I didn't go to college (wish I did). I guess I was kind of a "burn out" in high school. I'm glad I got it together. I became a machinist in 1989, my first son was born in 1992. I began working where I'm at now in 1993. I've worked my way up to lead set up man, tried the department supervisor position (I wasn't enough of a prick for the company), and now I'm, once again, a lead set up man. We manufacture small parts and components for Pratt & Whitney jet engines. Anyway, I met my wife in '94, we got married in July '95, lived in Painesville until moving to Madison in November '97. My second son came along in October '99. All the while I've been moonlighting as a rock star (just kidding). I have been knocking around in various local bands for the past 16 years playing guitar or keyboards or singing or all of the above. I currently play with Bobz Bad Habit with one of our classmates, Scott Pretzeus, on drums and also, I play guitar and sing with Big Angry, also based out of Lake County (Mentor to be exact). As a hobby I write and record my own songs on my state-of-the-abstract-art-desktop-computer-and-software-based-micro-recording-studio here in my diningroom.
School Story:
What can I say? Those who remember me back in the day remember me as kind of a "burnout", or stoner, frybrain, etc.. I'm glad to say I've grown up to be a responsible adult. I now find myself so far removed from the kid I used to be 20 years ago. I have a lot of fond memories of high school, just the whole experience. I loved astronomy class. I still have an incredible facination with astronomy. I find it weird how we control so much of our lives yet have no control over so much of our lives. We blink and it's 2008 and here we are.
How did you locate our web page?
Contacted by another classmate Sam Sandman (Seelinger)
My band, Bobz Bad Habit, at Rock City in Mentor, February 2008. This was our guitar duel section with myself (on the right) and our bass player's 17-year-old son (and Mentor High senior).
Fishing on Lake Logan
Me with the family
Down in Cancun
Performing at a benefit in Weedville, PA.
Myself, Tim Sandman (Sam Seelinger's husband) & Luis Castillo
Me & Alan Summers (he hasn't aged a friggin' day!!!)
MHS Tour August 10, 2008: (left to right): Ron Higgins, Renate Ast, Kelly Skidmore, Ernie Strodtbeck, Rob Young, me, Tim Andrassy
(kneeling): Sharon Tisza, Kim Krom
MHS tour: my old homeroom, B-2
MHS tour: favorite smoking section (back doors in the cafeteria)
MHS tour: in the Planetarium with Tim Andrassy. Astronomy class rocked!!!
MHS tour: Kim Krom and myself in "A" lecture room.
MHS tour: the cafeteria facing the kitchen.
MHS tour: standing in the Mentor stadium with the principal.
Christopher Qualey
