Your looking at the first photos and bios of the Tropical Cleaners, the band behind the Rock-afire Explosion, ever to be posted on the internet! We've held nothing back as we've researched and explored the carrers and personal lives of some of entertainments most overlooked and underappreciated artists of our time. But since we're the internet's top leading Rock-afire tabloid, we've included all the juicy secrets that they'd rather not have you know.
AARON FECHTER - Billy Bob, Looney Bird, Rolfe & Earl
Like a modern day Rennaissance man, Aaron not only sings and plays the keyboard, but is also an inventor of machines and head of his own company Creative Engineering.
EMBARASSING SECRET - After years of playing different characters, he eventually formed multiple personalities of his own.
BURT WILSON - Fatz
Began his carrer doing oldies covers under a stage name "Salvadore Alverez". He later went on to become a local radio voice in Orlando doing a show called 'Monsters of the Midday' on WTKS.
EMBARASSING SECRET - After working at Creative he was fired from a job at Universal Studios by his manager who was none other than Shalisa!
SHALISA SLOAN - Mitzi
A young talent - she took over the voice of Mitzi at age 12! Her amazing voice landed her spots doing radio jingles, and gave her a spot in an accapela group called Toxic Audio with her husband.
EMBARASSING SECRET - Began her career in a cover-band doing songs aimed at kids. Is still in a cover-band doing songs for kids.
DUKE CHAUPETTA - Dook
Duke's amazing voice and talent was discovered by Creative early on, and they were always proud of the fact that they were able to find him first. He played the voice of Dook Larue for the entire history of ShowBiz Pizza and later went on to doing private performances in small gigs around central Florida.
EMBARASSING SECRET - Had a "thing" for a young Shalisa.
RICK BAILEY - Beach Bear
Rick Bailey began his carrer with Creative doing audio editing and backup vocals, and remained an untapped talent until 1982 when he began doing the voice for the moon. It didn't last long, as he soon became Beach Bear and transformed the character forever. Rick later started his own band, Heart Attack Diner.
EMBARASSING SECRET - Ended up being the guitarist for teenie bopper artists LFO.
JEFF HOWELL - Uncle Klunk
Jeff sang backup vocals and played instrumentation for years before getting to become the character voice of Uncle Klunk in 1983. Although his stint as Klunk was short-lived, he always played a major background role. Now, he's still allied with Burt Wilson on the 'Monsters of the Midday' radio show.