Word: chicago
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...What else does this professor enjoy doing on the weekends? A big clue comes in the form of his Web page, www.geocities.com/SoHo/6816, the home of his band, the Redundant Steaks. The group, which Vaux formed with three other classmates in his undergrad days at the University of Chicago, has produced four major projects to date. "Columbian Inventions" (a collection of songs in honor/protest of Columbus Day), "Buster Crabbe" (celebrating the life of the actor who played Tarzan, Superman, and other macho characters in early movies), "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: The Twelve-Tone Rock Opera," "Liquid Dwarf, Rusty Dwarf" (an album...
...Redundant Steaks' web page reveals another of Vaux's hobbies--basketball. As a member of the varsity team at the University of Chicago, Vaux once appeared in Sports Illustrated. Apparently a career in basketball wasn't in the cards, however. "This coach was awful. I learned a few Albanian curses from him, but that was his only useful function...
...Vaux: I like music that everyone else hates, like Journey, Chicago, Yes, and King Crimson. Among the new bands, I really like Jamiroquai. I also listen to a lot of jazz guitar (George Benson, John Pizzarelli) and Armenian folk music...
...minor league pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization, Patkin joined the Navy and played for a service team in Hawaii...
Heimert was born in Oak Park, Ill., on Nov. 10, 1928. His family soon moved to nearby Chicago and finally to suburban Elmhurst where he attended York Community High School...