Big Chill's Lineup:

Gracie LaneLead Vocals and Percussion
A professional singer for most of her life, Gracie delivers with a fire and passion that has to be experienced.

Keith Allen Lead Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar and Harmonica
With a resume that includes such noted Delaware Valley bands as Construction and Strange As Angels, Keith is a seasoned performer who knows how to get a room rockin’.

EJ Johnson Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass and Tenor Sax
Also an alumni of Construction and Strange As Angels, EJ’s distinctive vocal style and roarin’ sax takes this band to another level.

Bob “Oscar” Meyer Keyboards
Another member that served a tour of duty with Construction, Oscar’s keyboards fill out the Big Chill sound with style and soul.

Michael Mancuso Lead Guitar
From the chunky driving rhythm of Keith Richards to the searing leads of Santana, Michael’s musical virtuosity makes Big Chill soar!

Tommy Ott Drums and Background Vocals
Also known as the “Big Toe”, Tommy lays down a beat that’s guaranteed to get a crowd on their feet. His past bands include The Grease Band and The B-sides.

Name:  Tom “TD” Ott (TD Stands for Tom Drum)
Position In Band:  Drummer And Band Secretary.
Name Of First Band You Were In: Eternal Extinction
Favorite Musicians/Songwriters: Beatles, Yes, Steely Dan, Eagles, The “Boss”, Harry Chapin, Carol King, James Taylor
Sign: Virgo
Favorite Color: Forest Green
Favorite Movie: Forest Gump
Favorite Drink:  Drambui on the Rocks
Favorite Food:  Black Forest Cake
Likes: Good wine, a nice fire, cheese and crackers with Deb beside me
Pet Peeves: Being late, rude people and not having any ketchup in the house.
Hobbies/Pastimes: Antique/Classic cars, woodworking, kayaking, camping,
A Few Thoughts:  Always look at the glass as being half-full   
Favorite Quote:  “You’re my child,  I brought you into this world and I can take you out” – Bill  Cosby from “The Cosby Show”
P.S. “I LOVE YOU” From The  “BEATLES 65’ Album.

Name:  Keith Allen (Egyud) 
Position In Band:  Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica & Vocals 
Name Of First Band You Were In:  Blue Construction
Favorite Musicians/Songwriters: Lennon & Mccartney, Becker & Fagen, Springsteen 
Sign: Aries 
Favorite Color: Blue 
Favorite Movie: Raising Arizona 
Favorite Drink:  Wine 
Favorite Food: Sea 
Likes: Spending time with Beth & Madison
Pet Peeves:  Self-righteous, self-absorbed people with an overblown sense of entitlement. (You know who you are.) and low water pressure.
Hobbies/Pastimes:  Working out, recording and going to the movies 
A Few Thoughts:  Never thought I’d be playing in a band this good again.
Favorite Quote: “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”

Name:  Michael Mancuso
Position In Band:  Guitarist
Name of First Band You Were In: The Day Before. We later regrouped as The Morning After (seriously).
Favorite Musicians/Songwriters: Jimi, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Return to Forever, Frank Sinatra, John Lennon
Sign: Aquarius (and I'm still waiting for the dawn, by the way)
Favorite Color: Black
Favorite Movie: Love And Death (Woody Allen)
Favorite Drink: Diet Dr. Pepper
Favorite Food: Dark Chocolate
Likes: Dreamin'
Pet Peeves:  A movie ending that has characters in the movie applauding
Hobbies/Pastimes:  Stopping the flow of time (Photography)
A Few Thoughts:  That's all I have
Favorite Quote(S):  "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Einstein
"We are here to do what we are here to do." - Oracle, from The Matrix
"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song." - Maya Angelou

