Guitars, Vocals
Email Scotti

..:: MUSIC

What genre of music do you like the best/least?
Not a big country fan, big on ballads, power punk, alt rock and the 80's.

How many CD's do you have or are they ripped MP3's?
Hmmmm...I have a shitload of cd's but i would say it's the MP3's that i listen to mostly.

When did you start playing a musical instrument and which one?
I remember my mom always had an organ since i was young. Could only play it when she had little colored dots on the keyboard and followed the book kinda like paint by number style...

Did you you ever have formal lessons?
Might have worn a tie once...

How many different instruments can you play?
None

Who musically has inspired you?
I'd have to say Billy Joel and Styx. Most recently Linkin Park

Top 5 Albums/bands of all time?
Not in any order...Journey, Styx, Linkin Park, Bowling For Soup, and Shinedown.

Favorite group?
Most will not believe this, but all time favorite is New Edition!

1st concert you went to?
Ratt/ Poison July 5th 1987

1st album you've bought (8 track, record)?
Queen's greatest hits

Favorite NM show?
I guess i would have to say Chad Miller's wedding.

If you could play any other instrument, what would it be?
Piano!

..:: MISC

Boxers, briefs or commando?
Boxer briefs

Best drunk story – that you remember?
I heard i got slapped at O'marro's...lol And i had no idea it was a foggy drive home that night...

Favorite vacation destination?
I'm pretty sold on Vegas baby!

What is your favorite food?
Scotti surprise

Most embarrassing moment?
If you can't really remember it, was it really an embarrassing moment??? ;)

Favorite drink?
On stage....Water, off stage Captain and coke

Favorite shot?
House bombs!!!

If you were to be stranded on an island, which 3 things would you bring with you?
Eric Jeff, Nate, and Tex. Eric and Jeff count as 1 cuz they're brothers.

What was the last book/magazine you read?
Bar and Nightclub magazine. Last book was Angels and Demons.

How many pets do you have and their names?
The greatest dog on the planet "Junior"!

Any kids that you know about?
Alot of hang ups on father's day...

What is your greatest fear?
Apparently marriage! hahahahaha

Exactly what makes a monkey naughty?
A bunch of hot sweaty tired guys in Eric's old basement.

..:: MOVIES

Best date movie?
Aladdin. hahahahaha probably The Notebook

Favorite movie of all time?
Ohhhh easy!!! Good Will Hunting!!!

If a movie was made about your life. . .who would play you?
My luck it would be Vern Troyer (mini me) Who i would like to play me? Sean William Scott

Favorite TV shows?
Boston Legal, Lost, American Idol and anything on ESPN or Court Tv

Favorite Reality TV show?
American Idol and So you think you can dance.

Bass, Vocals
Email Eric

..:: MUSIC

What genre of music do you like the best/least?
Rock/pop, HATE COUNTRY

How many CD's do you have or are they ripped MP3's?
No clue, my brother gave me all the MP3's i have!!

When did you start playing a musical instrument and which one?
Piano when i was 5 for five years. picked up the bass back in Fallout 1999 when the bass player gave us 1 weeks notice as he was moving to LA. So i had 1 week to learn all of our tunes plus i never played the bass before. Played that for 1 year, until said bass player returned then i went back to keys. Then i picked it up again when NM formed back in 2005.

Did you you ever have formal lessons?
Yes, piano lessons at 5 yr old.

How many different instruments can you play?
Keys, bass guitar, little guitar (not much, just like jeff) JK jeff.

Who musically has inspired you?
I think musically it would be my dad. . i was always impressed with his musical ability starting from a young age.

Top 5 Albums/bands of all time?
"Operation Mindcrime" (Queensryche), "American Idiot" (Green Day), Ben Folds, Metallica, "Little Earthquakes" (Tori Amos)

Favorite group?
Green day i guess. . .

1st concert you went to?
Saw the Monkees Reunion Tour in 84, we all got in trouble as we were standing on our chairs!! woo hooo!

