Life Outside the Lab: Lab Owner By Day, Rock Star By Night

Rob Lash fell in love with music at the tender age of five. "I would listen to the radio a lot--especially the Beatles," says Lash, owner of Moskey Dental Laboratories in Cleveland, Ohio, a family-run, 23-employee, full-service lab.

At nine, he learned how to play the guitar and over the years continued his hobby, occasionally performing at local coffee shops. But it wasn't until his 50th birthday bash that Lash realized a long-time dream: he played in a band as its bass/guitar player. "I was asked to be in bands when I was younger, but I always made excuses not to join because I never thought I was good enough," says Lash.

Currently, Lash and his band, Last Call, play about once a month at private parties, bars and restaurants in the Cleveland area and rehearse on weekends. Lash handles booking gigs for the band, which is comprised of career-minded professionals: the lead guitarist is CFO of a law firm; the keyboard player and drummer is in...