Birthday: June 4th
Gear: Rhodes Piano, Gibson Acoustic Guitar
How long you've been playing: I've been singing for 20 years, playing the piano since age eight, and playing guitar for 4 years.
Hobbies/activities: Reading, watching movies, playing piano, cooking, updating my Facebook page, hosting my annual murder mystery party, and gardening.
Musical Influences: Gwen Stefani, MuteMath, Coldplay, David Crowder, Chris Tomlin
Favorite DW song: Break My Silence
Most memorable touring experience: Playing in front of 10,000 people at the Denver Coliseum.
Favorite city you've played in: Seattle, WA
Likes: Mocha coconut frappuccinos, my dog Mulder and my cats Gaylord and Richard Parker, decorating my house, my mom's spaghetti recipe, my husband Caleb's jokes
Favorite TV shows: The Wire, The Office, House, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, The Shield, Arrested Development, Damages, Big Love, Breaking Bad, Fringe
Favorite movies: A Mighty Wind, Mystery Men, the Harry Potter series, the Star Wars Trilogy, anything scary
Favorite books: Anything by Stephen King, anything by Anne Lamott, the Harry Potter books, the Chronicles of Narnia, Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Favorite quotes: "Thank God for model trains" and "I like turtles."
A paragraph about you: I love what I do. When I'm not singing, I'm playing the piano, or teaching others to play the piano. I love seeing other people getting excited about making music. I'm married to Caleb. He's my best friend, and I'm so lucky to spend most of my time with him. I just had a baby girl named Hayden Alayna on December 28, 2009. She's a mini-Caleb, but she has my blue eyes. We're hoping she'll be a musician, artist, and all around artsy kid. I'm a gardening maniac. I laughed at my parents when they spent every day in their garden, but now I'm turning into them! These days I get excited about talking about compost piles. I go to the movies every chance I get, and I love to read. I'm also trying to launch a writing career. You can read my blog at www.aqueenofkings.blogspot.com. My vices are Starbuck's Mocha Coconut and Peppermint Mocha Frappuccinos and I'm happy to say. . .my own cooking (I've finally learned how to do it!)
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Birthday: February 10th
Gear: DW Drums, Sabian and Zildjian cymbals, Pearl kick pedal, any drumsticks
How long you've been playing: 20 years
Favorite verse: Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Hobbies/activities: Golfing, scootering, woodworking, lawn care, shenanigans
Musical Influences: Alby Odum, Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl, ?uestlove, Brad Wilk
Favorite DW song: Any songs on the new album “Redefined”.
Most memorable touring experience: Playing the Houston Astrodome. It brought back memories when the Bad News Bears played their championship game inside the Astrodome. "LET THEM PLAY!!!"
Favorite city you've played in: Allentown, PA. . .Why? Because I said so.
Likes: Nerd Ropes, Snickers, Kettle Korn, Cherry Coke, Lou Malnati's Pizza, Wing Ho Chinese Food, Fuego Mexican Grill, Panda Express, El Famous Burrito, Chipotle, Jimmy John’s, Capannari's Ice Cream, Culvers' Reese Peanut Butter Cup Concrete Mixers, Caribou Campfire Mochas, Funny People, Smart People, Good Drivers, Good Teachers, Good Friends, Laughing, Dancing, Romancing, Fire.
Favorite TV shows: Anything on Discovery Health, TLC, DIY, HGTV, Discovery, or The History Channel
Favorite movies: Saving Private Ryan, Crossroads, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Blues Brothers
Favorite books: Child Health Nursing, Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care, Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing Volumes 1 & 2, Fundamentals of Nursing, Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Nursing Diagnosis Handbook, Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Professions, and the Rand McNally 2009 Road Atlas.
Favorite quotes:
“I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.” Ron Burgundy
“What? Friends listen to ‘Endless Love’ in the dark.” Happy Gilmore
A paragraph about you: I love GOD. I love my FAMILY. I love my FRIENDS. I love what I do. Chances are, I probably love you too. Humor is very important to me. Years ago someone brought it to my attention that "Chicks dig funny guys." Being shy and quiet I decided to add humor to my chick magnet. Lo and behold it worked!!! I attracted my wife 14 years ago (freshman year of high school) and became permanently unipolarized (that's the best word I could substitute for married and somehow related to magnets, hee hee!) six years ago. My wife, Laura, is without a doubt the best cook I know (sorry Mom). Our one big argument is whether my chocolate chip cookies are better than hers (they are). One thing I hate is being in the kitchen. Even though I make a mean cookie, I'd rather be cruising on my scooter or hanging out at the local Home Depot. We have an agreement that if she cooks, I'll do the dishes. Yeah, that's right folks, I don't have a dishwasher. I AM the dishwasher. I'm nearly finished with nursing school. Soon I'll be working a "real job" as well as this job we call "Daniel's Window." The past 11 years with the band have been an absolute blessing. My favorite part of Daniel's Window is getting to meet a lot of interesting and weird people, having a positive impact in the people across America, and beating on expensive pieces of wood and plastic using wood. Go Bears. Go Cubs.