1st album you've bought (8 track, record)?
Probably something by Cheap Trick on Record

Favorite NM show?
hasn't happened yet! ;o)

If you could play any other instrument, what would it be?
I would like to learn the violin or Sax

..:: MISC

Boxers, briefs or commando?
Boxer Briefs

Best drunk story – that you remember?
A party back in the day that I threw. . I passed out by 8:30 and sort of remembered my head being shaved!

Favorite vacation destination?
I will tell you after Saturday 3/10/07. . when we return from Mexico!!!

What is your favorite food?
Hmmmm i love a good STEAK!

Most embarrassing moment?
High school. .some chick thought i was "leading her on" and in the middle of lunch dumped a shake over my head!

Favorite drink?
Beer or Captain & Coke

Favorite shot?
Jagerbomb

If you were to be stranded on an island, which 3 things would you bring with you?
Brenda, a nice bed, some food

What was the last book/magazine you read?
I hate reading books, but i do read lots of woodworking magazines

How many pets do you have and their names?
5 cats (ozzie, Neko, Slyvester, Tabby, Benjamin), 1 bird (AVA), and with 5 cats come lots of dust bunnies (none named)

Any kids that you know about?
No kids, I like being "FREE"

What is your greatest fear?
Falling thru the ice and not finding the hole to get back out!

Exactly what makes a monkey naughty?
Well I don't know, I'm not NAUGHTY! ;o) OR come to a NM Show and find out!

..:: MOVIES

Best date movie?
Eh. . i'm too old for that. . .that's a high school question!, who wrote these questions!!!

Favorite movie of all time?
Breakfast Club

If a movie was made about your life. . .who would play you?
uhhhhhh

Favorite TV shows?
Medium, House, New Yankee Workshop! GO NORM!!!!

Favorite Reality TV show?
American Idol

Drums & Percussion
Email Tex

..:: MUSIC

What genre of music do you like the best/least?
Hate most country. Like rock, alternative, R&B, and some rap.

How many CD's do you have or are they ripped MP3's
All my CD's were stolen, "Bastards" so I just have MP3's now.

When did you start playing a musical instrument and which one?
I started playing trombone in 6th grade and drums when I was 23.

Did you you ever have formal lessons?
No

How many different instruments can you play?
Drums and trombone. Duh

Who musically has inspired you?
Jeff Abraham with his hypnotic licks, Eric Abraham and is weeping bass, Nate Kinzel with is wicked chops, and I guess Scotti, but I don't know why.

Top 5 Albums/bands of all time?
Dave Mathews Band
Beatles
Queen
Matchbox 20
Doobie Brothers

Favorite group?
Dave Mathews Band

1st concert you went to?
Alanis Morsette (sad)

1st album you've bought (8 track, record)?
Milli Vanilli on casette

Favorite NM show?
Not sure yet

If you could play any other instrument, what would it be?
Guitar

..:: MISC

Boxers, briefs or commando?
Boxers

Best drunk story that you remember?
If you want here come to a show

Favorite vacation destination?
Mexico

What is your favorite food?
Pizza

Most embarrassing moment?

Favorite drink?
Whelch's orange pinapple juice

Favorite SHOT?
don't have one

If you were to be stranded on an island, which 3 things would you bring with you?
TV, drum set, and IPOD

What was the last book/magazine you read?
Sports Illustrated

How many pets do you have and their names?
0

Any kids that you know about?
1, Landin Scott Meixl

What is your greatest fear?
My wife

Exactly what makes a monkey naughty??
My wife

..:: MOVIES

Best date movie?
Beerfest

Favorite movie of all time?
Caddyshak

If a movie was made about your life. . .who would play you?
Bruce Willis

Favorite TV shows or Movie?
House

Favortie Reality TV show?
American Idol (sad)

Keyboards, Vocals
Email Nate

..:: MUSIC

What genre of music do you like the best/least?
Best: Prog Rock/ Least: Gangsta Rap

How many CD's do you have or are they ripped MP3's?
Maybe 100. I stopped buying them a while ago. Once in a while I'll order one if it looks cool. I keep listening to my old ones...

