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MY NAME IS ED CZYZEWICZ AKA "ED DA HEAD" IN THE LOCAL MUSIC ARENA. HOW DID THAT NICKNAME COME ABOUT, YOU ASK? OH, YOU DIDN'T ASK. HOW COULD I HEAR YOU ANYWAYS. WELL,WHILE PLAYING BASS IN THE BAND "ILLUSION", WITH ROCKET RITCHOTTE ON GUITAR (ROCKETRITCHOTTE.COM).
ROCKET CONTINUALLY COMMENTED ON THE LARGE SIZE OF MY HEAD, SAYING IT LOOKED LIKE A BOWLING BALL. HE OFTEN PRETENDED ON STAGE TO STICK HIS FINGERS IN MY EYES AND NOSE, AND TRIED TO ROLL ME ACROSS THE STAGE.
DAVE MICHELETTI (GOD REST HIS SOUL) THE FORMER LEAD SINGER FROM STRUTT TOLD ME THEY USED MY HEAD AS A MODEL FOR THE CABBAGE PATCH KIDS 
I MUST ADMIT I HAVE BEEN BLESSED MEETING AND PLAYING WITH SOME VERY TALENTED AND FUNNY MUSICIANS HERE IN RI, AND NEARBY MA.
MY GOOD FRIEND JIM AVAKIAN (JVAPRODUCTIONS.COM) ACTUALLY FORCED ME TO PLAY BASS WHEN I WAS ABOUND 16 YEARS OLD. JIM SHOWED ME HOW TO PLAY AND I LATER TOOK LESSONS FROM BOB PETTERUTTI OF THE MIKE RENZI TRIO AND TOOK SOME COURSES FROM RI SCHOOL OF MUSIC. MAYBE SOMEDAY JIMMY WILL SHOW US A PICTURE OF THE MINI MOOG HE HAD MY BROTHER CUT IN HALF AND ATTACH A 50 FOOT CORD TO IT SO JIMMY COULD WALK OUT INTO THE AUDIENCE. WHAT A HAM!
I HAVE PLAYED BASS GUITAR AND SANG LEAD AND BACKUP VOCALS FOR LOCAL BANDS SUCH AS STRUTT, ILLUSION, MAYNARD SILVA BLUES BAND, TASTE WITH RICK MENDES-(GOD REST HIS SOUL), SUNSHINE, TYPICAL STRANGER, AND BARNEY FIFE. I HAD THE PLEASURE TO BACK UP MARTHA REEVES IN BOSTON, ALONG WITH THE NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE.
I AM CONSTANTLY AMAZED OF THE EXTRAORDINARY TALENT IN THIS AREA AND WOULD LIKE TO USE MY WEBSITE TO CONNECT LOCAL ARTISTS.
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