| 6. Boys Will Be Boys
6.1 Eric Eric M. Bazilian was born July 21 in Philadelphia, PA. He attended Germantown Friends and University of Pennsylvania, his parents' alma mater, graduating with a BS in Physics. Eric's early interests were science and music. He began piano at age 5, and his uncle taught him guitar at 9. He never took formal lessons. At age 10, while watching the Beatles on Ed Sullivan's show, Eric realized that playing and creating music was what he wanted to do with his life. The first record Eric ever owned & learned to sing was the Japanese hit "Ue Oh Muite Arhoh." He entered university with a career in medicine in mind, but was drawn to the symmetry of physics and did well at it. The pull to make music, however, was stronger and he did not pursue post graduate or medical studies. Eric�s original personal profile from the Hooters Fan Club. 6.2 Rob Robert Hyman was born April 24 in Meriden, CT. He attended Maloney High, where he edited the yearbook, was voted as Most Likely to Succeed, and was class valedictorian. He graduated University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Biology. Rob's early interests were piano, organ, basketball and baseball. He had about 9 years of formal piano training before getting serious about playing in a band and has worked in one band or another ever since. He entered university with a career in medicine in mind- to please his parents- but did better in English and music than his chosen major of Biology. Rob�s original personal profile from the Hooters Fan Club. 6.3 David David Uosikkinen was born February 11 in Cheltenham, PA. He grew up in Levittown and graduated from Levittown High School. David was a born drummer; he practiced for hours and hours in his garage. He was also interested in sports and was especially good at gymnastics. David�s original personal profile from the Hooters Fan Club. 6.4 John John Lilley was born March 3 in West Chester, PA. Art was always in John's blood; he learned guitar early, playing jazz and folk. His first teacher was folk and bluegrass expert Jerry Ricks. Later he studied jazz improv with Dennis Sandole and then jazz, theory, orchestration, composition and arranging with Calvin Harris. John also did visual arts, drawing voraciously while in school and mostly painting as an adult. John�s original personal profile from the Hooters Fan Club. 6.5 Fran Francis Smith, Jr. was born July 17 in Mt. Laurel, NJ. He was a drummer before taking up guitar/bass. |
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