The Professor

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id127.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Voodoo CDs"><U><B><IMG SRC="4b8c8500.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="80" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Voodoo DeVille Blues Band brings the"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>     </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>|</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B> </B><B> </B><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Tahoma" >Voodoo DeVille </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TBone"><U><B>T-Bone</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pops"><U><B>Pops</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Delaware Destroyer"><U><B>Delaware Destroyer</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rooster"><U><B>Rooster</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><B>The Professor</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id132.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cannonball"><U><B>Cannonball</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> The Professor</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>KEYBOARDS</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="127b4250.png" border=0 width="180" height="293" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Once arrested in Dallas for carrying a concealed hair brush.</B></I></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Unlike the rest of the band, The Professor didn't grow up in a town just outside of Chicago.  He doesn't need such exaggerated claims.  He was born (this is for real) in Folsom, PA.  When you're born in Folsom, you have a right to sing the blues.  Given the Professor's prowess and versatility on the keyboard coupled with his flowing locks, he naturally took on the nickname of that blues pianist extrordinaire, Professor Longhair.</div> <bR> <div> The Professor had it tough growing up.  He lived in the toughest neighborhood in Folsom.  But his long hair and his mother always calling him in to practice the piano forced him to bear the brunt of the cruel jokes and taunting only kids are capable of.  However, by the time he reached high school in the '70's, the long hair rock bands were the kings of rock 'n roll.  The Allman Brothers, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Peter Frampton, Chicago, Supertramp, Foghat - the list went on and on.  By then anyone with long hair who played in a rock band was a chick magnet - even in Folsom, PA.  After leaving high school, the Professor went on the road living in cheap motels, the backseat of cars, and a van for the better part of a decade.  While life on the road was good, the Professor soon began to see the advantages of a steady job and a permanent place to sleep.  So he quit the band and settled down into the comfortable, middle-class lifestyle of eastern Pennsylvania.  He lived this life for the better part of fifteen years.  But the lure of the road still called to him, still haunted him late at night.  He longed for the life of the road, but he had responsibilities now.  He couldn't just up and leave.  What he needed was a place where he could take refuge in his music and, more importantly, where he could indulge in the completely disgusting juvenile behavior he missed so much.  Is it any wonder he ended up with Voodoo DeVille.  Talk about fate...</div> </td> </tr></table></body>