About Michael

Nicknames: Zig, Ziggy, Scourge, Scourgicus
Birthdate: 16 September 1972
Height: 5' 6"
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Brown, with numerous grey hairs
Piercings or tattoos: None. I've never found anything I liked enough to have it permenantly inked into my skin :-(
Marital Status: Happily married (Hi Karin!)
Hobbies / Interests: Music, reading, writing, video games.

Favorites:
- Colors: Black, blue
- Types of Music: Progressive metal, jazz, ambient, electronica
- Bands: Dream Theater, Jeff Johnson, Michael Card, Phil Keaggy, Lycia, Peter Gabriel
- TV Shows: Like I have time to watch TV...
- Video Games: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (favorite of all time), Balder's Gate: Dark Alliance, Grand Theft Auto III, Perfect Dark, Rainbow Six (N64)
- Authors: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Terry Brooks, Francis Schaeffer, Timothy Zahn, William Shakespeare, John Donne
- Movies: Star Wars (all), Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Jesus of Nazerath

Musical Influences:
- Guitarists: Randy Rhoads, James Hetfield, Jimmy P. Brown II, B.B. King, John Petrucci, Jim Matheos, James Maddux (Deliverance), Stevie Ray Vaughn; Christopher Parkening, John Williams, Andres Segovia
- Keyboardists: Kevin Moore, Mike VanPortfleet, Tara VanFlower, Jeff Johnson
- Composers: Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saen, Albeniz, Orff, Grieg, Mozart
- Other: Gregorian Chant

...more to come...?