"Nasty" Nick's Greatest Achievements:

1. Auditioned for Red Hot Chili Peppers; narrowly lost to Dave Navarro.
2. Managed to play bass in Kill Creek for 3 years without buying a bass or bass rig.
3. Forced Scott to go see Van Halen in 1985.
4. Scott retaliated by forcing Nick to go see Public Enemy / Run DMC.
5. Taught Scott how to play his first guitar.
6. Scott retaliated by making him listen to him play guitar.
7. Saw Chet Atkins muff a lick at an outdoor concert in Lawrence in 1987, and was so exited, he called Scott to tell him.
8. Played guitar in the Coor's Light Silver Bullet band.
9. Has a pointy guitar with "Silver Bullet" inlayed all the way across the neck.
10. Bought one of those egg shaped chairs with 20 speakers in it in 1982, AND STILL HAS IT!
11. Giggles uncontrollably sometimes in a way that is really sort of disturbing.
12. First member of Kill Creek (past, present, and probably future) to buy a house.
13. Could play "Eruption" his sophomore year in High School (1985).
14. Played "punk rock" guitar in Immaculate Reception with Ken, Todd Funkarizzlepus, Scott, and John Dohrman, but had to constantly apologize to his friends for doing so. 
15. Played searing Michael Jackson-ish "shreddin'" guitar lead on Subterfuge, Kill Creek's West Coast Rap tribute to Lawrence punk rock luminaries, The Micronotz.
16. Dated a woman with personalized tags that read "SID V" for about 3 years, and they were constantly stolen at shows.
17. Constantly conspired with John Dohrman against Scott and Ron.
18. Created his own language in high school, and could speak it fluently (i.e. "She fribulated the ombobulis).
19. Was the only member of Kill Creek that could play without looking at his fingers.
20. Was wireless.