Area 51 was a fun band. Thanks to the bass player, Rich Comeau, we had a great place to practice ( Digital Labs Studios) and the combined musicianship was (in my humble opinion) excellent.

Here's a photo of Area 51 (Version 1.0) at an outdoor gig...

Foreground: Rich Comeau (bass guitar), Steve Pirtle (lead guitar), and Dallas Hickerson (Keyboards).
Background: "Tiny" Allen May (Drums).