Eddie “X-Ray” Di Gangi
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Real Name:
Eddie Di Gangi
Professional names:
Ed Monroe, Eddy D
Nicknames:
X-Ray, edclectic, D, edscargot, Hang Daddy Ed
Location:
New York City
Occupation:
Musician/guitar/singer songwriter
Previous Occupations:
Painter, Decorative painter (Faux Finishes), Sign painter, Layout Artist, Scenic Artist, Maintenance worker, Carpenter, Butcher and Messenger
Previous/Current Bands:
Hang Daddy, The Dick Brown Blues Band, The Fucking A's,
Orphan, Lance Pierce, The Clamdiggers, The Blue Meanies,
The Bitter Dregs, The Heat, Toybox, 575 and Dead Art.
More About Me
Hobbies:
Surf/hot rod music, new & vintage horror movies, Abbott & Costello movies, blues music, collecting guitars, records/45's/CD's, pulps, vintage posters, books, original and repro.30's 40's 50's pin-up art, toys, beat/spoken word-Ken Nordine, pop & vintage bubblegum, most music/ABBA to ZAPPA, hot rods/mopar muscle cars, antique/classic cars, BSA, Tarantino, film noir, animation/stop motion, Svankmajer, Bros. Quay, sketching/painting, Matthew Barney etc...
Favorite Bands, Music and Influences: ( too many to name all )
Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Big Star, British Invasion, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Santo & Johnny, Roy Orbison, 50's Girl Groups, Phil Spector, Stax-Volt, Dick Dale, The Ventures, all Rockabilly, Surf, Link Ray, Flaming Groovies, all Garage, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Talking Heads, Klaatu,
Pattie Smith, Velvet Underground, Sex Pistols, Fear, Black Flag, X, The Tubes, Be Bop Deluxe, Chris Isaak, Johnny Cash, all Rebel Country, Hank Williams, Hank III, all Blues, Traffic, Allman Bros., Warren Zevon, Neil Young, Clapton, Junior Brown, World Party, Crowded House, The Redwalls, Coliseum, Los Straitjackets, Fairport Convention, etc......
Favorite Quote:
Zed's dead baby...Zed's dead.
Favorite Color:
Taupe
