Hanson 101

Hey what's up? Welcome to Hanson 101. This is your crash course on basic Hanson info you must know. If you're an acclaimed Hansonologist who knows every detail about them, you still belong in this class. There's some info that most people probably won't know. So sit back, relax, and stuff your cranium with Hanson!

*Hanson is Isaac, 20, Taylor, 17, and Zac, 15.

*Isaac's full name is Clarke Isaac Hanson.

*Taylor's full name is Jordan Taylor Hanson.

*Zac's full name is Zachary Walker Hanson.

*Taylor had a rat-tail that was 12-14 inches long. (He recently cut it off.)

*Taylor has (gorgeous) blue eyes.

*Isaac's eyes are brown.

*Zac's eye color depends on what he wears but are usually brown or hazel.

*Taylor's birthday is March 14, 1983. (He's 17 and a Pices.)

*Zac's birthday is October 22, 1985. (He's 15 and a Libra.)

*Isaac's birthday is November 17, 1980. (He's 20 and a Scorpio.)

*Taylor thinks Pamela Anderson, Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) and Jennifer Aniston are very pretty. He also thinks Baby Spice (Emma Bunton) is pretty cute. He doesn't spend time drooling over pix of either of them though. (You still have a chance girls!)

*In the milk add that they did, their milk mustaches were really made from milk but other dairy products(such as yogurt) were also used to provide more color.

*Because of their dad's job, Hanson has lived all over the world.

*Their parents are Diana and Walker.

*The boys were inspired by the music of the 50's and 60's.

*Hanson had been performing for five years before they got their record deal with Mercury.

*Their ages at their first performance were Isaac, 11, Taylor, 9, and Zac was only 6.

*The bros are home-schooled and have attended public and private schools only for a little while. The home schooling works out better especially because of all the traveling they do.

*They used to be called The Hanson Brothers as well as the Hansons.

*They toyed with the idea of calling themselves The Handsome Brothers.

*They shortened their name because it was too long and corny.

*The sang a capella (without instruments) for three years.

*Isaac got his guitar from a pawn shop.

*Zac got his drums from a friend's attic.

*Hanson drew all of the cartoons in the Middle of Nowhere cd.

*Zac can burp and talk at the same time.

*Isaac can imitate Kermit the Frog, Beavis and Butthead, and Bullwinkle.

*Taylor's fave color is red.

*Zac's fave color is blue.

*Isaac's fave color is green.

*They each wear their fave color at least once during their video for "Where's the Love".

*They have four younger sibs: Jessica, Avery, Mackenzie, and Zoe.

*They have sung "Mmmbop" at least 300 times (the count has gone up since this was said in mid-'97).

*Before Middle of Nowhere, Hanson independantly released two albums: Boomerang and Mmmmbop. Neither can be found in stores today, but their cd 3 Car Garage contains some of those Indie Recordings.

*Taylor enjoys Beavis and Butthead.

*Zac likes to talk.

*Isaac names his guitars after girls he likes. His current one has no name.

*One time, Taylor poured glue over Isaac's hair, and he had to shave his head to get out all the glue.

*They used to have (I dunno if they still do) little catapults where they'd shoot plywood and rocks. One time, Taylor loaded it with a rock and Zac got in the way when Taylor launched it. It hit Zac dead on the nose and broke it.

*Taylor has either a red or an aquamarine tooth brush.

*"Thinking of You" was written in about thrity minutes during a practice in their garage.

*"Mmmbop" was writtten in about a year's time, and was originally supposed to be backup for "Lonely Boy".

*"Man from Milwaukee" was first called Man from Alberquerque but was changed because Milwaukee sounded better.

*Zac wrote most of "Man from Milwaukee" when their car broke down on their way to Alberquerque.

*"With You in Your Dreams" was written in memory and dedication to their grandmother, Jane Nelson Lawyer.

*Zac usually gets control of the remote when they watch tv. His brothers say that you don't mess with Zac because he's the loudest.

*The Hanson family resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

*Their parents encouraged them to harmonize Amen after saying Grace at the dinner table.

*Taylor has an annoying habit of tapping on tables when he talks.

*Zac said that the first thing that he's gonna do when he goes back to Tulsa is play Laser Quest.

*The boys were in a van the first time they heard "Mmmbop" on the radio.

*They keep a journal when they travel so that they can remember everything that's happening.

*Isaac is the guitarist because the other bros arms are too short.

*Isaac has been working on a sci-fi book.

*Tay loves soccer and basketball.

*Zac's the drummer because he could use some of his energy banging on the drums (if he's using his energy there and he still acts hyper, I'd hate to see him not playing the drums), and because he's got good rythm.

*Tay aslo loves Shakespeare.

*Isaac always wears a silver ring on the middle finger of his left hand. His dad got it for him when they were in South America.

*Zac loves video games.

*The first song they ever sang was "For the Longest Time" by Billy Joel.

*Tay was "stuck" with piano.

*Zac is always chewing gum.

*The guys have a dog named Wickit. It was a present from a fan.

*The video for "Where's the Love" was shot in London in May 1997.

* B*Witched was booked to tour with Hanson on the Albertane Tour, but was cancelled because the guys thought that a live band would be better.

*Admiral Twin was booked instead.

*The dumbest question Hanson was ever asked was, "How did you guys meet?"

*There are no plans for a Hanson doll.

*MOE is the name of Hanson's official fan club and magazine. MOE stands for Middle of Everywhere.

*The Albertane Tour originally had 9 dates, but more and more kept on being added including two extras in Philly because of how fast tickets sold out.

*Hanson said that one of the best parts of the job was getting to work with Cindy Crawford for one episode of House of Style.

*For the "Weird" video, Times Square was shut down late that night so that the video could be shot.

*Hanson had to swim 7 feet under water with air tanks for the swimming scene in the subway.

*Most of the video was shot in an L.A. studio.

*If you look throughout the subway, there are many Hanson advertisements.

*The "Mmmbop" video took 2 days to shoot.

*Matika is done with her facts. :)

* That's all I've got. I'll be adding more later. If you have any more fast facts, e-mail them to me at matika46@hotmail.com. Also let me know if I misspelled anything or if I put some wrong info up. C ya! :) *

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