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Phil Pierce, who goes by the performance name Beef Gordon, poses for a portrait in his home in Rochester, N.Y. on Feb. 21, 2021. Pierce is well known for his unique music and performance that has gained him much local recognition. Pierce, who has been a practicing musician for about 20 years, said his performance pseudonym, Beef Gordon, started as a joke at a improv performance and has since decided to run with it.