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Kent Powell (by Kent Powell) Paid for by the Committee to Make Laundry Bags Full of Money for Kent Powell Who is Kent Powell?  To answer this perplexing question, we turn now to Kent Powell:  "Kent," says Kent, "is a complicated man.  One of the rare breed of modern-day Renaissance geniuses:  Actor, writer, philosopher, poet, fashion model, opinion-leader, peace broker, sperm donor, healer, Cordon Bleu chef, animal-rights activist, mason, artist, counselor, linguist, amateur sex-surrogate and financial wizard." Kent produced and engineered the group's initial demo tape, but after that they made a real one and started getting gigs.   Confirmed gear head and songwriter, Kent writes some of Ben Strange's occasional original tunes, such as "Dirty Floor Blues" and "Mercy".  He also chastises the others for their mistakes while admitting none of his own.  When asked for his musical influences, he mentions:  "The Beatles, Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Beck, Byrds, Bob Dylan.  Anything that starts with a 'B'." Sarcastically nicknamed "Mopey" after his expression in the group's promotional 8"x10" photo, Kent has worn this smile continuously since being lobotomized two years ago.  He's also coming on to the photographer.