Eric Leikam [ aka "brother E" ]

RGP Role: Voice, drums

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When did you join RGP:  Sometime in 2006

How did you join RGP: PJ asked me to play guitar and eventually I switched to bass

Music I enjoy: Rock, Blues, Gospel and Jazz, etc. 

Fave Hangout: Maria’s! South Austin, By the Lake, Central Market, My Grill

Favorite Instrument: A good bass 

Things I enjoy about Austin: The People, The Hill Country, The Music, The Vibe, KGSR

Movies I enjoy: Submarine Movies, Comedies and Thrillers 

Other faves: Film community in Austin, Meeting talented people, Cooking

Food I enjoy: Lots! Tex-Mex, Sushi, Seafood, Chinese, Indian and Italian 

Top 5 Desert Island Discs: Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed, Led Zeppelin I, Freddie King-Texas Cannonball, Jimi Hendrix-Axis: Bold as Love

What's best about being in RGP: Seeing the crowd sing along to our songs 

Favorite RGP moment: When we were at the Texas Music Awards, Playing at Kerrville Folk Festival and Old Settler’s Music Festivals 

Favorite moment in Life: Birth of my son, Antone 

Person I most admire & why: My father William Dean Leikam because he was an artist to the very end 

What's it like to play in RGP: When everything locks in…It’s Transcendental. It’s a lot of fun. The energy from the crowd is addicting. Nowhere else I’d rather be.

Favorite Quote: “Life is not at the Mercy of Matter” – Joel Goldsmith 

What would you like to see in the future for RGP: Better production. Take Hippie church to the rest of the world. Make a film about RGP