{"id":174,"date":"2010-08-20T17:47:30","date_gmt":"2010-08-20T17:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skamonics.wordpress.com\/?p=174"},"modified":"2010-08-20T17:47:30","modified_gmt":"2010-08-20T17:47:30","slug":"meet-the-band-4-frank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skamonics.co.uk\/wordpress\/2010\/08\/20\/meet-the-band-4-frank\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the band 4 – Frank"},"content":{"rendered":"

What instrument(s) do you play?<\/em> Electric 6-string guitars older than me.<\/p>\n

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Do you have any other role in the band?<\/em> Calming Nigel down whilst he’s setting up the PA. Trying (vainly) to stop the horn section talking about jazz.<\/div>\n
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Do you have a favourite tune in the Skamonics repertoire?<\/em> Guns of Navarone!<\/div>\n
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What’s the best gig you’ve ever played with the Skamonics?<\/em> I enjoy playing Gaz’s Rockin’ Blues (when water from the air conditioning  unit isn’t dripping down my neck!<\/div>\n
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How did you learn to play?<\/em> Carefully.<\/div>\n
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What else do you do musically?<\/em> I play guitar with the soul\/blues\/surf band the Astrojets<\/a>, and bass with the punk\/new wave band the (ahem) Electric Cucumbers<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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Who are your musical influences on your instrument – and more generally?<\/em> Steve Cropper, Jimmie Vaughan, T-Bone Walker, Freddie King. Stax and Excello records. Surf music.<\/div>\n

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\n As well as ska, what other types of music do you like, and who are some of your favourite bands or musicians? <\/em>Soul, blues, country, rock. Bobby Bland, Fabulous Thuderbirds, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Thin Lizzy.<\/div>\n
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What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to (where you weren’t playing?)<\/em> Buddy Guy at the Town and Country Club (now the Forum) around 1990, and Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets with Sam Myers at the 100 Club around 1998.<\/div>\n

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What do you do when you are not playing music?<\/em> Repair valve amplifiers (www.,jpfamps.com<\/a>). Shameless plug……<\/div>\n

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What about you would surprise other members of the band?<\/em> My inability to answer cryptic crossword questions.<\/div>\n

Do you have any embarrassing admissions?<\/em> Yes, I’ve never owned a Fender Telecaster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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