Outlier Profile - Mark Truss

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Mark Truss
 
Mark is the driving force behind The Outliers' rhythmic sound. In addition to lead and rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals, and the occasional bass and percussion parts, Mark is the primary arranger in the band, creating complex and interesting arrangements and instrumentation through a technique the band calls Trussmerization. Mark has been in various bands since the late 70's and produced local CD's in the early 80's that received great reviews in local music publications. Mark lives on Long Island and works in Manhattan heading up Market Research for an advertising agency.
 
Name
Mark Truss
 
Blues Name
Jailhouse Killer Franklin
 
Primary Instrument
Guitar
 
Other instruments you can play
Bass guitar, Piano
 
Other instruments you've ever played, but would be afraid to pick up today
Saxaphone
 
Your gear
Ovation Applause, Epiphone Casino, Ibanez Les Paul, Austin bass guitar, Fender 100 amp, Pandora's Box 4
 
Top 5 Most Important Musical Influences:
#1 The Beatles
#2 Lynyrd Skynyrd
#3 Steely Dan
#4 David Bromberg
#5 Dr. John
 
Age began playing music
6
 
Most thrilling personal musical experience
Driving in my car, listening to an Outliers CD, turning around and seeing my two young sons in the back seat playing "air guitar" to my guitar leads.
 
Favorite musical artist
The Beatles
 
Musical genre you identify with the most
Rock/Pop, but also Blues and Swing, hard to say just one
 
Your all-time favorite album (your 'desert island disc')
Ugh, another tough one...either Abbey Road (The Beatles) or Street Survivors (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
 
Favorite guitar player
Stevie Ray Vaughan
 
Favorite bass player
Paul McCartney (or Davis Moore)
 
Favorite singer
Man, that's a hard one - I guess who moves me the most?? Evonne Elliman
 
Favorite harp player
Joel Rubinson - of course
 
Favorite drummer
Steve Gadd
 
Favorite tune performed by The Outliers
Mister Charlie or Mystery Train
 
Favorite Elvis song
Suspicious Minds
 
Favorite Beatle
George -the Quiet One
 
Favorite actor
Jimmy Stewart
 
Favorite actress
Sandra Bullock
 
Favorite movie
Breaker Morant
 
Favorite book
Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
 
Favorite author
John Grisham
 
Favorite magazine
Business Week
 
Favorite web site
OLGA or nytimes.com
 
Favorite newspaper
Newsday
 
Favorite place to do Outliers gigs
NorthShore Cafe
 
Favorite food
General Tso's chicken
 
Shoe Size
13 EEE - uh huh!
 
Your day job
Market Researcher
 
Your least favorite word
"Can't" (said by anyone) or "Fine" (said by a woman)
 
Will a little dab really do ya?
Probably, of course it depends on what it's a dab of - eh?
 
Favorite baseball player
Pete Rose - nobody more exciting to watch than Pete
 
Favorite all-time TV show
M*A*S*H
 
Favorite all-time TV show theme song
Theme song to "Barreta" -- "Rockford Files" and "Simon & Simon" run close 2nd's
 
Favorite drink
Jack Daniels on the rocks, splash of water
 
Favorite accent
Irish
 
"Less Filling" or "Tastes Great"?
Less Filling
 
Your worst vice
OK, OK...smoking, I can't list the others here
 
Favorite decade
1945 - 1955
 
Do gentlemen really prefer blondes?
Yup, but usually only at a glance
 
Favorite capital punishment device
Listening to non-stop Neil Diamond music at high volumes
 
Favorite quote
"What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger...but if it's bad enough that it could kill you, expect that it's gonna hurt like hell."
 
Favorite comedian
George Carlin or Robin Williams - a toss up
 
Favorite radio program
Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion"
 
Mantle or Mays?
Mays, regardless of what Joel says
 
Favorite travel destination
Amsterdam
 
What the hell does "NPD" stand for anyway?
Depends what country you're in
 
The 1st thing you'd buy if you won $10 million
A college annuity for my kids - then a Gibson ES 335
 
Ben & Jerry or Haagen Dazs
Ben & Jerry
 
Tom & Jerry or Wile E. Coyote & Roadrunner
Wile E. Coyote & Roadrunner
 
Ben & Jerry or Tom & Jerry
Tom & Jerry
 
The Beatles or The Stones
You have to ask??
 
Cats or Dogs?
Either
 
Do you think UFO's really exist?
Without a doubt
 
Favorite geo-political figure
Winston Churchill - the man had guts
 
Favorite sports team
NY Mets, sorry to say
 
Stock picks
Who knows, I just know to ignore any picks Karl lists
 
1st concert you ever saw
KISS, 1976 - Nassau Coliseum (Destroyer Tour)
 
If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?
New York City, 1945
 
Domino's or Pizza Hut?
Domino's
 
Dylan "electric" or Dylan "acoustic"
The Beatles
 
Favorite pet
Right behind left ear...and other places not suitable to mention here.
 
Who currently isn't, but in your opinion, should be, on a postage stamp?
I couldn't even tell you who IS on postage stamps, but if Joe DiMaggio isn't, he should be.
 
Coke or Pepsi?
Coke (Diet)
 
Who was the real genius - Becker or Fagan?
Fagan, I think. Who knows?
 
Carpet or wood floors?
Carpet
 
Favorite dead rock star
John Lennon
 
Favorite analgesic
(See Favorite Drink)
 
Crackling fire or sandy beach?
Crackling fire
 
Favorite member of ABBA
Couldn't tell you if I wanted to...and who would want to?
 
Who do you think was really behind Kennedy's assasination?
National Cigar Importers Association
 
Favorite Woody Allen movie
Sleeper - love the dixieland music
 
Favorite condiment
(Again, see Favorite Drink)
 
Favorite bimbo who ended a politican's/evangelist's/CEO's career
God, I can't even keep track of them anymore. Who was the one who took down Jimmy Swaggert?
 
Most humbling experience
Too many to list - and I wouldn't list them here anyway
 
If you could play a different instrument in the band it would be
Bass guitar
 
 
 

Joel  |  Laurie  |  David  |  Brad  |  Mark L  |  Rob

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