When did you start playing a musical instrument and which one?
1981/Piano.

Did you you ever have formal lessons?
Yep.

How many different instruments can you play?
Basically any type of keyboard instrument. Recently, I've been playing the pipe organ (That's not a euphemism. I mean really, the actual big church Count Dracula pipe organ.)

Who musically has inspired you?
Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Rick Wakeman, Bruce Hornsby, Bela Fleck, Rod Argent, Ben Folds, Lennon/McCartney, Ray Charles, Keith Emerson, Sting, Billy Joel, Rita Coolidge, Nina Simone, Queen, Frank Zappa, The Cranberries, Wierd Al Yankovic

Top 5 Albums/bands of all time?
In no official order: 1. Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/Beatles 2. Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy/The Who 3. Synchronicity/The Police 4. Hot Space/Queen 5. Joe's Garage/ Frank Zappa (I'll be revising these when I wake up at 3AM shouting out the name of a better choice...)

Favorite group?
Yes

1st concert you went to?
Ringo and His All Stars (Summerfest)

1st album you've bought (8 track, record)?
Seven and The Ragged Tiger/Duran Duran (cassette)

Favorite NM show?
Good Times Pub & Grub takes it by a nose. The debut of the Naughty Monkey tattoos.

If you could play any other instrument, what would it be?
Harmonica or Accordion. (everybody wants to play the guitar...)

..:: MISC

Boxers, briefs or commando?
Boxer briefs.(ribbed)

Best drunk story – that you remember?
Beth and I went to Deja Vu after her Fox Valley Symphony concert one night. We left the car at home and sent Philip to grandpa's house so we could have a night on the town. After the first martini (mine was a dirty vodka martini--yum!) I could feel my face getting numb. We had an interesting conversation with a strange guy at the bar and listened to some jazz while we decided what to do next. I said "What the hell! Let's have another." So we did. By the time we finished our second martinis, neither of us could walk or talk straight. We walked home, laughing obnoxiously and holding each other up the whole way. Then adult activity ensued...

I've had some fun drunk moments before, mostly at college and a few on stage (wink, wink) but it was really fun to drink and laugh with my wife like we were crazy kids. Plus, the sex was better. No offense Scotti...

Favorite vacation destination?
I haven't taken a real exotic vacation and I really dislike tourist destinations, but my favorite so far has been Arches National Park (Utah).

What is your favorite food?
Fratello's White Chicken Chili. Is beer food? If so, I choose beer.

Most embarrassing moment?
I'm not sure I've had it yet. ...probably back in 5th grade when I had to sing in front of my class for not doing my homework.

Favorite drink?
Well, there we have it! Beer! Followed closely by coffee.

Favorite shot?
Thanks to Scotti, the Hausbomb.

If you were to be stranded on an island, which 3 things would you bring with you?
Chances are, If I got stranded, I wouldn't have planned for it. Duh! But, for the sake of personal revelation: 1. A water purifying kit. 2. A sharp knife. 3. A solar powered satellite cell phone. Say, what if the island I'm stranded on is, like, Manhattan?

What was the last book/magazine you read?
Book: Truck, A Love Story by Michael Perry. Magazine: the latest issue of Discover.

How many pets do you have and their names?
Dog (Jack Russell Terrier): Maggie/ Cat(3 legged tortoise): Tiki

Any kids that you know about?
Philip, 6yrs old (7 in June, Egad!)

What is your greatest fear?
I try not to think about it. Probably losing loved ones.

Exactly what makes a monkey naughty?
They fling poo.

