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Stacy�? and then change it every time we played to something else like “Steve | Stacy�? and then change it every time we played to something else like “Steve | ||
and Monica�?, “Tammy and Rick�?, “you get the idea.�?<br /> | and Monica�?, “Tammy and Rick�?, “you get the idea.�?<br /> | ||
Then we realized that wasn’t a very good idea so we decided to call it | Then we realized that wasn’t a very good idea so we decided to call it | ||
Lucky Pineapple, and to play tropical sounding songs. Since there were only | Lucky Pineapple, and to play tropical sounding songs. Since there were only | ||
two of us I bought an octave pedal to make my guitar sound more bass-like.<br /> | two of us I bought an octave pedal to make my guitar sound more bass-like.<br /> | ||
We wrote a couple of songs, tried out a couple of people to sing*, decided | We wrote a couple of songs, tried out a couple of people to sing*, decided | ||
we needed to have better songs before we got a singer, never really accomplished | we needed to have better songs before we got a singer, never really accomplished | ||
that.<br /> | that.<br /> | ||
I knew JC because I had been in Haywire Act with him. One of the things I | I knew JC because I had been in Haywire Act with him. One of the things I | ||
knew about him was that he had a keyboard and a sampler, so I talked Joey into | knew about him was that he had a keyboard and a sampler, so I talked Joey into | ||
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that he had never done this in a band and didn’t really know how to play | that he had never done this in a band and didn’t really know how to play | ||
the keyboard very well.<br /> | the keyboard very well.<br /> | ||
Jon Cook was living with my wife and I at the time, so he wandered downstairs | Jon Cook was living with my wife and I at the time, so he wandered downstairs | ||
one day while we were showing JC some things I think and started playing bass. | one day while we were showing JC some things I think and started playing bass. | ||
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Or maybe she offered, I wasn’t there. So we started picking Lee up for | Or maybe she offered, I wasn’t there. So we started picking Lee up for | ||
practice too. And that was the first line-up of Lucky Pineapple.<br /> | practice too. And that was the first line-up of Lucky Pineapple.<br /> | ||
A couple of months, a dozen four-track tapes**, gallons of beer, scores of | A couple of months, a dozen four-track tapes**, gallons of beer, scores of | ||
cigarettes, bags and vials of god knows what and a lot of noodling around on | cigarettes, bags and vials of god knows what and a lot of noodling around on | ||
our various instruments later, we gave up.<br /> | our various instruments later, we gave up.<br /> | ||
Then nothing that has much to do with L.P. for a while.<br /> | Then nothing that has much to do with L.P. for a while.<br /> | ||
Then JC moved to a place a few blocks from me and we were drinking and talking | Then JC moved to a place a few blocks from me and we were drinking and talking | ||
about playing music together, the way that people who know each other and are | about playing music together, the way that people who know each other and are | ||
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a really good drummer so I knew he’d be able to pull it off. So we started | a really good drummer so I knew he’d be able to pull it off. So we started | ||
re-learning the songs in his dining room. | re-learning the songs in his dining room. | ||
<br />JC figured he could talk Brian into playing with us, and apparently he did, | <br />JC figured he could talk Brian into playing with us, and apparently he did, | ||
so that made three of us in the dining room. And when you’ve got three | so that made three of us in the dining room. And when you’ve got three | ||
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was calling it quits, I invited him to come by and play with us as well. And | was calling it quits, I invited him to come by and play with us as well. And | ||
he did.<br /> | he did.<br /> | ||
I had seen Su playing trumpet in Vaginal Ashtray and the Hate Basement, and | I had seen Su playing trumpet in Vaginal Ashtray and the Hate Basement, and | ||
drunkenly hassled her a couple of times before I finally got her number and | drunkenly hassled her a couple of times before I finally got her number and | ||
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out the TV, stereo, and any other appliances JC’s roommates may have | out the TV, stereo, and any other appliances JC’s roommates may have | ||
been wishing to listen to. | been wishing to listen to. | ||
<br />I’m sure you’ll agree that if you’ve got two guitars, drums, | <br />I’m sure you’ll agree that if you’ve got two guitars, drums, | ||
keyboard and trumpet, you should probably also find a bass player. We didn’t | keyboard and trumpet, you should probably also find a bass player. We didn’t | ||
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We had played some sort of battle of the bands at IUS*** a month or so before | We had played some sort of battle of the bands at IUS*** a month or so before | ||
Dave joined, but that doesn’t really count.<br /> | Dave joined, but that doesn’t really count.<br /> | ||
So that’s about it, really. | So that’s about it, really. | ||