Patrick - Santa Barbara - wow, small world. Happy New Year. I remember those Chicago winters... One time it was so cold the clutch snapped in my car! I'm enjoying the 70 degree Socal winters... Hope all's well with you.
I'm an elementary schoolteacher now, in my fifteenth year. I'm teaching Kindergarten, which I love. The politics and worrying about enough money to do our job properly can often drive the best of us to the bottle or out of the profession entirely, but I'm being proactive instead as a teacher-representative and officer in our local union. Certainly keeps me busy and gives me a sense of control! Do you ever hear from the Ambroses any more?
Nice profile pic! (no... seriously... nice). Speaking of pics: do you have a picture of GCT with all three of you (and not the one blowing bubbles from the j-card of the cassette).
Hey, Pat! How's things? Good to see you're still doing music. I stopped playing bass [quit clapping, cabron!] about 2 years after college, and my wife sold it about 10 years ago. I started taking piano a couple of years ago with my youngest daughter, and now I want a bass again, now that I understand better how and why certain bass runs were done....
I have played guitar and sang with a number or bands since high school.
What bands are you or have you been in?
The VanGogh Gos: With Todd Keaffaber (drums) and Chanelle Ambrose (bass)
Girls Can Touch: With Robert Smith (bass) and Todd Keaffaber (drums)
The Hedonists: Hardcore band in Chicago with Garrison White (Things That Fall Down) on bass, Springa (SS Decontrol a.k.a. SSD) on vocals, Mike "gusto" Meadows on drums.
Los Invaderados: Rock-a-billy band with Garrison White, Jay Mosher and his brother Mark Mosher (drummer from the Chicago band Green). This was definitely the best/most fun band ever.
Drag: With Howie Beno, Grammy Award winning artist from Ministry....which I was promptly kicked out of before playing a show (I really wasn't into it and didn't practice...)
December 5, 2009 at 9pm to December 6, 2009 at 2am
Probably our last show of the year and possibly our last show till Spring. Come out to a new Chicago venue - Cole's on Milwaukee in Logan Square.
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Hey John!
Saw Elvis most recently May 16, 2008, with the Police in Orlando. In the $200+ ticket section people were so rude. I was standing thu Elvis, and people were bitching. They wanted to see the Police.
Also caught him a few times at House of...
I also transferred the one practice recording I have of Bloodcouch recently. It's a bit strange because the battery in the PZM mic we were using to record it was dying during the recording. Lon Paul would probably have been in possession of the vi...
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Good to hear from you...I am doing well. Check out some crazy pictures of my guys.
M
When were you in SB? Was it a musical gig, or work-work?
good to hear from you.
GCT stills sounds pretty good...
where are you in chgo?
we should grab a beer...
Todd
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