..:: MOVIES

Best date movie It doesn't matter. You don't watch the movie. (Mine was "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls")

Favorite movie of all time?
Highlander

If a movie was made about your life. . .who would play you?
Jeff Daniels would be cool. But probably Matthew Lillard or Jamie Kennedy.

Favorite TV shows?
X Files, Firefly, Mythbusters, Carnivale(HBO).

Favorite Reality TV show?
They're all crap. I mean big steaming fudgepiles with chunks of corn sticking out. I mean whatever happened to "Candid Camera"?

Guitars, Vocals
Email Jeff

..:: MUSIC

What genre of music do you like the best/least?
Best: Metal (all flavors), Punk, Rock
Least: Jazz

How many CD's do you have or are they ripped MP3's?
3,000+ CDs (yeah, that's right), more MP3's than iTunes

When did you start playing a musical instrument and which one?
Guitar lessons starting in 6th grade through 8th grade. After 8th grade, I didn't play guitar until I was 30 years-old. Go figure.

Did you you ever have formal lessons?
See above.

How many different instruments can you play?
Acoustic & electric guitars, bass if I had to, and "Mary Had A Little Lamb" on piano.

Who musically has inspired you?
Bands: Kiss, The Ramones (you can do a lot with 3 chords & attitude)
People: My father, there was always music playing in the house. He's a great pianist, singer and choir director.

Top 5 Albums/bands of all time?
Guns 'N Roses "Appetite For Destruction", Metallica "Master Of Puppets", Queensryche "Operation Mindcrime", Slayer "Reign In Blood", Green Day "American Idiot"......that's all you need in this lifetime ;)

Favorite group?
Metallica

1st concert you went to?
Stryper, "To Hell With The Devil" tour 1986 at the Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI. I was pretty far back and a flying bible zipped right over my head! Holy concussion, Batman...literally.

1st album you've bought (8 track, record)?
Kiss "Love Gun" (cassette)

Favorite NM show?
Wow, that's a tough one. Probably one of the drunken bashes at O'Marro's or at The Electric City Brewing Company in Kaukauna.
UPDATE: any show at the Kountry Bar or Stone Toad!

If you could play any other instrument, what would it be?
Drums & Piano

..:: MISC

Boxers, briefs or commando?
Boxer briefs (I sense a theme here)

Best drunk story – that you remember?
With Naughty Monkey, I would say at O'Marro's....Jameson flowing like a river and the music coming as naturally as breathing....but maybe that was an alcoholic blur....LOL!

Other than that, probably hanging with Scotti, Butch, Brian, Chad and Fruendo this past summer (2006). Good friends and good times.

Favorite vacation destination?
Any camping trip with my family and our annual Dour County trip every summer.

What is your favorite food?
Pizza, Popcorn...food of champions!

Most embarrassing moment?
To those that know me well....too many to mention here :)

Favorite drink?
Guinness, Blue Moon, Jack & Coke

Favorite shot?
Jagerbomb

If you were to be stranded on an island, which 3 things would you bring with you?
Kris, Jacob and Ashlyn. Not too original but true.

What was the last book/magazine you read?
Book: Blackwood Farm by Anne Rice. Magazine: Guitar One, April 2007 issue

How many pets do you have and their names?
Tinkerbell (cockatiel) and Meeko (Boxer/Boston Terrier/Black Lab mutt)

Any kids that you know about?
Jacob & Ashlyn

What is your greatest fear?
Burning alive.....what a happy thought. Or forgetting a solo....hasn't happened yet, thank God.

Exactly what makes a monkey naughty?
I'm guessing Scotti, Eric, Tex, Nate and myself.

..:: MOVIES

Best date movie? Cocktail, Top Gun, Boogie Nights (ok, maybe not)

Favorite movie of all time?
Pulp Fiction

If a movie was made about your life. . .who would play you?
Zach Braff (J.D. on Scrubs)

Favorite TV shows?
24, Scrubs, Firefly & Monday Night Football

Favorite Reality TV show?
American Idol...sad to admit it but it's the truth.