Your Name: Raymond Edward Zephaniah
Stakenas II
Your Nickname: Almighty Ray
Born (place and year): 8/4/77 Ypsilanti,
MI
Day Job: Bartender/server
Formative Childhood Experience: doing
my first musical at age 8, doing my first pro gig at age 12, and punching
my newly born sister in the face at age 2.
Your Interests include: Writing, acting,
directing, full time nerding, playing tabletop games, finding new
avenues of creativity, classic movies, B-Movies, and midget porn.
Last Book Read: Umm, what? I’ve heard
of this thing you call ‘reading’, isn’t that what people did in the
dark ages before TV? but, since I’m thinking: legit book, The Hitchhikers
guide to the Galaxy. Non-legit book, Warhammer 40k Daemonhunters Codex.
Ambition: To become a rich, world famous
multimedia celebrity.
Recent Accomplishment: I won the biggest
International Tournament of a World War 2 game that my Dad taught
me when I was 8, after spending 13 or so years trying.
Prized Possessions: My 2 cats, my 1st
place plaque from aforementioned tournament, my now painted Warhammer
40k Pink Space Marine army.
When you started Slamming: I don’t
know, 2.5 years ago?
One-sentence description of your Slam/Writing
style: Random, chaotic, and entertaining.
Influences (poetic and otherwise):
Monty Python, Weird Al, the Hanson Brothers, Sam Raimi, Chris Jericho,
every stand up comic I’ve ever seen.
Favorite Slam Poet: Matt Ernst
Favorite TV show: toss up, The Sopranos/Maury
Povich/COPS
Favorite book: The Illuminatus Trilogy
Website: your reason for living…
www.almightyray.com