which band ? The Rayn came from me wanting a band named 'Rain' but learning that there was already a Beatles Tribute band by the same handle... so changed the I to a Y as a nod to the Byrds and went on with it.

Argyle Tattoo ... i came up with that one while sipping a cold brew @ my favorite watering hole of the day The Crystol Pistol. A very 'punk' lady walked in..she was wearing ..you guessed it, an Argyle sweater..and every bit of skin visible was tattood. what a combo.. danny millspaugh probably remembers her name. hmm..

For Strange Americans.... well i don't know what made me think of it, but i liked it. We also did the acrynom thing.. FSA that sort of thing... short lived band that led to birth of The Rayn.

not really ...maybe at church on a rare occasion

mp3... makes music alot more lo fi . internet... makes music alot more accessible to those who are looking.

uh, no way..

1984 - 85 Argyle Tattoo
1985 - 1986 For Strange Americans
The Rayn 1986 - 91
present day - The Bonanza Lunchbox

growing up in church hearing my tenor mom singing Blessed Assurance.

when i was a kid, my father played bass and had his buddies over every other friday night or so. i sat in with them and tried to keep up on my acoustic. we played all the country favorites.. waylon, willy, merle, buck, charlie... and on and on

rock influences; Beatles (of course), early Pink Floyd (think piper @ gates), REM, the Pretenders, Damned, Velvet Underground, Elvis Costello, Psychedelic Furs, U2, The Stranglers, Nick Cave, The Stooges, Ramones, the Church, the Cure, the Doors, Television, Wilco(recently).. i give.. it's impossible to name them all..too too many

San Francisco

telecasters, clean amps turned up loud, some dirt boxes here and there.