Miguel Ashby: bass
childhood memory:Watching my dad rebuild Austin-Healeys in the driveway in the late 60's.
first musical memory: Hearing "American Pie" over an over on a family road trip to Mexico in '72
first gig: Pasadena Ice House 1980
worst gig: Still to come, I'm sure.
biggest musical challenge: Transposing while playing
other instruments played/attempted: sax, violin
other bands, ensembles: Porch Flies
When I play music I... scowl
After a good gig I... look for groupies
So far life... is hilarious
Don't make me... turn this car around.
To relax I... acquiesce to the voices in my head.
influences/inspirations: ,Hank Williams, Gram Parsons, Hervé Villechaize
important book(s): As I Lay Dying, Ask the Dust, Greyhound for Breakfast
favorite movie(s): Raising Arizona, Evil Dead
soundtrack(s): Love and a .45, Per Qualche Dollaro in Piu
Johny Blood: tuba
 childhood memory: my mother holding me upside down by my heels, shaking out a butterscotch candy that I was choking on
first musical memory: hearing "Downtown" by Petula Clark on the car radio
first gig: I played "Louie, Louie" on the tuba, the singer tossed a beer
bottle.
worst gig: The singer got in a fist-fight, the club shut off the power
biggest musical challenge: Not over-blowing
other instruments played/attempted: alto horn, euphonium, flugelhorn,
electric bass, soprano sax, accordion, ukulele
other bands, ensembles: Blood & Stone (electric tuba duo). A long time ago: Magnetic Fields
When I play music I... like to have a drink on hand
After a good gig I... like to go to an after-hours polka club
So far life... so sweet, so painful, so short
Don't make me... complete sentences
To relax I... look at stuff.
important book(s): Texts for Nothing - Samuel Beckett
favorite movie(s): The Palm Beach Story
soundtrack(s): In high school: The Beatles, Eno. In college: Captain Beefheart, The Velvet Underground. In my 20s: James Brown, Phil Spector, Lamonte Young. In my 30s: Billie Holiday, Lester Young. Now: klezmer, Balkan brass band. Anytime, always: "Please Mr. Postman" by the Marvelettes
more: MySpace
Billy Dee Boom: drums
Adrian Gormley: alto sax
childhood memory: swimming in the sun---monkeys stealing my glasses
first musical memory: Bizet at the new house
first gig: Chi Chi's on Broadway--1984
worst gig: that gig
biggest musical challenge: trying to remember how the song goes
other instruments played/attempted: guitar, suo na, clarinets, keys, french horn
other bands, ensembles: The Ambassador of Trouts, Adrian Gormley Ensemble, The Go Going Gone Girls
When I play music I... shake my booty
After a good gig I... have a martini
So far life...hheeewooopjaaaaaggghannaammashaaazzzx
Don't make me... put my martini down
To relax I... pop pills
influences/inspirations: Coltrane, Bird, Kirchner
important book(s): Wind Up Bird Chronicles Magic and Mystery in Tibet
favorite movie(s): The Ruling Class
soundtrack(s): Underground
Lawrence Jarach: trombone
childhood memory: first standing urination: "Today I am a boy!"
first musical memory: being a page-turner for my mother's piano playing
first gig:see worst gig
worst gig: on the top of a double-decker bus driving around the parking lot before a college football game playing "tequila" in the sun without shade, and without water
biggest musical challenge: first recital; I had to play facing the wall so I could maintain my embouchure. (I would have smiled in embarrassment and fear with all my parents' friends over to see/hear me play)
other instruments played/attempted: berimbau, atabaque, agogo, pandeiro, doumbek piano, guitar, bass, drum kit, butterhorn
other bands, ensembles: the Steel Band, the Blue Beats, Strappado, the Billy Nayer Show, Polkacide, Relentless Jones, Blown Hemingways, Fulanis
When I play music I... get lost in the stars
After a good gig I... look for the person with the money.
So far life... has been pretty damn fine. Except for the music. well, maybe the music has been fine too. Except for "Tequila."
Don't make me... play on the top of a double-decker bus in the parking lot before a football game without shade or water.