Name:  Gracie Lane (A.K.A. Elaine Paxson)
Position In Band:  Vocals and Percussion
Name Of First Band You Were In: Can’t remember.  It was a blues/R&B band in NYC. Next there was The Porch Rockers
Favorite Musicians/Songwriters: Lindsey Buckingham, Jeff Buckley, Aretha, Bonnie Raitt, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Roseanne Cash, Lucinda Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Sting, Pretenders, Prince, Todd Rundgren
SIGN: Cancer (through and through)
Favorite Color: Black and Periwinkle
Favorite Movie: Princess Bride, Young Frankenstine, Chocolat, Being John Malcovich, Anything by Monty Python, All of Me, Bringing Up Baby, Arsenic and Old Lace, Vertigo, Lots of Hitchcock, The Fisher King, Stage Door, Lots of Kate Hepburn
Favorite Drink:  Do I have to pick just one? Tanqueray/Tonic, a nice dry red wine or a TART margarita (no salt, please)
Favorite Food: Filet Mignon or Pizza (no anchovies), Anything with Chocolate & Peanuts/Peanut Butter
Likes: Enjoying a nice, leisurely dinner with good friends, laughing and drinking anything listed 2 questions ago.
Pet Peeves:  Skinny keyboard players
Hobbies/Pastimes: Photography, antiquing & music (listening, singing or playing)
A Few Thoughts:  Don’t give up on the things that matter most to you.
Favorite Quote:  If I’d known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself. - Grace Slick (probably not verbatim, but you get the idea)

Name:  E.J. Johnson
Position In Band: Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Sax, Vocals (utility infielder)
Name Of First Band You Were In: Aluminum Stick
Other Bands You’ve Been In: Boneman Band, Construction, Rivals, Strange As Angels, Cities Into Salt
Favorite Musicians/Songwriters: Jimi Hendrix, Springsteen, Prince, Pretenders, U2, Boston, Sly & The Family Stone, The Clash
Sign: Cancer
Favorite Color: Purple Or Black
Favorite Movie: Raising Arizona
Favorite Drink: This changes frequently—currently Southern Comfort but definitely NOT Jagermeister.
Favorite Food: Lasagna 
Likes: Baseball, 24, Seinfeld re-runs, Discovery Channel, World Peace
Pet Peeves: Very small dogs, reality TV, that Jack Bauer can save the world 6 times and still nobody trusts him for more than 5 minutes!
Hobbies/Pastimes: Scuba Diving and Golf (never at the same time), skiing, softball, playing with Alex, reading Stephen King (not in any order)
A Few Thoughts: Hmmmmm. Have to get back to you  
Favorite Quote(S):  Raising Arizona [an old convict and H.I. lying on their prison bunks, passing the time]
Ear-Bending Cellmate: ...and when there was no meat, we ate fowl and when there was no fowl, we ate crawdad and when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand.
H.I.: You ate what?
Ear-Bending Cellmate: We ate sand.
[pause]
H.I.: You ate SAND?
Ear-Bending Cellmate: That's right!
P.S.  Oscar was secretly programmed as a baby to be a CIA assassin

Name:  “Oscar” - just Oscar. No last name. Like Cher or Madonna.
Position In Band: Keyboards & Gracie's boot polisher.
Name Of First Band You Were In: Construction (and an unnamed wedding band before that)
Favorite Musicians/Songwriters: Keith Emerson, Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, Allman Brothers, Michael Mancuso
Sign: this is gettin' kind of personal, isn't it?
Favorite Color: I don't see color
Favorite Movie: Star Wars (all of 'em), Blazin' Saddles, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Favorite Drink: Chimay or a good California Zin
Favorite Food: cheese burgers at the Cactus
Likes: music, critters, the Earth (yea, I'm a tree-hugger), 9-ball, good wine, good food, good friends (I have one more but they won't let me say it)
Pet Peeves: mean people, smokers, people who drive under the speed limit, Fox News
Hobbies/Pastimes: music, cooking, yoga, photography
A Few Thoughts: I'm real glad Tommy talked me into joining this band !
Favorite Quote: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"

Photos: Bill Hock Photography