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Q;You've been doing this along time ?
DB:The Groove Krickets 12 years.
Q:What kind of environment do you come from?
DB:I guess typical, I grew up in Dayton,Ohio, a midwest factory
town.
Q:Your the preachers son.
DB:Yes I am.
Q:What was that like?
DB:Oh, kinda churchy I suppose.
Q:What sparked your interest in music?
DB:I used to play my Aunts 45 collection when ever we would
visit, She had all these scratchy worn Motown records and Chuck
Berry, Bobby Darin, it got me jumpin around.I've had the bug
ever since.
Q:Who else influenced you?
DB:When I was about 7 or 8 this kid gave me this Stones 45,
"Honky Tonk Women",I think.At that time I thought the Rolling
Stones and The Archies were the same band."Sugar Sugar" and
"Brown Sugar" ya know.
Q:What was your first concert you saw?
DB:Deep Purple,Ritchie Blackmore was bangin up strats 3 at a
time. They had this huge mirror ball, organ grindin ,"Space
Truckin",I was like,WOW.
Q:Who's your favorite band?
DB:Besides The Groove Krickets
Q:Yeah
DB:I don't know any single one.I got a list I guess.Little
Richard,UFO,Doors,Stones,Zep,Ramones,I dig The MISFITS, just
about any band with the attitude.
Q:What is ROCK N ROLL to you?
DB:Its a life style, the whole ball of wax.
Q:What kind of band do you see the Groove Krickets as?
DB:We're a fun band I think, We got the wiggles and its our
outlet.
Q:How many songs do you have?
DB:We've managed to narrow it down to about 200, but we keep
writin more.
Q:How many are out on recordings?
DB:Around 50 over the years.We always made our own tapes and sold
them at shows and door to door,HA HA..
Q:How many albums?
DB:Well I couldn't really pinpoint that one for ya,We always bootlegged
our own stuff in all different compilations and
formats, so chances are if you have a GK tape or record its one
of a 1000 or 500 ,and some maybe 20. My personal collection is
mainly individual masters. I recently found a copy of 4 songs on
a 7 inch ep.
Q:Do you ever surf the internet?
DB:I do some.
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