Meet the Anchant Lizzardz
Banjo Bob
Real Name: Bob Gomez
Instruments: Banjo & Guitar
Day Job: Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Works At: Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters
Went to School: East LA, Loyola Marymount, UCLA
Degrees: MD
Favorite Sandwich: Burrito
Favorite Activity: Lizzardz
Favorite Pickled Meat: Penrose
Favorite Beverage: Guiness Stout
Favorite Alcoholic Beverage: see above
Salsa of Choice: Chipotle
Favorite Band: The Skillet Lickers
Heroes & Wannabes: Steve Perry
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The Captain
Real name: Steve MacDonald
Instruments: Guitar
Day job: U. S. Naval Officer
Works at: MTMC; Transportation and Engineering Agency.
Schools: State University of New York@ Brockport;
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey
Degrees: B. S. Business Administration ('86)
M. S. Management ('97)
Favorite Sandwich: Hot italian combo- NO BOLOGNA!
Favorite Activity: Boating
Favorite Pickled Meat: NONE! love kimchee (sp?) though
Favorite Beverage: Diet Coke
Favorite Alcoholic Beverage: Margarita (on the rocks, LOTS of salt)
Salsa: Wife's homemade- Killer!
Favorite Bands: too many, just to list a few: Blues Brothers, Beatles, Allman Brothers, Neil Young, Any MOTOWN band from 1964-1970. The Cranberries.
Heroes and Wannabees: A marina bum.
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The Silo
Real Name: Scott Ward
Instruments: Guitar & vocals
Day Job: Director, Navy Bureau of Medicine Requirements Determination Team; President, Mid-Atlantic Appraisal Services, Inc.
Works At: Healthcare Support Office - Norfolk and Mid-Atlantic Appraisal Services, Inc./A. Scott Ward Realty Inc.
Went to School: Univ of Richmond, ODU
Degrees: BA, MPA
Favorite Sandwich: BBQ at "Rudies Not Texas" in Albuquerque, N.M.
Favorite Activity: The Lizzardz
Favorite Pickled Meat: Penrose Tijuana Mama
Favorite Beverage: Coke Classic
Favorite Alcoholic Beverage: Micro brews
Salsa of Choice: Any kind that makes my lips dance
Favorite Band(s): Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Drifters, Clancey Brothers, Hank Williams, Talking Heads, Bob Marley, Iggy Pop, Taj Mahal, Dave Matthews Band, Eddie Adcock, Patsy Cline
Heroes & Wannabes:
Heroes: Folks who work hard for a living and take good care of their families.
Wannabe: Somewhere with a cold beer on a toasty warm beach.
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Dr T-Bone
Real Name: Mark Elliot
Instruments: Bass, Trombone & Vocals
Day Job: Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Works At: ODU
Went to School: Ohio State University
Degrees: PhD
Favorite Sandwich: Sandwich, Massachusetts
Favorite Activity: Beer
Favorite Pickled Meat: Penrose
Favorite Beverage: Beer
Favorite Alcoholic Beverage: Beer
Salsa of Choice: Beer
Favorite Band: Wedding Band, Band Aid
Heroes & Wannabes: Dr Demento, Three Stooges, Emil Faber
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Long Dog
Real Name: Peter Williams
Instruments: Keyboards, violin, saxophone
Day Job: City Planner/Demographer/Traffic Forecaster
Works At: City of Virginia Beach
Went to School: California State University at San Jose
Degrees: BA Sociology/ Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Favorite Sandwich: Cheeseburger (preferably char-broiled) with lettuce, mayo and ketchup (no pickles, not now..not ever)
Favorite Activity: Playing music, wild dachshund spotting
Favorite Pickled Meat: Penrose, corned beef
Favorite Beverage: Cafe latte
Favorite Alcoholic Beverage: Vick’s Nyquil
Salsa of Choice: most homemade versions
Favorite Band: The one I heard last night!
Heroes & Wannabes: Carl Stone, Frank Zappa, Jean Luc Ponty, Jean Luc Picard
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Lectric
Real Name: Ed Lazaron
Instruments: Guitar, harmonica & vocals
Day Job: Architect
Works At: The Design Collaborative
Went to School: Princeton, Wash U
Degrees: BA, MA Architecture
Favorite Sandwich: Penrose on Rye/ Cream Cheese & Olive
Favorite Activity: Playing with the Lizzardz/sailing
Favorite Pickled Meat: Penrose Sausage
Favorite Beverage: Bourbon & Water/Coffee
Favorite Alcoholic Beverage: See above - Not the Coffee
Salsa of Choice: Homemade w/ Lottso' Homegrown Peppers
Favorite Band/Musical influences: Holy Modal Rounders, Velvet Underground, Bob Willis & Texas Playboys, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Bill Monroe, Commander Cody & The Lost Planet Airmen, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Flying Burrito Brothers, Sunra & Arkestra
Heroes & Wannabes: Bob Dylan, Woody Allen, Howard Finster, Pee Wee Herman (before you know), Popeye, Spin & Marty
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D2
Real Name: Dennis Moore
Instruments: Drums (I own 5 guitars/bass guitars but I don't play them very well)
Day Job: Graduate student, Millwork sales
Works At: Lowe's and Old Dominion University
Went to School: Burlington County Community College Salisbury State University Eastern Virginia Medical School (couple of classes) Old Dominion University
Degrees: BS Liberal studies - Biopsychology focus MS Biology (upon defending written thesis) Currently in M.S ED.-Counseling program
Favorite Sandwich: Bakers Crust smoked turkey
Favorite Activity: Music, fitness, education
Favorite Pickled Meat: None (webmaster will fix that !), but a crispy SPAM mystery meat sandwich is pretty good
Favorite Beverage: Caffeine Free Diet Coke
Favorite Alcoholic Beverage: Gin and Tonic
Salsa of Choice: homemade
Favorite Band: eclectic variety including Megadeth, Rob Zombie, Sarah Mac, Doobie Bros., Dream Theater, Rod Stewart, Little Texas, Diamond Rio, Shania Twain
Heroes & Wannabes: Carl Rogers, Mike Portnoy, Neal Peart, Dave Mustaine
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Barbarian
Real Name: Douglas Giles
Instruments: 16 Channel Sound Board w/ high KSI (knobs per square inch)
Day Job: Teacher (Electronics)
Works At: Booker T. Washington HS
Went to School: ODU
Degrees: BS, Secondary Education
Favorite Sandwich: Batterson's Bat Burger
Favorite Activity: Watching Steelers or Penn State football
Favorite Pickled Meat: Penrose Sausage
Favorite Beverage: Beer - Sam Adams
Favorite Alcoholic Beverage: see above
Salsa of Choice: Old El Paso
Favorite Band: Anchant Lizzardz, Hootie & The Blowfish, Gin Blossoms
Heroes & Wannabes:
Heroes: Joe Paterno, Neil Armstrong, George Patton, Pele, Roberto Clemente
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