http://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Pl31tch&feedformat=atomfbft - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T09:18:55ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.29.0http://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Bjorn_Christianson&diff=65369Bjorn Christianson2018-04-06T15:45:53Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>The promotion group 'Team Fargo' was ran by Bjorn and his then-girlfriend Amy Hendrickson from 1995 - 1996 or 1997. Team Fargo put on many good local shows and brought in a lot of touring bands. Bjorn also put on the Fugazi Moose Lodge show of 1992 or 1993, I can't remember. Bjorn lives in Minneapolis and probably is involved with design somehow. <br />
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== Bands ==<br />
*Wasn't in any bands that i know of.<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
*Ran Team Fargo along with Amy Hendrickson, putting on many great shows.<br />
*Produced the Team-Fargo 'zine, ca. 1995-1996.<br />
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== Contact Info ==<br />
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[[Category:People]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Buttchuck&diff=65368Buttchuck2018-04-06T14:18:56Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>== Members ==<br />
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*[[Mike Kunka]]<br />
*[[Paul Erickson]]<br />
*[[Paul Wenner]]<br />
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== About ==<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
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== Shows ==<br />
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== Discography ==<br />
No known recordings exist. Supposedly there is some video floating around. (UPDATE: [[Phil Leitch]] found what appears to be some studio recordings)<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[December's Children]]<br />
*[[Ditty Wah Ditty]]<br />
*[[Floored]]<br />
*[[godheadSilo]]<br />
*[[Hammerhead]]<br />
*[[Honky Sausage]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Buttchuck&diff=65367Buttchuck2018-04-06T14:18:36Z<p>Pl31tch: /* Discography */</p>
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<div>== Members ==<br />
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*[[Mike Kunka]]<br />
*[[Paul Erickson]]<br />
*[[Paul Wenner]]<br />
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== About ==<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
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== Shows ==<br />
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== Discography ==<br />
No known recordings exist. Supposedly there is some video floating around. (UPDATE: [Phil Leitch] found what appears to be some studio recordings)<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[December's Children]]<br />
*[[Ditty Wah Ditty]]<br />
*[[Floored]]<br />
*[[godheadSilo]]<br />
*[[Hammerhead]]<br />
*[[Honky Sausage]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Hammerhead&diff=65366Hammerhead2018-03-20T13:43:21Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>Someone can probably do a better job explaining this than I can (and please do)... the band got their start in Moorhead, hooked up with Amphetamine Reptile Records somewhere along the way and then moved to Minneapolis, toured like mad, released a bunch of records and broke up. [[Paul Sanders]] started a band called moreRAM (which released a 7-inch on [[Meat Records]]) and [[Paul Erickson]] and [[Jeff Mooridian]] started up Vaz. <br />
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== Members ==<br />
*[[Paul Sanders]] (guitar, vocals)<br />
*[[Paul Erickson]] (bass, vocals)<br />
*[[Jeff Mooridian]] (drums)<br />
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*[[Hungness, Brannon]] (guitar)<br />
*[[Andy Bahn]] (guitar)<br />
*[[Joel Longtine]] aka Moleman (vocals)<br />
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== Testimony Andy Bahn ==<br />
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Okay, let me take a stab at it...<br />
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Hammerhead was an idea that was borne in the mind of Paul Erickson. But, first, I should give a little history. Bear with me.<br />
