About Joe...a few fun facts!
By Joe's nephew Nicholas

Ok, Someone said there isn't enough personal info about Joe...
A number of people have requested...
He really hates this, but here goes..I'll get started...

Just a few personal facts...if anybody cares!

Joe is...

-single

-straight

-Italian (Naples and Calabria)

-Aries

-Originally from CT.Born-Hartford Hometown-Wethersfield

(anyone out there from CT?!)

-Father-Joe Gande-jazz musician-tenor saxophone-Charlie Barnett,Horace Silver,Art Mooney,Addison farmer,Jo Jones,Joe Porcaro,Emil Richards....just to name a few

-Mother-Singer
-loyal

-down to earth

-Loves to cook-makes a mean Linguini W/ clam sauce!

-loves to read

-self-taught singer/guitarist/musician/songwriter

-an Artist

-a huge animal lover...and they love him...
(Been called Dr. Doolitle by friends and family for years...)

(Has had 3 dogs in the past and now Currently has a cat named Gray-a stray that adopted him!

*A huge New York Yankees fan!
*Wanted to be an archaeologist or vet growing up...
*Loves Fleamarkets, antique shows....mother was an antique dealer...
-Loves kids and they seem to gravitate toward him...

-Movies-The Godfather I II and III, Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart, Pirates, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings,The Passion, Old world war II movies, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Nicholas Cage, Clint Eastwood & John Wayne movies...on a lighter side...Mel Brooks movies,Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy...Lethal Weapon...Triumph the insult comic dog many others...


-TV-Doesn't like watching too much...but...Sopranos, CSI Miami, Law and Order,Top Chef, History Channel, PBS, Food Network, Documentaries...HBO's The Band of Brothers...Nick at Night 70's sitcoms...really gettin' into Heroes right now too!

-Was in a gifted child program in Elementary school
-could have graduated high school in 10th grade!

-worked on NY City's music row-48th St - Manny's, Sam Ash, 48th Street Custom Guitars...can't remember how long...too long...It's all a blur!

-Can be seen on the VH1's Bad Company Behind the Music
(yeah, that's him hungover in the baseball cap)


-Opened for the legendary Johnny Winter at age 18
-Went to Italy-played a gig-never wanted to come home!

-Hates phonys, liars,bullshit artists, traitors and two timing hidden agenda scum...
(and can see right thru them...)

-Hates injustice-my brother and I still think he's secretely a superhero!

-Been known to yell and rant and rave at the tv!(Doesn't everybody?)

-Been known to love natural, big-busted, warm, caring, intelligent, old-fashioned, loyal, honest, true-blue girls-ok just a quick insightdoesn't matter really!

-eats, breaths, lives, craps music!

-Hates people who talk to much and hates talking about himself !

-Been through and seen alot of sh*** he can't tell me till I'm older!

-My friend

-My hero!

to be continued...if he'll let me!

Thanks,

Nick