WredFright.Com features a blog by Wred Fright, author and musician.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
The GoGoBots - "Earful"
This video is from an early show of The GoGoBots. In fact, it is our first show ever, which happened on 13 Oct. 1996 at Verder Hall on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio USA. Three members of the band were in a precursor to The GoGoBots called The Hot Glue Guns. I don't recall why exactly we changed the band name. We may have found out that there was another band called The Hot Glue Guns, or maybe it was because Micah, our second guitarist, joined the band. In any case, this was the first show with the four of us and under The GoGoBots name. I'm not even exactly sure why Micah joined. We might have just liked him, or he might have been the ticket to getting a practice space. We had a lot of trouble at that time in finding a place to practice. For The Glue Guns, we used to practice in our apartment. Since we lived next to the laundry room, we'd do laundry to cover up the noise. We changed apartments in 1996 though, so that wasn't a possibility anymore. We had some goofy experiences like playing on the back loading dock of the music building at KSU, but obviously with winter coming we needed something inside. Micah was friends with a couple of women who had a practice space, so that might have been his ticket into the band. In any case, we started rocking as a quartet. Mike and I both wrote songs (Micah also contributed one or two during his tenure) and you can hear us finishing up a Mike song at the beginning of the video. Before the next song starts, I was seeing if any of my students were there (I might have been giving extra credit). This lineup lasted only a couple of months, and then Todd left to go play in Songs: Ohia or something. We replaced him with Greg and carried on. There's another VHS tape of The GoGoBots, so expect some more videos down the road. This one is again courtesy of Jimi Imij.
No comments:
Post a Comment
To reduce spam, I have to approve these. On behalf of the spammers, sorry for the delay!
If you enjoy Wred Fright's Blog, then please consider patronizing me with a donation via PayPal (you can also use this link if you are ordering multiple books or whatnot; just include the right amount and a list of what you want in a note or email):
Fast Guy Slows Down
A novel about an elderly superhero who enjoys pooping on world leaders.
Buy Fast Guy Slows Down!
Edna's Employment Agency
Edna's Employment Agency is a hilarious novel about life at a temp agency.
Buy Edna's Employment Agency!
Frequently Asked Questions About Being Dead
A comedic novel about life after death
Buy Frequently Asked Questions About Being Dead
Blog Love Omega Glee
Two bloggers fall in love as the world falls apart in this dystopian comedic novel set in 2012.
The Pornographic Flabbergasted Emus
A humorous novel about a garage rock band in a college town.
Buy The Pornographic Flabbergasted Emus ($15 postpaid--USA Orders Only)!
Buy The Pornographic Flabbergasted Emus ($20 postpaid--International Orders Only)!
Upcoming Events
Nothing is planned currently. Time for a nap . . .
Yeast? 7"
Yeast? 7"
Buy the Dick Bennett ep on clear vinyl ($5 postpaid in USA--international orders, please email first)
Are you insane with your marketing budget? Do you have spare change under the couch cushions? Perhaps then you would like to advertise on WredFright.Com. Email Wred at wredfright ATATAT yahoo DOTT com.
To join the email list and keep updated periodically (usually, a few times a year at most) on my activities, please email me and let me know you want to be on it at wredfright AT yahoo DOTT com (if you're human, then you can figure out the email address from this foil-spammers code).
#3 Jefferson
-
CLICK TO ENLARGEThe #3 bus starts its southbound run near the boring corner
of Bellevue Avenue and Bellevue Place. It's a rather random place for a bus
sto...
Let's Be Real
-
A RANT
Let's get real for a minute. Revolutionaries aren't carefully selected Ivy
League university students paying $87,000 a year to attend schools who...
And We're Done Here!
-
Well, I'm finally FINISHED transferring everything over to the NEW and
IMPROVED Butter Lamb Reference Library Site. This means, now that the old
stuff is...
When To Halt The Job Search
-
I think I got a gig. We'll see . . . The details still need to be ironed
out. This, however, brings us to an interesting question. When does a
candi...
Minor Leagues #7 - 'Where?' Part Two
-
*Minor Leagues #7: 'Where?' Part Two*
By Simon Moreton
120 pages, B&W, cardboard cover with French flaps. Stapled. 22.8 cm x 21cm.
£6 (or pay what you ...
The Truth About "Star Wars"
-
The new Star Wars movie, "The Force Awakens," which I saw this past
weekend, is a reminder that the originals were never quite as good as
they're viewed...
No comments:
Post a Comment
To reduce spam, I have to approve these. On behalf of the spammers, sorry for the delay!