Rawger Deering - Lead Vocals, Bass & Primary Songwriter
Kerry Furlong - Drums, Bkg Vocals, Management
Subway Mike Hall - Rythm Guitar, Vocals
Alex "Hood" Herera - Lead Guitar
Alex & Mike were in the Drills for 5 yrs each, and those bastards helped Rawger and Kerry kick the crap out of Miami, So. Florida and Atlanta too. After 1988, members included Greg Dawson, Bruce Braddock (now fronting LA band The Dark Ride, "Harley" aka Robert Lee Davidson, Alan St Lesa, Mike Purtill, each putting in about 2 years. As Rattlebone in 1991, Roger & Kerry were joined by guitarist Brendon McNichol, and Hammond Organ player Jeff Muendel. In 1995, Greg Beerybower replaced Brendon on Gtr, lasting about a year before the band broke up.
Rawger is back to being Roger Deering and is fronting a flashy band called Smash Fashion. Their debut album, "The Gentleman's Guide to Sophisticated Savagery", is available at Amoeba Music and online at CDBaby.com. They have a kickass myspace site on our Friends list.
Subway Mike Hall is living in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, still gigging, and Alex "Hood" Herera is still gigging in Miami. They're both on the Friends list here.
Influences
Stooges, MC5, Alice Cooper, Ramones, Motorhead, The Damned, New York Dolls, Megadeth, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, The Replacements, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Dead Boys, Red Kross, Blue Oyster Cult...
Miami faves included Crank, Amazing Grace, Rock City Angels, Charlie Pickett & the Eggs, The Preachers, the Screaming Sneakers, US Furys, Roach Motel, Sector 4...
In 1984, Drummer/Manager Kerry Furlong joined Rawger Deering (Vx, Bs), Subway Mike (Rthm Gtr, Vx) and Alex Hood (Ld Gtr) and was happy to find that grease and sweat was caked all over their beer soaked rehearsal pad. They jammed "Now I Wanna Be Your Dog" for a half hour and the rest was history. Then as their chops got better, the songs got faster, always hungry for more power.
Legendary Miami club promoter Richard Shelter started booking these sleaze-mongers at his Miami Beach hotspot, FLYNN'S OCEAN 71, and later at The CAMEO THEATER, opening for the likes of The Ramones, Husker Du, Lords of the New Church, The Dead Boys (re-union tour w/Stiv!!), DRI, COC, and even the Circle Jerks and Suicidal Tendencies.
Their debut album was released in 1987 on Balls of Steel Records, an indie lable started by drummer Kerry. Things got crazy and by '88, Rawger, Kerry, and two other guys moved to Los Angeles, recruiting new guitarists and playing steadily until they got signed to Disney-owned Hollywood Records and released a 5-song CD under the new name, "RATTLEBONE."
Any unreleased music? Lots!!!! Kerry now works in the music business under Doc McGhee and Spencer Proffer, and there's about 4 albums worth of unreleased Drills material, plus an unreleased full album by Rattlebone. All that will be clawing it's way into your computer speakers eventually.
ahh...some very fond memories of The Drills at the Cameo Theater..I still have your LP and play it occasionally. Thanks for all the great memories and great shows!
Great to hear from you cats! When I was in Fla. I got our ADAT tapes transferred to Protools by a guy that told me he produced your first c.d. Rat Fink was his name and he had some great stories about you, damn good engineer. Anyways, been mixing the new RCA disc and it's coming along allright. Look at her, she's only heard 5 songs and she's outta control! Ready for more!!! Keep your head down and the music loud y'all, and you'll be O.K. BD
back to zero!!!! fuck... 27& birds, new wave lounge, the cell, fire & ice, flynns, tree house.... shelter productions. bob slade your gonna be at the end of my blade. the crank, us furry's, etc...
