The Pocket Rockets - Mike Deines

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Name: Michael C. Deines
Nickname: Spidey(dundundadadunnnnn), ubersmurf, Hey you bastard (my personal favorite)
Height: 5'9"
Weight: rollie-pollie
Shoots: Left
Position: I can not deny my Commie upbringing, I play Left-wing
Jersey Number: sadly 10 was taken, so 11!
Born: in a hospital (what a stupid question)
Lives: in a house (man, who thought of these)
Instrument: pssst, want to buy an Armstrong bari sax?
Favourite hockey team: sadly the Whalers (boo-hoo) and the Canucks
Favourite music ensemble: one of them is Oingo Boingo (as the band looks shocked that I like that band) basically, any band that plays vi,IV,I,V
Favourite beer: Fraoch Heather ale/Guinness/any oatmeal stout/not TNT - mmmmm....beer
Favourite donut: yup, that there's some old fashoined dip
Favourite way of enjoying Kraft Dinner: hopefully cooked, with a hint of Dave's Insanity Sauce (bring on those Scoville units)
Favourite celebrity: Terry Fox, Jim Henson, Marquis de Sade (heh heh, I'm just kidding about the last one. No, really!)
I would gladly play a benefit show for: Tots for Toys, Mother's Against Underwear or MAU only because I'm Chairman of MAU
Favourite city in Canada, and why: Prince George, 'cause it's purdy.
When you think about the baritone sax, you: think about the baritone sax (geez, these aren't very hard questions)
Favourite saying: "you pansies, those aren't pillows!"

Mike is widely regarded as THE pro baritone saxophonist in Nanaimo, holding the baritone sax chair in the Nanaimo Musician's Association Big Band; Decadence, a ten piece jazz funk outfit; and has been a part of many musicals. Mike also performs with a variety of punk and ska groups including The Kiltlifters and Pig Nog.