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Birthday: February 10th
Gear: Fender 5-String J Bass, Gibson Acoustic Guitar
How long you've been playing: Since 1990.
Hobbies/activities: Painting, drawing, reading, philosophy, mischief
Musical Influences: The Police, Muse, The Dandy Warhols, MuteMath, Pearl Jam
Favorite DW song: Break My Silence
Most memorable touring experience: Roaming the streets of Seattle on an unseasonably warm day in March.
Favorite city you've played in: New Orleans, LA
Likes: Coffee, burgers, bizarre T-shirts, intelligent conversation, friends
Favorite TV shows: Breaking Bad, 30 Rock, The Office, Community, True Blood, Big Love, House, The Wire, Lost, Iron Chef
Favorite movies: Into the Wild, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, A Mighty Wind, Stranger than Fiction, The Star Wars Trilogy, Taken
Favorite books: American Gods by Neil Gaiman, A New Kind of Christian by Brian McLaren, Process/Recess by James Jean, Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino, The Somnabulist by Jonathan Barnes, Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis, The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson, The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Favorite quotes: "I have recurring nightmares that I was loved for who I am. Missed the opportunity to be a better man." from the song “HooDoo” by Muse.
A paragraph about you: I have always been attracted to the arts. Music, writings, poetry, drawings, paintings, it doesn't matter. In response to my overwhelming love for all things creative, I desire to contribute my own ideas to the greater movement. Through music, I have been able to explore the poetic side of my beliefs through lyric writing, and musically I have been able to draw from those musicians I look up to and create something that gives a nod to them while staying fundamentally myself.
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Birthday: October 14th
Gear: Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst, Gibson Les Paul Studio Black, Marshall JCM800 half stack, various yummy stomp boxes
Favorite verse: Romans 12:2
Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God – what is good and is pleasing to Him and is perfect.
Hobbies/activities: Recording music, writing music, performing music, listening to music, hanging with my family, reading, taking out the garbage, cleaning toilets.
Musical Influences: Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Underworld, The Orb, Coldplay, Modest Mouse, David Crowder, Chris Tomlin and all the great musicians I’m surrounded by every day.
Favorite DW song: It’s from our latest release the title track “Redefined”. It speaks on defining one's identity in Christ. It’s about how God pulls us through hard times when we trust in Him and not in ourselves.
Most memorable touring experience: There are so many, helping someone increase their faith, laughing with friends during the highs and lows of touring, meeting new people, hearing the roar of a crowd in a stadium, changing flat tires, forgetting where you are or what day it is, coming home.
Favorite city you've played in: San Antonio, TX for the ELCA National Conference. We got to stay there for two weeks performing in various venues. They have a fun river walk with too many restaurants (love the Tex-Mex), the Alamo, Six Flags, an awesome zoo, and beautiful weather. Austin, TX was a blast with the plethora of music venues and a high ramp roller derby. I’ve seen the beauty of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and Niagara Falls, the history of Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington D.C. (private tour of the White House), the lights of Times Square where night looks like day, and the sobering sight of ground zero after 911.
Likes: Watching my kids grow, hanging with my wife, dunking chocolate chip cookies in milk, T-bone steak on the grill with corn on the cob and baked potato, those moments that make me feel alive.
Favorite TV shows: Can't find one
Favorite movies: Matrix Trilogy, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Ghost Busters, Back to the Future, the original Willy Wonka
Favorite books: The Bible, music magazines, autobiographies, and self improvement books on marriage, parenting, and the meaning of life. I'm reading through the Harry Potter series currently on book five. I often revisit Letters To Philip by Charlie Shedd on marriage and The Religions of Man is enlightening.
Favorite quotes: “Live and learn” and “Well worth the time and effort”
A sentence about you: I am a Christian, husband, father, and musician trying to find a happy balance.
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