Shima-Maxx Drums/percussion
The original founding "member" of the Shima-Gais band.
He is the Drum and Percussive genius behind the rhythm section.
He drinks two kinds of beer...cold and free and don't be offended if he comments on your bad hair.He actually believes that he is the sexiest Shima-Gai! He is said to have once hit a snare so hard the shockwave blew the panties off thirteen chicks dancing in the front row. He actually kept those panties and wears a different pair at every gig as a reminder to lay off the beat a bit.
Shima-Don Vocals/Acoustic guitar the Lead Vocalist and Rhythm Acoustic Guitarist for the Shima-Gais band. He has a great voice and his guitar playing is...well...he has a great voice. Sometimes he sings notes only dogs can hear and his family heritage is said to be linked to that of the Castratos of the seventeenth Century. Legend has it that he sang a note so long that Luciano Pavarotti threatened to "whoop his skinny white talentless ass!" In The Pav's last will and testament there is a summons for the remaining two tenors to carry on his invidiousness towards Shima-Don "until the day they join him 6 feet under!"
Shima-Kouzo Bass guitar The Bass Player with the most impeccable righteous groove accompanied by the most impeccably annoying positive attitude.
He is Shima-Maxx's "number one guy"
He drinks shima awamori on the rocks anytime, anywhere and has so many devoted fans that they now have their own zip-code.
Though he has never proclaimed it, He knows he is the sexiest Shima-Gai! He plays a magical bass guitar forged from Masamune steel and is said to have once calmed an angry mob of tattooed lesbian bikers with his rendition of Y.M.C.A.
Shima-Doug Electric guitar/vocals The swinging six stringer who rips from the hips and gives tips from the lips. He's got fingers that snizzle off the hizzle fo' shizzle twizzle, mo' dizzle. (Whatever that means...)Being another hippy child of the late 1960's free-love movement, Shima-Doug is considered to be the Alpha-male-Romeo of the Shima-Gais band. He is never unwilling to offer free psychosexual therapeutic advice to the growing number of Shima-Gais enthusiasts, some of which have been witnessed running for the door screaming with utter delight eager to share their new found sexual inhibitions. When not layin sweet licks Shima-Doug can often be seen in local alleyways in the Koza City area making change for his steady clientele. Twenty dolla here, twenty dolla there, if she's got an uncle-fetish he's ready to share.
Shima-Ringo
Saxophone/shaker/ tambourine Standing at a whopping 8 feet 2 1/2 inches tall, this Sax-Man is the "brass kissin west-coast tower of power" behind the Shima-Gais original sound. He rolls hard like a night train from East L.A. to Vegas. He's cooler than Coolio with a better hair style and a bigger starr than Richard Starky.
Officially the hardest working member of the band, he actually has 6 arms. 4 of which are prosthetic. At the same time, he can blow a Sax, whack a tambourine, shake a shaker and bang the bongos. Truly believing the CIA is after him for his involvement in bribing referee officials from the 1987 midget-tossing event scandal, "Jeff" has become a master of disguise.
Ringo occasionally dons his "Roger the Rabbit" disguise to do his best to go un-noticed by the many government officials whom frequent the Shima-Gais Live shows.
Influences
Music, beer, women, the beach, the ocean, coffee, cigarettes, awamori, vitamin drinks...
Sounds Like
5 weathered musicians rockin out in middle age! YEAH BABY!
SHIMA-GAIS.
Pronounced-SHE (like 'girl'), MA (as in 'yo MAma!'), GUYS (straight sexy male figure heads) In the Japanese language, Shima (she-ma) means island. Gai (guy) means outside. The literal translation: 'outside the island'. The "SHIMA-GAIS" have lived on Okinawa long enough to be seen as 'SHIMA-GAIJIN' - Island foreigners
GAIJIN is derived from 'GAIKOKUJIN' which means foreigner. - 'GAI' = outside; 'KOKU' = country; 'JIN' = person. Even though SHIMA-GAI means 'not of the island' or 'outside the island', please note the 'S' on the end of GAIS. There is no plural (S) in the Japanese language! So there is no real word GAIS, in Japanese...
We made it up! We like it! Enjoy!
Originals, classic
rock, blues, folk rock, oldies, country, reggae, R&B We also do:
Events for those poor bastards in Tipping, China. Peaceful Love fests, Music
Town Grand openings, Bike/car shows, Street festivals, Weddings, Birthday
Parties, Barmitzvas, Fund raisers, Bo-Nen-Kai's, Fish fries, Yard sales, Fashion
shows, Turkey shoots, Child-Births, Baptisms, Swingers Parties, World Summits,
Esa festivals, Parades, Singles Socials, Bull Fights, Cock Fights, Dog Shows,
K-1, Fox Hunts, Fencing and Jousting Tournaments, World Olympics, Lumber Jack
competitions, Bake sales, movie soundtracks, Tupperware parties (does not
include Pampered Chef), Lingerie shows, Car shows, Adult Novelty Shows,
Environmental Movements, Protest marches (subject to bands discretion), Botchy
ball tournaments, Circumcisions, Wine tasting events, Chili taste off's, Beach
clean-ups, Marathon Dancing, Spelling Bees, Mahjong Tournaments, October fests,
Prison release and/or incarcerations, Divorce celebrations, Circus', Revivals,
Art shows and any events to do with free cheese, free food or FREE BEER!
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I can't even hook myself up with a Ice Cold Miller Lite right now, too busy!! Hope you guys are having fun and you guys should really stock up on the Miller Lite while it is on sale at the shoppettes!! Steve
My girlfriend got me up early when she was gettin ready for work...lol...I would love to be asleep....especially on my day off....Well yall definitely keep me posted on the CD and how I can attain a copy of it...i miss sittin in the bar and listening to yall play so bad......i miss Okinawa so bad!!
Keep Rockin On!! And Tell MaXx I said hey would ya please...afterall I wouldnt have my drumset if it wasnt for him....oh and if I could I would so rub it in his face how cheap I got the drumset...lol.
Anyways yall take it easy and let me know when ur CD is coming out and maybe I can send yall a check in the mail for a copy.
Hey Gais, we are headed to Germany! 21 years on Okinawa and now we're leaving. Hard to believe! We have to get down to Al's Place for another round of Orion and great tunes!
