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Ricky Tikki Tembo

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About Me


Welcome to the site of Becky Johnson's drummer/percussionist/No. 1 fan! My name is Ricky and I'll be your host for this evening. Our specials tonight are, for your listening pleasure, a couple of tracks from Becky's new album, "In the Middle and In Between", as well as a rough cut of the soulful single "I Am One". For dessert, we're featuring a little information about me, the drummist/percussioner, so here goes: in the past week (as of this writing), I had 2 big exams, 2 quizzes, nearly 300 pages of textbook reading to study for aforementioned exams (advice from your Uncle Ricky: don't procrastinate!!), a 10:30pm show the night before one of the exams, 5 research articles to peruse, 7 lectures to attend, a biochemistry laboratory to lead, then another lab session, 2 short essays to write, a discussion class, a lab meeting, quizzes and portions of exams to grade, a social psychology experiment, a friend's a capella performances to attend, 3 rehearsals, 2 slices of cheesecake, and a partridge in a pear tree. Oh--and the World Series was on. But during all this, Becky's lovely music was running through my head, and knowing there was a Becky Johnson concert at the end of the week kept a big smile on my face. So check out her SUPERSTAR talent at myspace.com/beckyjohnson , and be sure to tip your waitress.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go learn that "snares" aren't just the things under one of my drums. There's a biological relevance: SNAREs are SNAP receptors, SNAPs are soluble NSF attachment proteins, and NSFs are N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion proteins. Thus, SNAREs are actually soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein attachment protein receptors! Aren't I a hoot?
LET'S PLAY A GAME!! Can you match the Becky Johnson lyrics to Do You Hear Me? to their modified versions on the right?

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/21/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/beckyjohnson
Band Members:

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If you go to about the 1-hour and 1-minute mark of The Lake House, you'll see me in the background, in orange hospital scrubs that resemble a prison jumpsuit, pushing a woman in a wheelchair. But don't fast-forward to it---chick-flick love stories may be my guilty pleasure, but believe me, this is definitely a good movie to watch in its entirety.
Influences:

  • Faith Hill
  • Sarah McLachlan
  • Diana Krall
  • Lisa Loeb
  • Keith Urban
  • Jessica Andrews
  • Anna Nalick
  • The Wreckers
  • Sister Hazel
  • Melissa Etheridge
  • The New York Voices
  • The Corrs

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