Name: Jake Blake
Birthdate: 10/28/68
Birthplace: Houston, TX
High School: Carmel High School - "A Cesspool of Hypocrisy and Fascism" - Mundelein, IL
College: UW-Oshkosh
Height: Too tall
Weight: Only if it's worth it
Eyes: Night
Hair: More gray each day
Instruments Played: Bass, guitar, drums, keyboards
Musical Favorites/Influences: Mom & Dad, Beatles, Steely Dan, The Who, Jaco Pastorius, Chuck Rainey, The Police, Victor Wooten, Tony Cimorosi, Eric Johnson, SRV, Clapton, Hendrix, Larry Carlton, Badfinger, Jim Croce.
When you first started playing: 5 years old, on a plastic guitar from Sears.
Why do you play music?: Because I can... it's the only thing at which I've ever been any good. It's a great emotional & creative outlet during times of wallowing in confusion and despair.
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