lessons in 4th grade. I joined my 1st real band in 1994.

Gear: Moog Voyager

Influences: So hard! The Beatles are far and away my favorite band. I think artists like The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, The Rolling Stones, Elvis, Pearl Jam, MU330, The Counting Crows, The Black Crowes, Michael Jackson, Sublime, Aretha Franklin, NOFX, Uncle Tupelo, Tom Petty, 311, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Nirvana, The Jackson 5, REM, Stone Temple Pilots, Elton John, Blues Traveler, Green Day, Ben Folds, Cracker, Boyz II Men, Stevie Wonder and The Impossibles have all had an affect on me musically. And I think I'm still being influenced by the stuff i listen to now.

fav part of being in ludo: My job is to play music

if i weren't in Ludo: Full-time Dreamer, or Hat salesman

Previous Bands: Pendulum Bob, Fat Chance, DJ Swirlee & The Calgary Kids, Hott Lixx, and Oddfellow

jobs before Ludo: I was a DJ and a bartender in college. And i worked at a club called The Blue Note in Columbia, MO

favorite Ludo show: So tough. South By Southwest 2004 and our 1st Mississippi Nights show March 26th 2004

why'd u start playing music: I wanted to.

1st concert: Counting Crows, Buffalo Tom, and Sam Phillips June 28th 1994 at The American Theater in St. Louis. This was life altering.

best concert i've seen: So hard. Ones that stick out are: Kiss, Ryan Adams, Counting Crows, 311, Dave Matthews / Tim Reynolds

favorite moment on the road: SXSW this year was one of the best times of my life. Every Iowa City show w. The Dog & Everything.

on the road i MUST have: My cell phone

when i was little i wanted to be: a animator, then an actor, then a rock star

1st cd i bought: 1st Tapes: At once : The Fine Young Canibals - The Raw & The Cooked and The Beatles - Rock n' Roll Music. 1st CD - REM - Automatic For The People

last cd i bought: Wilco - A Ghost is Born

guilty pleasure CD: Daniel Bedingfield's self-titled

book i can read over & over: The chances of me reading a book twice aren't very good.

Favorite movie: True Romance

least favorite movie: The Mummy

most embarassing moment: Falling onstage at The Pageant

fav. TV show now: The Shield / The WB's Superstar

TV show growing up: MacGyver

pet peeves: They all involve my band members. so...

worst thing you did growing up: Michael Bartels and I pushed Duffy Dunn in a toilet in 3rd grade.

brownies or cookies: cookies

pets: none

fav. color: green

fav song: maybe "Mysterious Ways" by U2

siblings: Chris - 22, Curran - 20, Kaki - 16

what do u do before you go to sleep: Tuck in Palermo

favorite Behind the music: Without a doubt Motley Cru's

most influential person: My parents

favorite cereal: Honey-Nut Cheerios

favorite TV theme song: Growing Pains

::ANDREW::

Full Name: Andrew Francis Volpe (Confirmation name: Bartholomew)
Birthday: January 4, 1980
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO (Barnes Hospital)
Nicknames: Ralph, Shooter, Dr. Power-Explosion
Height: 5�61?2�

Playing Since: guitar since I was 18; singing since I was 8 (Ms. Evans, my
vocal music teacher had me sing the National Anthem in front of the whole
class to figure out who would be singing it at a citywide public school
assembly, and I belted it like a handkerchief-dabbing-the-forehead gospel
minister� I was a ridiculous child)

Gear: PRS (because <snort> it is only the foremost leader in guitar
technology in the world!); a Fender DeVille; a Big Muff Distortion and
Sustain pedal (Sovtek), a BOSS Flanger, and a BOSS tuner; ah yes, and I only
use quarter-inch cables made by hand in Guam and insulated with
weapons-grade Kevlar; I use GHS strings and Fender medium picks

Influences: Weezer, U2, Chuck Berry, Green Day, The Beatles, Elvis Presley,
Michael Jackson, The Bee Gees, Prince, Dion and the Belmonts, The Cars, Reel
Big Fish, Boston, Blue Oyster Cult, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Police, James
Brown, Clarence Carter, Peter Cetera, Ween, Ani DiFranco, Tori Amos, Sam
Cooke, The Jackson Five, Elton John, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Danny Elfman,
The Beach Boys, Less Than Jake, Goldfinger

Favorite Part of Being in Ludo: playing shows

If I Weren't in Ludo: I would finish my Music degree at Washington
University in St. Louis, and then I would occupy space, or like, join the
Peace Corps and stop world hunger or something

Previous Bands: Red Hot Roger, Karate Lunchbox, Pea-Whole Julio and the
Chief Wiggam Funk Section, Sexy Men, The Thoughtful Rocket Monkeys, Cards
vs. Cubs

Jobs Before Ludo: refereed Catholic school basketball, made pizza at First
Federal Frank & Crust Pizza Co. in the Atrium of the Galleria, cleaned out
apartment buildings and individual vacated units at University Terrace
Apartments in University City, tuck-pointed a house, sold futons at various
Futon Expres� locations in St. Louis, bussed/hosted/bartended at Mike Duffy�
s Pub & Grill in Kirkwood, distributed surveys at various Hardee�s
locations, babysat, started and maintained an illegal mp3 website, did
copious data entry for a startup consulting firm�s website, sold
refrigerators on the Washington University South-40, interned in the
editorial department of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and I ran a very
successful lemonade stand with my sisters Michelle and Teresa several
summers in a row at the Lafayette Square House Tour

Favorite Ludo Show: I just can�t pick� back off

Why'd You Start Playing Music: because I was in Band, and they make you play
an instrument in that class - I played clarinet in 5th, 6th, and 7th grade,
and then I played alto sax from 8th through 12th grades; I was also in choir
all that time; I started playing guitar because my sister had one she never
played, and it looked invitingly lonely

1st concert: Bruce Springsteen, the Arena, St. Louis, MO, 1986

Best Concert I've Seen: Nuclear Family, The Skeletones, Reel Big Fish,
Goldfinger � The Gargoyle � 1997

Favorite Moment On the Road: whenever anyone recognizes us or our van and
says hi

On the Road I MUST Have: a pillow, my wallet

When I Was Little I Wanted To Be: an actor

First CD I Bought: Boyz II Men - II

Last CD I Bought: Ween - Quebec

Guilty Pleasure CD: Madonna � The Immaculate Collection

Book I Can Read Over & Over: Catcher in the Rye, Einstein�s Dreams, A Brief
History of Time

Favorite Movie: Last of the Mohicans

Least Favorite Movie: Notting Hill

Most Embarrassing Moment: when I tried out to join the Tumbling Team in
kindergarten gym class, and having no idea how to do a flip, but still
wanting to compete with my flippy-ass classmates, I just threw my body up
into the air, hoped for the best, and landed with such staggering
awkwardness on the side of my neck that my classmates did not know how to
react� several of them were scared of me for weeks, and nothing that I did
resembled gymnastics, so surprisingly enough, I did not make the team

Favorite TV Show Now: Strangers With Candy

TV Show Growing Up: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

Pet Peeves: really smart people who don�t understand irony

Worst Thing You Did Growing Up: when I was 11, I broke into my house after
school one day when I had lost my keys, because I had promised my Mom I
would frost the Thanksgiving cookies before she got home� the alarm went off
and the police came