October '04 Paht-neh Of The Month: Steve Chizmadia

Meet Steve!

Pronunciation Guide: STEV (rhymes with REV) CHIZ-muh-DEE-ah.

Nickname: Steve.

Place Of Birth: Smithtown, Long Island.

Astrological sign: Aquarius.

Marital status: Single.

Turn-Ons: The Knuckleheads; dobros; Texas women; English beer; Cajun music; fronting the musical duo "Kilgore;" Mexican wrestling; action figures.

Turn-Offs: Angry chick music (take THAT, Lilith Fair!); Republicans/Democrats; "reality TV;" reality; anything "middle earth" related.

More Steve facts: A highly esteemed guitar player, actor, singer, songwriter, and Paht-neh...erstwhile lead singer of the reknowned sweet-harmony acoustic duo "Kilgore," along with March 2003 POM Charles "Chucky" Gale...actually PLAYS the DOBRO (how freaking COOL is THAT?!!)...in the summer of 1990, in a drunken stupor, "permanently misplaced" Spence's prized Limited Edition Washburn D-18 acoustic guitar in Kilgore, TX; was paht-neh enough to lend Spence his childhood guitar, reimbursing him in a timely manner; Spence, always the true gentleman, returned the childhood guitar eleven years later, covered in mold and goat manure (hey, that's what paht-nehs do!)...an old friend from the Big D, an amazing talent, a stand-up guy, a true student of the Knucklefunk game, and a freakishly supportive Paht-neh...we can't say enough about this man! The Knuckleheads salute Steve Chizmadia!