Claude Bernard-Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards...
Matt Cook-Bass, Vocals...
Travis Garaffa-Drums...
Influences
Grin, Leroy and the Mystic Rappers, The Picket Line Coyotes, Prescott Curlywulf, Fivehead, The Diaz Brothers, The Damnations, and The Gourds (plus lots more, but we don't wanna look derivative do we?)
Sounds Like
Like a small man shooting a turn-around jumper in front of a department store.
The Tinys started in 1999. Claude Bernard and Matt Cook began hitting intsruments with their arms while yelling in the back room of the strangest house of all time. Travis Garaffa, who used to live in this same room
(where racoons had races nightly against the rats), decided he wanted in or else. So, they scrapped the initial first plan (which was Claude of drum area, Matt-whatever, Micheal Crow to be stolen from Grand Champeen to play guitar, and bass to fall from the sky). With Travis now drumming, bass fell from the sky in the form of Jon Connally (not the Gov, but former Fuzz guitarist). They began practicing at Claude and Con's writing songs together when Phillip Mcheachearn (s.p.) entered the equation on keyboards. Soon thereafter, before their first gig, Con and Phillip quit and formed Mandible (presumably because the rest of them were embarrasingly horrible)--Mandible still being one of the best bands of all time. This left three. But they showed the entire world by recording an amazing album with the affor-mentioned Crow as producer (which still has never been released). The Tinys became known for their legendary live performances (something interesting was bound to happen). In 2004 they recruited heavyweight guitar slinger Bill Corsello (from Ye Olde Casteltons, Good Times Crisis Band, etc.) to fill out the sound. But recently Matt moved to Kansas and no one knows what's going on.
I can explain those pictures. As I recall, that's back when I worked at the factory early mornings, and those guys didn't have "proper" jobs. So, sometimes I pooped out at practice when they didn't. Very hilarious to see; I had somewhat forgotten those young days of rock 'n' roll. More of that to come, I promise.
Yes, that's right. We are from the Waldo neighborhood, specifically, and we feature me on bass/guitar/vocals, Darren Matheson on guitar/vocals, Dan Buffkin on guitar/bass, and Chad Matheson on Drums. They are all also members of KC's The Down Trunks. Maybe, you've heard of them? Anyway, thanks for the support. Tinys, forever!
711 friends.
How 'bout that?
I wonder if the old 711s in Nac. are still Square Ps. They were Circle Ks in between. This is now foremost on my mind.
I also wonder if crazy dented-head Charlie still works the graveyard shift. Man, that guy could talk about nothing. Kennocide, my current neighborhood 711 clerk is almost as insane. First off, his name tag does say Kennocide of the WCW. Secondly, he always dralls, "What can I get for ya?" even after you have already put your goods on the counter or even if you beat him to the punch by proclaiming "this is all I want" while holding up and pointing to the item. Thirdly, well, you'd just have to see him.
Ah, convience stores. They are part of our lives--our rich, rich and varied lives.
Claude it was good to see you the other night in Nashville. It wasn't good toting all your shit though. Y'all played a good set. I wish you could have gone out with us after the gig when we went on our traditional post gig hobo killing spree. You would like hobo livers. They stay crunchy even in milk.
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