Dan is the business manager of acclaimed, all-male, Vineyard-based a capella group Vineyard Sound for 2008. For the summer (his third as a vocal percussionist/beatboxer), his life revolves around the group. He is also a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut ('08) and former Beetlebung Barista (twice). These are his favorite July activities on Martha's Vineyard:
Dan: "I'm in an a capella group--90% of what we do is awkward."
Dan is a beach guy. Menemsha, Gay Head, Lambert's Cove.
Does Dan prefer the new Sharky's to the old one? He says, "It's like choosing between my own children."
Biggest show of the summer: Tabernacle, July 25th. Charity shows for Camp Jabberwocky and the Edgartown Council on Aging, two shows on the 4th, among many shows.
"Buying albums against my better financial judgment," Dan says. What's hot? The blues.
...from the Newes Pub in Edgartown. Vineyard Sound earns a signature glass every season.
Irish Breakfast.
"Something to do in the morning," Dan says. A 6-7 mile ride from the Vineyard Sound quarters in Edgartown.
Dan recounting a recent Vineyard Sound show: "When we arrived, they asked where our instruments were."
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