Styx drummer Todd Sucherman: 'If you have room for fries, you've got room for another dog' (Episode 88) - a podcast by James VanOsdol

Styx drummer Todd Sucherman is one of the best in rock and roll, something he reminds us of every time he sits behind the kit at a Styx show. He and I go way back... to freshman year of high school. We haven't properly hung out since we were both Niles West Indians, so it was a true delight to be able to catch up over hot dogs and Polish sausages from Poochie's in Skokie (http://www.poochieshotdogs.com). We talk about: *Our high school days: "My earliest memory of you was in gym class; we were sarcastic and laughed at a lot of the same stuff." *His role in high school; playing drums kept him from being picked on or bullied *His high school-era band, Adventures In Dining, and the bar gigs the band played while underage *Styx's album plans *Recording an album in the present day: "It's an exercise in burning money" *The Midwestern-ness of Styx *Playing alongside artists from Spinal Tap to Brian Wilson *The Chicago scene in the 90s, and why his awesome band Falling Wallendas may not have been awesome with a balance sheet

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