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  Nothing too serious... Just a steady involvement
over the years with various "garage bands," all listed
further down on this page:

  
     

 

me circa 1979

DIY paint job
 
  Me playing at
  Palomar College
  September 2003
  1st Incarnation (circa 1978)  
 
Who
  Me - Drums
  Doobie - Guitar

What We Played
 two cover songs:
 - Takin' Care of Business (BTO)
 - Detroit Rock City (KISS)
    2nd Incarnation (circa 1978-79)  

        July 1988		      
Who
 Me - Drums
 Steve Bull - Guitar
 Todd Hadley - Guitar
 Tim "Timbo" Bull - Bass

What We Played
 small set of cover songs:
 - Brown Sugar (Stones)
 - Jumping Jack Flash (Stones)
 - Satisfaction (Stones)
 - Come Together (Beatles)
 - [a few others]
  3rd Incarnation (circa 1980)  

me at about 15 years old		      
Who
 Me - Drums
 Steve Bull - Guitar
 Ed Dukes - Guitar
 Dale "Razz" Raszewski - Bass

What We Played
 previous cover songs PLUS:
 - Surrender (Cheap Trick)
 - Birthday (Beatles)
 - White Room (Cream)
 - Sunshine of my Love (Clapton)
 - This Will be the Last Time (Stones)
 - Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (Alice Cooper)
    4th Incarnation (circa 1983)  
    me at
 about 6
 years old		      
Who
  Me - Drums
 Ed Dukes - Guitar

What We Played
 a few cover songs:
 - Line of Fire (Journey)
 - [others I can't remember]

This was an earnest attempt by
Ed to get a working band off the
ground and play clubs around town.
But it never took off.

    5th Incarnation (circa 1985)  
 

Djembe

I also have a djembe, which is
just a great, versatile, fun
African-style hand drum.



  http://www.djembe.net/

  Djembe FAQ

  Remo Djembes
     
 Who
  Me - Drums
 Steve Bull - Guitar
 Tim "Timbo" Bull - Bass

What We Played
  3 original songs by Steve
This was a project to get a demo
tape made of some of Steve's original
songs. We recorded three or four
songs in the recording studio which
was part of the public radio station
actually located onboard the
Yorktown in Charleston.


Playing onboard the Yorktown
  6th Incarnation (circa 1988)  

     
Who
  Me - Drums
 Ed Dukes - Guitar
 Paul Johnson - Bass

What We Played
 cover songs:
 - Sitting Still (R.E.M.)
 - Bittersweet (Hoodoo Gurus)
 - North, South, East & West (The Church)
 - Blood & Roses (Smithereens)
 - Behind the Wall of Sleep (Smithereens)
 - Finest Work Song (R.E.M.)
 - Blister in the Sun (Violent Femmes)
 - [something by The Smiths]
This was another attempt to get a
working band off the ground and play
clubs around town.  We auditioned for
a lead singer for a year with no luck.
(Eventually we found Jessica, but too
late to keep the thing from fizzling out.)


  7th Incarnation (current)  

 
Me & Lee (at Palomar)                   

   
Dave & Me (at Palomar)                      

      
    "El Cheapo Deluxo"

Who
  Lee Kerckhove - Guitar
 Dave Stewart - Guitar
 Me - Drums
   
What We Play
 Original Songs by Lee & Dave:
 - Sunrise Over the Ganges (Lee)
 - Jalalabad (Dave)
 - Heavy Metal Christmas Song (Lee)
 - East of West (Lee)
 - Happy Song #1 (Lee)
 - Happy Song #3 (Lee)
 - Morose Song (Lee)
 - The Winter Corn (Lee)
This is my current group; we practice
almost every Friday night, i.e. run
through our set and drink a few beers.
First actual gig was Sep. 27th at
Palomar College: we played under the
name "El Cheapo Deluxo" at a banquet
for a group of visiting Japanese students.
                

Dave (guitarist)
  trying to steal
  my job!

 

 

   More Pictures from Palomar Gig

 

 

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