Full Name John Elwood Sahs
Birth Date May 4
Birth Place Hinsdale, IL
Height 5’ 9’’
Weight 190
Eyes Hazel
Hair Brown (rapidly graying)
Parents Ralph & Louise
Siblings Jim
Spouse Karen
Children Mikey (3 yrs old)
& Danny (not yet 1)
Instruments Drums, percussion, vocals
Biggest influences John Bonham, Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, Doug Clifford, Mick Avory, Ginger Baker, Micky Dolenz, Bobby Graham, Neal Smith, Mike Gibbins, Peter Criss
Education Illinois State University - BA , University of Colorado Boulder – PhD program
Musical education Rudimentary
Age entered show biz 16
First public appearance Some church dance - don't remember which church - wasn't Scientology...
Occupation Philosopher (no, really - I get paid!)
Hobbies Baseball, record collecting, drum destroying..err..rebuilding
Fave color Red sparkle
Fave singers Robert Plant, Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Frank Sinatra
Fave bands/instrumentalists Beatles, Rolling Stones, Monkees, Who, Kinks, Badfinger, Led Zeppelin, Small Faces, Pretty Things, Rutles
Fave actors Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland, Om Puri, Jack Lemmon
Fave movies Life Of Brian, Spinal Tap, A Hard Day’s Night, Still Crazy, Jesus Christ Superstar, Head, All You Need Is Cash
Fave TV shows Family Guy, Mythbusters, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Simpsons
Fave food Indian cuisine, Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream
Fave drink Bass Ale, Old Peculier
(that IS how it's spelled!), Jagermeister
Fave song writers Lennon/McCartney, Ray Davies, Pete Townshend, James McMurtry, Neil Innes, Simon Levene, Mike Nesmith, Boyce/Hart
Tastes in music 60s/70s Rock, Hard Bop Jazz, Indian Ragas, Brazilian Music
Likes Colorado, intelligent people, funny people, people with funny intelligence
Dislikes Illinois, strong perfumes or colognes, people who feel entitlement w/o having earned it, people who don’t know how to earn entitlement
Dream car 1969 Chevy Chevelle