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For my part, it all began outside of Fargo at a party in Minneapolis in 1984. I was carrying a record of '''The Rollingstone's''' ''Out of our Heads''. I put it on the record player and struck up a conversation with Steve Mann who was an admirer of the Stones also, but an even bigger fan of '''The Who'''. By the end of the night we had decided to go buy some guitars and form a band. I was 19 years old, Steve was 18 and had just graduated from High School.<br />
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Steve went up to Moorhead State University for his freshman year where he met Paul Erickson from Wolford North Dakota. Paul Erickson was a musician and knew how to play just about anything better than any of us. But, we were from Duh Big City and could introduce Paul to cool bands like The Replacements and Husker Du (for the lad from Wolford, puck rock consisted of The Cars and The Romantics). I kept working in Minneapolis at a Sinclair Gas Station. My guitar teacher was a book. Steve learned how to play from Paul Erickson. We met up the next summer and Steve had advanced to playing with five strings on his guitar under the tutelage of Paul Erickson's patented ''learn to play the guitar one string at a time'' method. I knew a few chords and scales, so we convinced a couple of high school guys to play bass and drums (Jeff Hoelscher and Rob Bernham) and started a band called '''The Mess'''. By the end of the summer we had made a recording on a cassette tape called "Skinny." <br />
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Steve went back to Moorhead and I enrolled at St. CLoud State University. Steve and Paul met Moorhead residents Paul Sanders and Jeff Mooridian and formed [[December's Children]]. The next summer Paul Erickson moved to Mpls and Steve Mann stayed in Fargo. Paul took Steve's place in The Mess's lineup and the first version of [[Floored]] was born. We played 7th Street Entry in August and a recording was made. I think I have a copy somewhere.<br />
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In the fall, Paul Erickson went back back to Moorhead and I went to St. Cloud. More [[December's Children]] ([[Paul Sanders]] goes to Madison and [[Mark Schroeder]] fills in on Bass while he's away) and a year goes by. I leave St CLoud in the spring of 1988 and move to Moorhead to join my mates for Rock-n-roll. Diddy Wah Diddy ([[Ditty Wah Ditty]]) is formed with Paul Erickson on Drums, Paul Sanders on bass, and Steve and I on guitar(Jeff Mooridian moves somewhere and is gone for a time from Fargo -so December's Children days come to an end). We play all summer and as young people are want to do, dramatics happen and somehow the band disintegrates in the fall and Steve Mann moves to Mpls leaving Paul, Paul and I to form the next version of [[Floored]] as a three-piece, although we originally called ourselves "Geeks." We are just getting going when winter arrives and Paul Sanders and I decide to forgo the winter in Fargo and move to Utah and California, respectively. We come back in the spring and Floored picks up some steam until we actually start sounding like a band - somewhere between MC5, Dinosaur Jr, and The Stooges. Many recordings are made and several shows happen that only a handful of people ever witnessed. We develop many songs and dream of making it, but we never manage to gain an audience or win a bit of luck.<br />
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Meanwhile, Paul E spends his free time plunking around on the bass and smoking pot while talking with his good friend Joel Longtine aka Moleman. Mostly, they listen to music all day long, but over many bowls the idea of Hammerhead is borne among heavy bass licks and the story of the Gremlin Brother twins - Roky and Roly (Get it? Rock and Roll...). Paul is Roky and I am his twin brother Roly. Jeff Mooridian is Renny and Paul Sanders is Rummy who only gets to watch his older brothers while trying to stay out of their way. Roky, Roly and Renny are rocking in the basement and suddenly out the dirt floor emerges Moleman. Joel was a budding cartoonist and the story has a comic book plot and was talked about more than actually drawn or written. There are plans of long haired wigs and platfrom shoes (Floored was banned from [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's] and Kirby's for long periods of time because we were too loud - thus incognito) with guitar straps shortened and bell bottom slacks. Anyway, the culmination was a show at 7th street entry on Tuesday new band night in the spring of 1990 (Paul Erickson had a tape of this show, but don't know if he still has it). [[December's Children]] opened, followed by Diddy-Wah-Diddy, and then Hammerhead's first show. [[Floored]] closed out the night. Hammerhead was the highlight of the evening (Moleman was on fire and did the highest flying scissor kick I'd ever seen in my life - even if he did end up landing flat on his ass, it was mega-cool), although all bands put on great shows even with a shortened Floored set due to personality breakdowns from a long, drunk and drug filled evening.<br />
