Nicko.
Met'm in Cedar Rapids while working for the former Fortune 500 firm, Parsons Technology (owner Bob Parsons currently runs the Scottsdale-based GoDaddy.com). Lead singer in Aerosol Halo. Huge Dallas Cowboy fan. Beatles groupie. Married to Angie - she's a Doctor of Psychology. Has a pug named Yoshi. Just bought a house in CR. Is a Star Wars fan. Crazy like a fox. Good people. (Oh...he collects Star Wars figurines, too. Guess they're valuable.)
Nick's pursuing music in the same vein that I'm pursuing acting and playwriting. He coined the phrase, "slay the Beast" - meaning go for what makes you passionate and don't settle for anything less (right, Nick?). He's one of a few close friends who truly understands what it's like to pursue "the arts". 75% of the songs Aerosol Halo performs are originals. One song, Velvet, is featured in my latest play, Chromosome 21, about a man with Down Syndrome who is celebrating his 21st birthday his way. You can hear a snippet of that song on my Gabcast #2 "Greeting" (look on the right panel near the top). Nick has said, "The only thing keeping us (Aerosol Halo) from Beatles-sized stardom is a half-assed Irish tin whistle player...". I'm learning to play the Irish tin whistle. Coincidence? Perhaps.
Favre and the Pack @ Dallas 11/29/07. Pack - 28. Cowboys-17. Nerts!
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