Henry "Big Bank Hank" Becker on blues/grass guitar and vocals, Johnboy Oaks on banjo/upright-bass/guitar and vocals, and "Willy" Todd Wilson on Mandolin/Vocals, Brad Kolb on washboard/spoons, Scott Sweeney on wheelbarrow/anything-that's-lying-around-that-can-be-percussive, Tim Ausdenmoore on the Pelican Case, Chris Karaus on the 18V DeWalt anything, Craig Janszen on the porno mag, doin' the five-knuckle-shuffle (usually in public), Josh Cook on the slackjaw commentary and fireside comedy, Eric "Turtle" Smith on the single-string Shimano, D. Rohrer on the 40-gallon BBQ, Todd Diaz on the shackles and chains, and the finest collection of west-side gals that somehow manage to put up with all our shit!!!
Influences
Too many to list.....you're just gonna have to listen and speculate.
Hey dudes, you guys rocked it this past week. I really dug that version of Maggie's Farm you did. I wish I could've jammed with you all afterwards-- I heard it was a good time. Maybe some other time??
Howdy boys! This is Molly's boyfriend. I was at Sweeneyfest on Saturday night and I loved seeing you guys play...great version of "Maggie's Farm" too. Is there any way for me to purchase an album from you guys?
Well it ain't my fault, that the fields are muddy and the red clay stains my feet...Oh yeah, it's on RKG! We want to get down to Cincinnati sometime and join you boys.
yeah! i back up my ladies- you guys were amazing..can't wait for our next show..it was a blast- i had the best birfday ever, thanks in no small part to you guys! cheers!
You boys sounded fantastic! We had a ball, we can not wait to jam with you all again! You've left a buzz around this town, but I guess we just need to be patient until June. Tick tock... XXOO
We can't wait for you boys to head up to C-bus! We're feelin lonesome without you! All roads lead to The Thirsty Ear for a wild night of jamming tunes.
Here's a myspace message to my friend Grace: ----------------------- Grace,
Oh how nice, taking advantage of my talented friends. I see how you are. You really didn't know they were my friends huh? How do you think they got on my top list anyway? Grace, I thought you were sharper than that. How is it that I was not asked to play the show before the mighty Rubber Knife Gang? Am I just a token so that the mighty Rubber Knife Gang can come up and play? And so they have a place to stay? This smells of foul play and I'm disturbed I was not asked to play the show first, with a fireworks show, and a clown that makes animals out of the skinny balloons... then the mighty Rubber Knife gang could be invited, as an afterthought...
