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Influences
Umphreys McGee, James Brown, Stanley Clark, Primus, Moe., Panic, The Dead, Bob Dylan, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Victor Wooten, Chuck Mangeone, Curtis Mayfield, The Doors, Hendrix, Skip James, Phish, Tito Puente, Giovanni, Slash, Pink Floyd, Jefferson Airplane, Beck, Glen Miller, B. B. King, Clapton, Buddy Guy, Allman Brothers, P-Funk, Marley, Earth Wind + Fire, Prince, Randell Bramlett, Branford Marsalis, The Fat Boys, String Cheese, Beastie Boys, Bill Clinton (he plays a mean sax), Yablo Master of the Pan Flute, Dee-Litee, The Jacksons, Sublime, Elton John, Karl D., Yes, Wishbone Ash, Triumph, Rush, Mother's Phinest, Pantera, Yonder Mountain, David Hasselhoff, Jimmy Herring, Galatic, Peter Gabriel, anyone who plays music they feel and right out of a life experience and Bjork. I almost forgot ... Chuck Norris.
Sounds Like
Yesterdays Gravy is an ever revolving, evolving, free falling group of musicians living in the musical moment. Although many of the groups members have been performing together for a number of years, new additions have added to the mix to form some quite interesting layers of colorful music. The group understands the musical experience is not bounded to the participants on the stage itself but rather expands to the crowd and what they bring to the table. "We may be the Gravy, But our Fans are the main course !" (David Karle).
Greg Eriksen- bass
Growing up the son of wealthy industrialist Thaddeus Eriksen and Wisconsin senator Judith Barker-Eriksen was not as easy as it may sound. Greg was not allowed to make eye-contact with his parents, speak in public, or play with other children. If he misbehaved, he was chained to the radiator for three days, or beaten with a piece of hose with a rusty nail sticking through the end. In his teens, Greg found comfort and serenity in two things: Dungeons and Dragons and the flute. Unfortunately, a horrible balloon inflating accident rendered Greg permanently unable to play the flute, and he was forced to take up playing bass guitar, which he hates.
Bruce McWilliams- guitar
Born Seymore Alabaster McMillinanwife, Bruce was raised by a family of humble Mormon cabbage farmers in Northern Canada. One of seventeen children, Bruce found himself having to compete for his parents' affection (or else he would not get fed). From the ages of 6 to 14, Bruce tried various methods of entertaining them: flute playing, free-style walking, interpretive dance, and cactus juggling. At 14, he found true love in the form of a guitar. After moving to the thriving metropolis of Jacksonville, NC, he joined The O~D Band, which eventually spawned a six-headed, bucked-toothed, over-weight, hemophiliac baby named Yesterday's Gravy.
Ben "Smedley" Smedley- guitar
The son of Finnish nomadic Gypsies, Smedley spent his early years traveling around Scandinavia with his family and the rest of their caravan. A chance encounter with Bjork at an underground Norwegian fight club prompted the blossoming of a beautiful friendship, and ultimately Ben's desire to become a musician (though not an Icelandic-folk-rock star as he origionally wished). He made his way to the states, and after a brief stint as the guitarist for The Proclaimers ("I Would Walk 500 Miles") he found his place in Yesterday's Gravy, settling in on the couches of its other members.
Orlando "The O" Solis- drums
The O is a former member of the Iguana Low-Riders, a notorious Mexican gang in East L.A. After a run in with a rival gang member left him sans one kidney, Orlando headed east to leave his rugged life of crime behind. Ironically, he was held up and stabbed in a diner just east of Flagstaff by another former Iguana Low-Rider. Outraged by this act of utter disrespect, The O turned his assailant in to the police. To insure his future safety, Orlando was placed in the witness protection program, which relocated him to Jacksonville, NC, and delegated him to play drums in Yesterday's Gravy.
David "Peewee" Karle- percussion
Peewee is just a figment of you overactive and underappreciated imagination.
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A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:
Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella
Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.
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hey bud. how's it going? i really miss you. i have been so busy. i'm living in deland now and russel and i have moved in together. matt is being a dick and not returning my call or text cause i'm trying to get michael for his winter break. they moved back to az cause he got laid off in st. augustine. i miss michael terribly but i hated seeing him trying to decide choosing who to live with so i made the decision for him, which killed me. but other than being away from my kid i am happy and russel is wonderful. we will get together soon. i hope everyone is doing well. say hi to mom for me and tell her to email or call me. 904-826-5110. michelle7495@gmail.com love ya bud. me
Hey, Bon, Chuck Garvey and some special guests will be having a moe. aftershow at The Berkeley Cafe in Raleigh after their show at The Lincoln on 11/4. It's only a few blocks away. Spread the word!!
What's cookin', Gravy boys? Had a great time out at the party, and I'm certainly looking forward to hangin' (and hearin') you guys out at the Get Down....until then: Much love and respect. D (and the Kinetic Super Crew)
Move those hips around at The Get Down