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Let me see..., more dramatics, and [[Floored]] is still going through the summer of 1990 in Fargo. Diddy-Wah-Diddy reforms and disbands over more dramatics (there were punches thrown in there somewhere, but nobody hurt much - other than ego and pride). Paul E is forced to move out of his small home on the North West edge of Moorhead in the fall which had been established as the practice place and late night party house. I suddenly get a sense of the futility of it all and tell Paul E and Paul S, that my time in the band is coming to a close. "Wait," they tell me, "we have a gig at the Uptown in Minneapolis opening for a band called 'The Cows!'" "Sorry," I reply, "I'm out of here." Well, the rest is history. Paul, Jeff and Paul put together the new Hammerhead in short time with Paul S taking my place on guitar and without Moleman on vocals. There are a few shows bringing back Moleman, but the bright lights are not for him. I observe from afar as my old friends enjoy success I once craved. <br />
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It was all good times and I think we all made some great music that not many people ever had a chance to hear - with the exception of the last incarnation of Hammerhead. Oh well, Vaz is still going strong and Paul S is playing with some guys in Mpls at the moment (Herione Sheiks - I believe). Joel Longtine lives in Duluth and plays percussion for an experimental band called Idee Fixe. Steve Mann lives in Northern Minnesota and is often mistaken for Sasquatch due to his penchant for running naked in the woods. He is still making recordings last I heard. I strum my guitar in the basement a couple times a month for my six year old son and try and convince him I was once a rock-n-roll star. Who was I kidding?<br />
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-Andy Bahn<br />
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ps. I dream of a 7th street entry (First Avenue-if there ever is enough interest?) 20 year reunion show in the spring of 2010, but have no idea how to get the blokes together again. December's Children, Diddy-wah-Diddy, Hammerhead (Roky, Rolly, Renny and Moleman) and Floored, with a special appearance of Hammerhead (Paul, Paul and Jeff) to end the night with. Do you think I can pull it off? Any help out there? Suggestions? Encouragement? Anything?<br />
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== Testimony Moleman ==<br />
A.B. tells it pretty much right on. I have a couple of nuggets that might be of interest. Hammerhead was named not after a shark or a carpenter's tool but after a term bartenders used for dishwashers at a hotel I worked at. e.g. "Hey Hammerhead! hurry up and wash those wine glasses." I was a dishwasher and not a bartender.<br />
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Hammerhead was heavily influenced by the group Steel Pole Bathtub. I remember listening to their first album over and over with Paul E. He usually liked classic stuff like the Stooges but he was heavily influenced by the Tub. If you like Hammerhead and have never heard SPBT- check them out. "Tulip is a great album."<br />
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A.B. is correct about the "Gremlin Brother" story- Roky, Roly, Renny, and Rummy all had the last name of Gremlin. This led to the great instrumental track "Gremlin Stomp". Paul E. told me the rythmn for this song was inspired by watching my drunken gate during a long walk home from a rock and roll party. Although its true I never got around to writing the "Gremlin Brothers" story I did create a number of comic stories from the Lyrics I wrote for hammerhead. "Anvil Mcgillus", "Locomotive to Moosejaw," and "A Fitting End to a Ridiculous Life" are some that I remember. They appeared in "Snipehunt" magazine based out of Portland, OR. None of my lyrics appeared on the albums, mainly because I rarely wrote them down. I usually had a verse I could repeat over and over and a story line I could ad lib from. The song "moleboy" may have some of the original lyrics...too long ago, can't remember.<br />
