Karl Rzasa

Manchester West High School, Attended 1992 - 1996, Class of 1996

Oberlin College, ZooMass Amherst

Oberlin College, Attended 1996 - 2001, Class of 2001, Bachelor's Degree, bassoon

bassoonist and hash slinger

Civic Orchestra of Chicago

sushi, driving, sleeping, volkswagens, antique german bassoons, this american life, car talk, LPs, polaroid photos, '70's technology in general, being a nerd, ice cold bling

barrel fever among others...especially the chapter about his mother the voracious smoker

movies scare me. i always enjoy them when i go, but a voluntary time commitment of 2+ hours of sitting still is tough for me to do...

radiohead, nina simone, vintage elton john, david bowie, beck, janis joplin, inxs, beatles, u2, angry and not-so-angry lesbians, vintage madonna, joni mitchell between '70 and '74, anyone with a good story to tell, anyone with fat beats

someday i'll have cable

Capricorn

latest celebrity sighting...Della Reese.
I didn't even realize it was her until halfway through the
meal when I overheard her talking about her upcoming
special on the Home Shopping Network.
I wish she would've said "I am in charge of the girls!!"
for me.
I'm sure there's more about me worth mentioning, but
my brushes with celebrities (and have-been celebrities)
are by far more interesting than making bassoon reeds
and trying to play high e's.