User:Hotametaneo

Eric Shippert was born in Dixon, Illinois (July 8, 1969) on Tuesday @ 12:56 pm. His father (Frank Shippert) and his mother (Betty Jones) Shippert divorced when he was 2 years old. Soon after Frank remarried to Sally Burge. This marriage ended in 1981. Since his father was an over the road truck driver, Eric mainly grew up by himself until he was 16 years old. His grandparents started a furniture moving business as an agent for Allied Van Lines. His father Frank Shippert, along with 3 other uncles worked for the company as well. He used to go on the road with his father during the summer months, inwhich he has been to over 33 states, including Canada. He has also lived in 10 different states. Eric has attended Sauk Valley College in Dixon, Illinois. After he tore his knee in 2004 he started a hobby collecting used, signed to him drumsticks. He started collecting drum sticks from Famous Drummers all over the world in 2007. He currently has 102 sets of sticks, along with personal pictures and notes sent from the drummers. He has seen 55 bands in concert and has met 10 of them. He started drumming when he was 10 years old.