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During the time Hammerhead was forming Paul E. approached me about writing lyrics and perhaps being the singer because "no one in the band wanted to sing" I suggested that they play as an instrumental band because lead singers are usually dead weight anyway. I still believe bands are usually successful despite their lead singers and not because of them. (this only applies to singers who don't play another instrument). A few weeks after Paul E. approached me my roomate walked in on me rocking out to THE STOOGES "sick of you". I think I was doing a knee slide on the coffee table when he walked in. Paul E.and guitarist Andy B. got wind of this and approached me again believing I had some latent desire to be a rock and roll singer. I told them IGGY was an entirely different matter. Anyway, they talked me into being the next Iggy Pop and I gave it a try and failed good and proper. <br />
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Hammerhead was a great band. I saw plenty of shows throughout the years and they were getting better and better. They are all up to some cool stuff these days but that combination of two pauls and Jeff M. Rocked as hard as any one has. It was fun to be there for some of it.<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
*There was a show in the early 90s at the Elk's Lodge in Fargo that was just insane. The place was packed and the band threw down like there was no tomorrow. If I didn't know better, I'd have thought that Hammerhead was involved with the wrecking-ball that took down the Elk's Lodge. -ryan<br />
*Yes - Orange 17 opened that show and godheadsilo played right before Hammerhead. That show was pretty much the most fun I've ever had at a show. -joe<br />
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== Shows ==<br />
Hammerhead performs at the CBGB on July 23rd 1993, video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY275WStlu0 here]<br />
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== Flyers ==<br />
Derek Hess did some awesome posters for the band in 1994 and 1995. <br />
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* http://www.derekhess.com/images/gallery/1994/hammerhead9402.jpg<br />
* http://www.derekhess.com/images/gallery/1996/hammerhead.jpg -doug<br />
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== Discography ==<br />
*"Peep" 7-inch, [[Amphetamine Reptile]]<br />
*"Load King" Tour-only 7-inch, Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Evil Twin" Tour-only 7-inch, Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Earth I Won't Miss" Tour-only 7-inch, Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*Split 7-inch with godheadSilo, Oxo Records<br />
*Split 7-inch with Halo of Kittens, Amphetamine Reptile Records<br />
*"Ethereal Killer" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Evil Twin" EP Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Into The Vortex" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Duh, The Big City" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Dragon Tracks 4" MSU Music Production Class compilation<br />
*V/A "Dü Hüskers: The Twin Cities Replay Zen Arcade" Synapse Records<br />
*V/A "Jabberjaw No. 1" 7-inch, Mammoth Records<br />
*V/A "Jabberjaw No. 5 Good To The Last Drop" Mammoth<br />
*V/A "Amrep Equipped" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Dope, Guns 'n' F*cking In The Streets volume 6" 7-inch Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Dope, Guns 'n' F*cking In The Streets volume 4-7" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Amphetamine Records Sampler 1993" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "AmRep Motors 1995 Models Sampler" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Screwed-The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Buttchuck]]<br />
*[[December's Children]]<br />
*[[Ditty Wah Ditty]]<br />
*[[Floored]]<br />
*[[Hungness, Brannon]]<br />
*[[Oblivion Ensemble]]<br />
*[[MoreRam]]<br />
*[[Vaz]]<br />
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[[Category: Fargo]] [[Category: Minneapolis]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Phil_Leitch&diff=65365Phil Leitch2018-03-19T16:23:57Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>[[image: pl31tch.jpg|thumb|right]] Phil lives in Glyndon, MN with his wife Jessica and their six pets (three dogs, four cats) and is considering getting a few goats and chickens to round out the family. He continues to cling to the street cred that [http://www.yahtzeen.com yahtzeen] earned him even though there is hardly a person under the age of 30 that has heard of it.<br />
