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12 Steps: Meet Don Gross of Nemo’s on the Beach

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Photo by MELISSA SCHNEIDER.

Nickname: I don’t think you can print it.

Astrological sign: Libra.

Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio.

How long living locally? Twenty-five years.

How long serving locally? I did it a long time ago in college and I’m just getting back into it.

Any tats or piercings? I’ve got a cross on my back.

1) If you could appear on any TV show, past or present, which would it be? Gilligan’s Island. Ginger.

2) Best/worst first date experience? The best is pretty obvious. The worst was when my date put her fingers in my food.

3) What’s your drink of choice? Merlot.

4) Any hobbies? Hanging on the beach, I’m a terrible golfer but have fun with it, and I still actually skimboard.

5) Who would you want to play the role of you in a movie of your life? I love Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, in their younger years.

6) Best/worst pick-up line you’ve ever used or heard? One of the cheesiest, one of the worst is “Heaven’s missing an angel.”

7) Where do you like to go after-hours or on your days off? Bobby’s Roast Beef or Cantina Laredo.

8) When you were younger, what’d you want to be when you grew up? A truck driver because of BJ and the Bear.

9) What’s the dumbest question you’ve ever been asked? “Are you open” is a definite.

10) Which cartoon character do you most relate to? Road Runner Always a great cartoon.

11) What’s one thing you’d like to share with the opposite sex? We’re just guys. What do you expect?

12) Describe yourself in one word. Cool.