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of Music |
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Members |
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Tapes
and CD's |
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Notable
Venues |
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| Glass
Hammer |
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1983 |
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ROCK
!! |
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Grif
Bonneville (Bass)
Josh Kushner (Lead Guitar and Vocal)
Eric
Bingham (Drums)
and Me (Keyboards and Backing Vocals). |
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There
might be something floating around out there. I don't think I have
any recordings |
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Various
parties where the cops were inevitably called quickly to break
it up. |
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The
Jonz 
Click to enlarge most images |
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1985 |
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Pop/Rock |
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Bob
Neal (Lead Guitar)
Josh
Kushner (Lead Vocal and Guitar)
John
Longo (Drums)
Rob
Bolware (Bass)
Me
(Keys Korg Poly800, DW8000, Rhodes 73, Korg Poly 61) |
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At
least 1 Demo tape which I don't think I have a copy.
Some
really great photos LOL! |
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Passport
Lounge and Grill in St. Augustine Fl. where we had the pleasure of
meeting "The Outlaws" Motorcycle Gang. They thought we were
cool and their chicks entered themselves in what was to be one of
the raunchiest wet "T" shirt contests I've ever attended.
Cool guys! |
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Silent
Image 
Not
shown: Jeremy Kushner, Chris Anderson.
Shown:
Chris Legore, Gino, Yes the same Gino from all
my other bands, Josh, Me, and Shep Frenchman. We were all a bunch
of band whores :) |
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1987 |
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Recording Cast
Josh Kushner
(Lead Guitar and Vocal)
Jeremy
Kushner (Josh's younger brother on Drums) Tragically, Jeremy died October 8th, 2005 He is greatly missed by all.
Chris
Anderson (Bass)
and
Me (Keyboards (Korg M1 and Ensoniq EPS) |
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A
demo tape that got us a slot in the competition for the "Budweiser
Battle of the Bands" which we won in Florida.
|
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Dubs
(One of the places that Tom Petty got his start)
Click
Here for MP3's |
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Ground
Zero  |
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1989 |
|
Original
Rock and Cover Band |
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Jeff
Mullins (Lead Vocal)
Gino
Kirkland (Lead Guitar)
Erik
Rennegal (Drums)
John
Thomas (Bass)
and
Me (Keyboards of course. same) |
|
A
demo tape. Yes, I have a copy that I'll post. |
|
John
West's Party at Mark MaConnel's house. Man what a party !
We
also played with Redline (Mark Seager singing R.I.P.)
Also,
all the "Chelsea Street Pubs (On our way to L.A.!) |
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Brittania
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|
1990 |
|
Original
Rock
I'm
in the center here.
I'm
on the left here. Scott, Jeff, Brett, Gino as follows.
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Jeff
Mullins (Lead Vocal)
Gino
Kirkland* (Lead Guitar)
Scott
Gowdy* (Bass)
Brett
Myers (Drums)
*Tim
Langford was the original guitarist. (We love you TIMMY)
*Johnny
Bar was the Original Bassist ("I WANT 'EM ALL" was his
greatest quote.)
Me
(Keyboards. Korg M1 Roland D-70 and my 1st Macintosh)
|
|
Yes,
at least 2 demo tapes.
1
CD ("Third Degree")
Click
here for MP3's |
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The
Roxy, Whiskey a Go Go, FM Station, Troubadour, in other words, all
the clubs in L.A.
We
were headlining in 4 shows, won the best unsigned battle of the
bands TWICE on KLOS. Wish I was rich :)
Eventually
got an album deal through Steve Reid at Lovin' it Productions.
Bummer
that our "AeroVanDefJonBonJourneyWagon" band started shopping
the day Pearl Jam & Nirvana topped #1. We were Doomed ! |
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Lather
|
|
1997 |
|
Original
Pop/Rock |
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Chris
Crase (Lead vocal and guitar)
Steve
Stevens (Bass, vocals and some guitar)
Geoffrey
May (Drums)
and
of course yours-truly on the HAMMOND B3, Rhodes, Piano, Horns and
Strings (synthesized) |
|
Yes,
A CD of Biblical Proportions!
I
did at least 5 different album covers for this one.
Which
one do you have? Some could be serious collectors items!
Click
here for MP3's |
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The
Harvest Festival. Man what a party!
Geoffrey
used to put this thing on. Man is he the best promoter. Main acts
would include Herbie Hancock, James Brown, The P Funk, Widespread
Panic, Spider Monkey (The best band in the world next to Pink Floyd)
and many others.
Also
local clubs around my hometown of Gainesville Fl. |
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2003 John-Erik Elmore All Rights Reserved |