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== Bands ==<br />
*[[Big Fucking Trucks in Texas]] (aka Big Trucks in Texas) <br />
*[[Fargo All-Stars]]<br />
*[[godheadSilo]]<br />
*[[godheadSOLOSISTIC]] <br />
*[[Jennifer's Veil]] <br />
*[[Mercy Beat]] <br />
*[[Princess Leia]] <br />
*[[VROOM!]]<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
* Booked one of the first, if not the first, "punk" show in the FM area in 1984 when he brought in the Vampire Lezbos (WA) to headline a show at the Dilworth Community Center. Locals [[Blacklisted]] and [[The Crowd]] opened. A video of the show exists although the last time the Vampire Lezbos came to town he mistakingly "borrowed" it to them. UPDATE 10/31/15: The video tape has been returned!<br />
* Published one of Moorhead's first zines called 'Mark and Phil's Guide to Everything' in 1984 which lasted two issues. The title was changed to 'Burnt Toast' and printed three issues, the last of which was printed in Washington, D.C. where Phil lived 1985-1986. <br />
* Was the original guitar player for [[godheadSilo]] and played in only their first show before a dispute between him and Mike resulted in him quitting.<br />
* Created [http://www.yahtzeen.com yahtzeen] in 1992 and published eleven issues before moving from print to the web. <br />
* Together with [[Derek Wilde]] promoted dryhump '98 which aimed to bring together the DJ and punk scenes. Taking place at the now closed First Avenue in Fargo it featured a mix of local DJ's and bands sharing the stage. dryhump '98 also featured an early morning kickball game pitting ravers vs the punks and a later in the day basketball game pitting indie rockers vs brit poppers. <br />
* Created kate'zine, a zine about Kate Moss, as an offshoot of yahtzeen. Two issues were printed and it lived shortly as a web site afterwards. <br />
* Created fargogirls.com (defunct) which consisted of one new polaroid a day of a different girl from fargo. As dirty as it sounds like it could have been, it wasn't.<br />
* Created duffysjukebox.com (defunct) in an effort to remove the Dave Matthew's Band from the jukebox at Duffy's Tavern in Fargo. <br />
* Created [[madonnaRama]], an annual Valentine's day show featuring local bands performing covers of Madonna songs in a talent show format with style, interpretation and overall judging categories. <br />
* Has possession of the "sticker door" from the now closed [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's Corner Bar]. Other Ralph's memorabilia purchased at auction are the booth he first asked Jessica out on their first date, three bar stools, two urinals, a bathroom sink, and 12 of the 18 chairs he originally bought...the others have been passed on to others. <br />
* Is the 2004 Ralph's Corner Fantasy Football League Champion<br />
* Created the Fargo Band Family Tree with [[Ryan Anderson]]<br />
* Designed packaging/sleeve for Big Block's "Top Sluggers" 7" compilation<br />
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== Contact Info ==<br />
*web: http://pleitch.com<br />
*email: phil (AT) pleitch (DOT) com<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/ralphscorner/ Ralph's Corner Flickr Group] <br />
*[http://www.ralphscorner.com Ralph's Corner Web site] <br />
*phil@pleitch.com<br />
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[[Category:People]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Meat_Records&diff=65364Meat Records2018-03-19T16:21:53Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>Meat Records was started by Bill and Aaron, two of your favorite bartenders from [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's] in the mid-90s. Meat Records, was one of the more prolific label in Fargo history.<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
*Meat Records was the first Fargo label to find it's way to the internet, with the help of [[Phil Leitch]] and his Yahtzeen/Katezine/Meat Records site back in the mid-90s.<br />
*Orange 17's "Swinefucker" (from the 'Bob' compilation) was often dedicated to [[Phil Leitch]], or [[James Wendt]] live. And no, it wasn't very nice.<br />
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== Discography ==<br />
*7 O'Clock Sucker 7-inch<br />
*John Smith 7-inch (MT002)<br />