To relax I... nap. Oh wait, I nap because I'm already relaxed. To get in the mood for napping I go to work. Crossword puzzles.
influences/inspirations: musically that would be Charlie Parker, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, Aaron Copeland, Anton Webern, James Brown, and too many others to list.
important book(s): Slaughterhouse Five, The Chuang Tzu, Society of the Spectacle
favorite movie(s): Seven Samurai, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Freaks
soundtrack(s): Android, Once Upon a Time in the West
Maggie Martin: vocals, accordion
childhood memory: figuring out how to undo my diaper pins
first musical memory: listening to symphonic music playing on the radio on the nightstand as I fell asleep
first gig: around 14, playing guitar in our all girl rock band at a small hall in San Francisco
worst gig: any gig where I have to change into my stage clothes in a Porta Potty
biggest musical challenge: describing what kind of music I write
other instruments played/attempted: keyboards, harpsichord, congas, tin whistle, ukulele, scrub board, guitar
other bands, ensembles: assorted a cappella ensembles, Mixed Company, Polkacide
When I play music I... am thoroughly happy
After a good gig I... like to drink a pint and chat with the people who came to the show
So far life... has gotten better and better
Don't make me... sit still
To relax I... dance
influences/inspirations: nature, astronomy, opera, all bagpipe music, Elmer Bernstein, Machaut, Mahler, Maria Callas, Lefty Frizzell, Lotta Lenya
important book(s): dictionaries
favorite movie(s): The Day the Earth Stood Still; McCabe and Mrs. Miller; the "Dollars" trilogy; Once Upon a Time in the West; Raging Bull; Blade Runner; anything by Gilliam, Herzog, Jarmusch, Kusturica, Errol Morris, Saura, Sayles, Wenders
soundtrack(s): The Great Escape - Elmer Bernstein, Slaughterhouse Five - Wendy Carlos, Blade Runner - Vangelis, Birdy - Peter Gabriel, Paris, Texas - Ry Cooder
Rhian Robinson: clarinet, penny whistle
childhood memory: my brother being born, learning the recorder and my grandfather asking me if I could play, "far far away"
first musical memory: playing the recorder in a school concert or the strains of the canons in the 1812 overture - my father's idea of an alarm clock
first gig: at school, something to do with "The Rain in Spain" which haunts me to this very day
worst gig: spoilt for choice but whenever the band counts off and starts without me
biggest musical challenge: improvising
other instruments played/attempted: recorder, would love to play sax, northumbrian pipes, cello and harp
other bands, ensembles: the Deutscher Musik Verein of San Francisco, the Half Moon Bay Sit Down Marching Band
When I play music I... feel alive, feel connected to people
After a good gig I... sleep well and feel amazing. I become convinced that world tours are not far away
So far life... has been a great adventure
Don't make me... angry
To relax I... cook
influences/inspirations: parents, brother, husband, children, yoga - sounds crap but it's true
important book(s): not in chronological order, Ovid's Metamorphoses -- the best example of sucking up ever! Perfume, Wuthering Heights, Dracula, Frankenstein, Brave New World, The Wasp Factory, The Crow Road, Quite Ugly One Morning, The Curious Incident of the Dog in The Night-Time-- simply brilliant, Cement Garden, Possession
favorite movie(s): Princess Bride, Dead Poets Society, Mona Lisa Smile, Notting Hill, Blazing Saddles, The Producers
soundtrack(s): Eyes Wide Shut as it has the Shoshtakovitch jazz suite, Local Hero, Trainspotting, Groove, Dead Poets Society - for the introduction to Beethoven's Emperor Piano Concerto, Blazing Saddles
GDub: guitars
childhood memory: age 3, found a penny and set off on a trip to the store by myself... unfortunately I got caught before I could spend my booty.
first musical memory: I think it was something by Boots Randolph.
first gig: a friend's keg party
worst gig: same keg party (I sucked)
biggest musical challenge: juggling 3 shaker eggs in 13/8 for close to 4 minutes.
other instruments played/attempted: ukulele, banjo, congas and bongos and currently, octave mandolin
other bands, ensembles: Throws Bros (juggling), Live On Stage (acting), Mixed Company
When I play music I... try to keep my hands on my instrument.
After a good gig I... immediately remove my sweaty shirt.
So far life... has been one learning curve after the next.
Don't make me... eat French andouillette.
To relax I... try to unravel the mechanics of unstructured time.
influences/inspirations: John Lennon, Joe Strummer, Shane MacGowan
important book(s): The Birth of Tragedy; The Brothers Karamazov; Gravity's Rainbow
favorite movie(s): Harakiri; Network; Raging Bull; Wings of Desire
soundtrack(s): The Birds; Paris, Texas; Sid and Nancy; Until the End of the World
ERSTWHILE MAGGIES -- past players at large
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