Post by IRON BALLS on May 16, 2006 3:00:07 GMT -5
Richie Ranno
Q&A by: Rikki Rampage
11/7/04
1. NAME?
Richie Ranno
2. PLACE OF BIRTH?
Bronx, New York City
3. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?
Got a lot of them - playing baseball all day.
4. FIRST MUSICAL INFLUENCES?
Beatles, Stones & Beachboys
5. FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND WHAT DO YOU PLAY NOW?
Clarinet - guitar now.
6. YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES GROWING UP?
Playing all types of sports
7. WORST THING YOU DID AS A TEENAGER?
Oh, there were a lot of things - just glad I met it past that age.
8. YOUR FIRST GIG EVER AS A MUSICIAN?
I played at the Junior High School talent show with my band, the Mystics
in Teaneck, NJ.
9. YOUR WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER?
I played at a Lebanese wedding - playing Lebanese music!
10. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OTHER THAN MUSIC NOW DAYS?
I play lots of racquetball.
11. FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK?
Italian food & Ice Tea
12. FAVORITE MOVIE / TV SHOWS?
Shrek - Everybody Loves Raymond & Two and a Half Men
13. NAME A FEW OF YOUR MOST FAVORITE ALBUMS.
Spirit - Dr Sardonicus
Led Zeppelin - 1st
Van Halen - 1st
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Love - Forever Changes
Cult - Sonic Temple
14. PEOPLE YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET?
Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Jimmy Page, Billy Duffy, Britny Spears
15. MAKE 3 WISHES.
Peace in the world !
A new Starz album of new songs !
No more rap music on TV & radio !
16. WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
An amplifier
17. WHAT REALLY MAKES YOU MAD?
Religious fanatics who will kill in the name of their religion.
18. YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PERFORM AT?
Really nice rock clubs with great P.A. and lighting.
19. WORST TOUR BUS STORY?
We had a bus that was emitting an odor from the bottom that the bus
driver kept saying was coming from 'the area'. Only the area seemed
to be the size of the entire midwest!
20. WHAT IS IN YOUR CD PLAYER RIGHT NOW?
Green Day/Dookie - go figure.
www.starzcentral.com
Richie on stage with Michael Schenker and Uli Jon Roth
Q&A by: Rikki Rampage
11/7/04
1. NAME?
Richie Ranno
2. PLACE OF BIRTH?
Bronx, New York City
3. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?
Got a lot of them - playing baseball all day.
4. FIRST MUSICAL INFLUENCES?
Beatles, Stones & Beachboys
5. FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND WHAT DO YOU PLAY NOW?
Clarinet - guitar now.
6. YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES GROWING UP?
Playing all types of sports
7. WORST THING YOU DID AS A TEENAGER?
Oh, there were a lot of things - just glad I met it past that age.
8. YOUR FIRST GIG EVER AS A MUSICIAN?
I played at the Junior High School talent show with my band, the Mystics
in Teaneck, NJ.
9. YOUR WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER?
I played at a Lebanese wedding - playing Lebanese music!
10. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OTHER THAN MUSIC NOW DAYS?
I play lots of racquetball.
11. FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK?
Italian food & Ice Tea
12. FAVORITE MOVIE / TV SHOWS?
Shrek - Everybody Loves Raymond & Two and a Half Men
13. NAME A FEW OF YOUR MOST FAVORITE ALBUMS.
Spirit - Dr Sardonicus
Led Zeppelin - 1st
Van Halen - 1st
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Love - Forever Changes
Cult - Sonic Temple
14. PEOPLE YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET?
Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Jimmy Page, Billy Duffy, Britny Spears
15. MAKE 3 WISHES.
Peace in the world !
A new Starz album of new songs !
No more rap music on TV & radio !
16. WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
An amplifier
17. WHAT REALLY MAKES YOU MAD?
Religious fanatics who will kill in the name of their religion.
18. YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PERFORM AT?
Really nice rock clubs with great P.A. and lighting.
19. WORST TOUR BUS STORY?
We had a bus that was emitting an odor from the bottom that the bus
driver kept saying was coming from 'the area'. Only the area seemed
to be the size of the entire midwest!
20. WHAT IS IN YOUR CD PLAYER RIGHT NOW?
Green Day/Dookie - go figure.
www.starzcentral.com
Richie on stage with Michael Schenker and Uli Jon Roth