29 July 2008

...and Johnny, too..

Johnny Emaxx

Vital Stats -
- born Jonathon Edward Milton Achilles Xander Xavier Jehosephat III, City of Commerce, CA, December 3 (shares a birthday with Ozzy, but I think Johnny is a couple years older...)
- Height 169 cm (hehe...69)
- Weight - @#%lbs (every time I try to type the numbers...they come up gibberish!)
- Hair - Uh...yes. Nice flowing reddish-brown locks.
- Eyes - yes, but he has to put them in fresh everyday.

Education -
- Spring Hill Private School for Gifted Children, Santa Cruz : Grades 1 - 8
- St. Catherine's Military Academy, Anaheim : Grades 9 - 10
- G.E.D. - California Penal System : California Youth Authority
- Berklee School of Music : Sept. - Oct. 1985

Musical History -
- First paying gig : Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones - Wide World of Polkas Tour 1977
- House guitar player "The Lawrence Welk Show" 1978 - 82
- Uncredited guitar parts for Slayer's "Show No Mercy" 1983
- Replaced Dannii Lee Damage in Paris, which became Poison, who then tossed Johnny for the much prettier C.C. Deville.
- Took over for Terry Glaze as rhythm guitar player in Pantera, changed their sound from glam metal to thrash, then fired.
- Co-founded Broken Toyz, the very next day.

Fun Facts -
- Once dated RuPaul, until he found out...you know...
- Former roommate of C.C. Banana (so I couldn't find any pictures of them together, just C.C. and every other quasi-rock star under the sun, sorry).
- Once owned 247 guitars. He lost them in a poker game with Slash. Now he borrows his axes from J.J. Gunns.
- Invented the 'Fire Organ' (no, not the 'burning organ'...), the idea was then co-opted by some mechanical engineering student at Union College.
- Had the highest sperm count ever recorded (lost title to this guy who hadn't had 'release' in 47 years).
- Is responsible for the band's finances.
- Father, J.E.M.A.X.X. Jehosephat Jr., a Sanitation Engineer.
- Mother, Tempest (a.k.a. Tempest Storm), an 'entertainer'.

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