GENERAL

NAME:
MICHAEL JOEL “GAS CAP” HOWARD

POSITION:
PIANIST, MUSIC ARRANGING, FUELING OUR COACH (HENCE THE NICKNAME!)

PLACE OF BIRTH:
CINCINNATI, OH

HOMETOWN:
HEBRON, KY

CURRENTLY RESIDE:
HEBRON, KY

HOME CHURCH:
HEBRON BAPTIST CHURCH

PLACE WHERE YOU WERE SAVED:
IN THE BEDROOM AT MY HOUSE

SPOUSE:
SINGLE, SAVED, AND SEARCHIN' :)

CHILDREN:
SOMEDAY

PARENTS:
JOEL AND SHEILA HOWARD

SIBLINGS:
NONE…I’M SO PERFECT, MOM AND DAD STOPPED AFTER ME!...YEAH RIGHT!

FAVORITES!!!

RESTAURANT:
OLIVE GARDEN, WAFFLE HOUSE, CHEESECAKE FACTORY, GOLDEN CORAL

PAST TIME:
FISHING, HUNTING, FOURWHEELING

SONG(S):
HOW GREAT THOU ART, BECAUSE HE LIVES, JERUSALEM BY THE HOPPERS, PRAYING MAN BY BRIAN FREE AND ASSURANCE, UNTITLED HYMN

BIBLE VERSE(S):
ROMANS 10:9, PHIL. 4:13

VACATION SPOT:
ANYWHERE I CAN RIDE A FOURWHEELER

PERFORMER(S):
ANTHONY BURGER, ARTHUR RICE, JASON CRABB, ZACH SMITH, KIM HOPPER

MUSICIAN(S):
ANTHONY BURGER, JEREMY MEDKIFF, KIM COLLINGSWORTH, MILTON SMITH, TONY CREASMAN

GROUP(S):
GOLD CITY, KINGDOM HEIRS, THE HOPPERS, GAITHER VOCAL BAND

FOOD(S):
ANYTHING ITALIAN

DESSERT(S):
APPLE PIE

CANDY:
STARBURST

SODA:
MOUNTAIN DEW

SNACK:
PRINGLES BAKED WHEAT STIX, WE CALL THEM HAPPY STIX!

GUM:
DOUBLE BUBBLE

TV PROGRAM:
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, AND CRIMINAL MINDS

STORE:
BASS PRO SHOP

PLACE TO STAY:
IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT ON OUR COACH

ICE CREAM:
PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA MILKSHAKES

VEHICLE:
ANY KIND OF MUSTANG

SPORTS:
BOWLING, BASKETBALL, FRISBEE GOLF, FOOTBALL

TEAMS:
KENTUCKY WILDCATS IN BASKETBALL, CINCINNATI BENGALS, CINCINNATI REDS

HOBBIES:
FISHING, BOWLING, FRISBEE GOLF

OTHER TALENTS:
SAXOPHONE, CHAMPION BOWLER

PERSONAL

PERSON WHO INSPIRED YOU THE MOST AND WHY:
ANTHONY BURGER BECAUSE HE’S THE FIRST GOSPEL PIANIST I EVER SAW PLAY AND SINCE THEN I WANTED TO PLAY LIKE HIM!

PERSON YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE LIKE AND WHY:
MY GRANDPA BECAUSE HE WAS A SIMPLE MAN, HE PUT GOD FIRST IN EVERYTHING HE DID, AND HE NEVER MET A STRANGER

DISLIKES ABOUT THE ROAD:
BEING AWAY FROM MY FAMILY

WHAT MAKES ROAD WORTHWHILE:
KNOWING THAT I CAN HELP CHANGE PEOPLES LIVES DOING WHAT I LOVE TO DO

OTHER GROUPS YOU'VE SUNG WITH:
THE BALL FAMILY, CRYSTAL RIVER, AARON AND AMANDA CRABB

FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY:
GOING TO OUR LAKE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOONS WITH MY FAMILY

SOMETHING YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU:
I LIKE TO AVOID CONFRONTATION AND I LOOOOVE TO EAT!!

EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON ROAD:
I HAVE THREE! UNFORTUNATELY LOL…LOSING THE GAS CAP TO THE COACH MY FIRST WEEK WITH SOUL’D OUT!...HENCE THE NICK NAME! AND STARTING THE WRONG TRACK DURING AN ALTAR CALL AT A CONCERT! AND!!! WHEN THE GUYS CONVINCED ME WE WERE SINGING WITH PRESIDENT BUSH SENIOR’S BROTHER…I EVEN AUTOGRAPHED A CD TO GIVE TO HIM!

DREAM QUARTET:

TENOR:
DAVID PHELPS

LEAD:
ARTHUR RICE

BARITONE:
DOUG ANDERSON

BASS:
JEFF CHAPMAN

PIANIST:
ANTHONY BURGER