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I've learned a lot in thirty years. I've learned who I am, what matters to me, and how to survive in a world where assimilation is the norm. Breaking those boundaries took guts. And even though they were removed during surgery in 2001, I still got 'em. I spent my days playing the drums, meddling with web design, and restoring a 1986 Porsche 944.
Drum Solo of the Day  Skins & Rhythms - Throughout history, the drums have been the cornerstone of Rock n Roll. From Ringo Starr to Stevie Wonder and Marie Carpenter, nothing thrills me more than a good solo with the sticks. |
| My Journal
My Day to Day - This is the story of a man named Patrick who was living...Wait, wrong tune. These are the voyages of ... No. Aww, heck, just read. |
The Porsche  See it in action!1986 Porsche 944 Restoration - Called the Poor Man's Porsche,the 944 has only four cyliners, puts out 150HP, and is now a classic automobile. I have attemped to bring this once-beaten vehicle back to life as a daily driver. From the engine to the interior, the story has been a long and hard one. 
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| Starship Troopers Pinball Pinball Mania! - I'm restorting a SEGA classic - Starship Troopers. It arrived in pretty good shape but needs some work. |
| Musical Interests My Radio Station! My favorite bands - Streaming music and videos inside. |
| Chiasmus My Former Band - From 1995 to 2000, Chiasmus rocked the basement scene, playing in front of a record attendance of three. DOS-based and four-tracked, the band ultimately fell apart by the emergence of grunge. |
| Connections Around the Bend - Links to places on the web I've either created or just enjoy visiting. |
| My photographs Pictures of My World - Vacation slides in Tampa and the 944 portfolio. |
| Frets on Fire Tracks Custom Tracks - User-made songs for the Frets on Fire player. |
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Shane Wise of The Zoo.
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Prior to joining Scorpions, Kottak was a drummer for Kingdom Come, Warrant, Wild Horses, Montrose, the McAuley Schenker Group, and Buster Brown. He also gave drum lessons at Far-Out Music in Jeffersonville, Indiana, once having former Bride (band) drummer, Jerry McBroom, as a student.
He also played with Michael Lee Firkins.
He also plays in his own band Kottak, formerly known as KrunK. He is married to Athena Kottak, rocker Tommy Lee's younger sister, who is also a drummer and fellow member of KrunK. The couple has three children; one girl, Tobi, and two boys, Miles and Matthew. He is also the cousin of Steve Kottak, director of communications for Brown & Williamson tobacco company in Louisville, Kentucky.
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He was born in Somers Point, New Jersey, U.S.. He began playing the drums at the age of four. He graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, then studied percussion at Indiana University. His professional career started in 1972 when he joined the Stan Kenton Orchestra. After three years with Kenton he joined Maynard Ferguson for two years. In 1978 he joined Weather Report, joining the legendary Jaco Pastorius to form a formidable rhythm section. After four years and five albums with Weather Report he joined Steps Ahead. His big band recordings with the Bob Mintzer Big Band are excellent modern big band jazz/funk studied by many students of drums and drumming.
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Quite an impressive display of creativity.
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