 Before the start of Parks and Recreation , Ron has two ex @-@ wives , both of whom are named Tammy , which is also the name of Ron 's mother . Ron despises and fears both of his ex @-@ wives , and they are among the few individuals in the world who can break Ron 's usually unwavering stoicism . Nevertheless , Ron shares an extremely passionate sexual connection with his second ex @-@ wife ; he compared having sex with her to " doing peyote and sneezing , slowly , for six hours , " and added , " That woman really knows her way around a penis . " Ron is so susceptible to Tammy 2 's sexual temptations that he made a video @-@ tape warning himself about her to play in case he ever got back together with her . Ron plays the saxophone , and secretly performs at out @-@ of @-@ town jazz clubs under the name Duke Silver , which he keeps secret from his colleagues in Pawnee . He wears a trilby hat and suit jacket while playing , fronts a band called the Duke Silver Trio , and has released such albums as Memories of Now , Smooth as Silver , and Hi Ho , Duke . His music is especially popular with older women ( among them being April 's mother ) , who find Duke Silver extremely attractive . 