*John Smith/Bossk split 7-inch (MT005)<br />
*Freedom Fighters 7-inch (MT-006)<br />
*Martian "My Favorite" 7-inch<br />
*moreRAM 7-inch<br />
*Trans Ams "Race the Devil" 7-inch (co-release with Ramblin' Charlie Records)<br />
*V/A "Bob" cassette compilation (John Smith, Standard, Bossk, Bootlick, Gummy, Pawnee's Camper, Superfly Snuka, Black Eyed Susan, Against)<br />
*VA "Draggin' Tracks" compilation (John Smith, Fireballs of Freedom, Stene Racing, Orange 17, Freedom Fighters, The Valvestems, The Women, Unabombers, Bossk, Felix the Brat, The Grossouts, Sausagefinger, Martian, The Trans Ams, Bombshell, Floodplain, Garland, Skeeter) Still available through [[Dart Records]].<br />
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== Contact ==<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[7 O'clock Sucker]]<br />
*[[Against]]<br />
*[[Black Eyed Susan]]<br />
*[[Bombshell]]<br />
*[[Bootlick]]<br />
*[[Bossk]]<br />
*[[Grossouts, The]]<br />
*[[Gummy]]<br />
*[[Heston, Colby]]<br />
*[[Felix the Brat]]<br />
*[[Freedom Fighters]]<br />
*[[John Smith]]<br />
*[[Martian]]<br />
*[[Orange 17]]<br />
*[[Pawnee's Camper]]<br />
*[[Sausagefinger]]<br />
*[[Skeeter]]<br />
*[[Stene Racing]]<br />
*[[Superfly Snuka]]<br />
*[[Trans Ams, The]]<br />
*[[Unabombers]]<br />
*[[Valvestems, The]]<br />
*[[Women, The]]<br />
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[[Category:Label]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Trans_Ams,_The&diff=65363Trans Ams, The2018-03-19T16:20:55Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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Silly punk rockers from Moorhead. They were the only band that learned their Madonna covers when [[Phil Leitch]] first tried to organize Madonnarama in the mid 90s. They acted goofy, sang songs about grocery stores and getting free pizza from [[Sarah Hassel]], made absurd zines (ChickenX, Trans Zine, White Crane Beggar, etc.) and had a lot of fun. For some reason, they really amused Nine Pound Hammer and [[Hammerhead]].<br />
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== Members ==<br />
*[[Phil Hunt]] (vocals)<br />
*[[Lon Jerome]] (guitar, backup vocals)<br />
*[[Justin Seng]] (bass)<br />
*[[Chris Blaze]] (drums) <br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
*Toured across the US twice (more like 1.5 times, since they went broke & turned around in Illinois on trip #2).<br />
*Remembered for playing a show on August 19, 1995 at the Coffee Club in Moorhead where Phil cut his head open on a stage light & got blood all over the place. <br />
*When [[Meat Records]] released Draggin' Tracks compilation, The Trans Ams performed a set consisting of covers of every song/band on the CD in order of appearance at Bill & Aaron's request. <br />
*Performed the South Dakota State Song on the Coolidge 50 compilation because the label could not find a band from South Dakota, apparently. <br />
*From Carothers Brothers #5, "The Definitive Guide to Everything Punk Rock in the Moorhead/Fargo Area": Trans Am - four guys who defied the odds and played Cosmic Ark until their brains froze. <br />
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== Shows == <br />
1995 <br />
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1. Feb. 19, Minot Labor Temple, Minot ND w/Fitz of Depression & Apollo Kings <br />
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2. Feb 21, Bowler, Fargo, ND w/Fitz of Depression, 7 O'Clock Sucker, Pathos <br />
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3. March 17, [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's] w/Bossk, Pawnee's Camper <br />
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4. April 17, Country Suites, Fargo w/Trusty, Onespot Fringehead, the Sweethearts <br />
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5. April 28, DRAGONSTOCK, MSU Campus, Dahl Hall w/Three Minute Hero, the Sweethearts, Black Eyed Susan <br />
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6. April 30, A DAY IN THE PARK, Gooseberry Park, Moorhead w/James Zespy, Beauty School Dropouts, Three Minute Hero, the Sweethearts, Pawnee's Camper, Humdrum <br />
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7. May 13, American Legion, Grand Forks w/The Make-Up, Free Jesse, Soliday <br />
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8. May 14, The Bowler w/The Make-Up, Los Micros <br />
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9. June 23, DIY Center, Fargo w/Bootlick, Bombshell, Bossk, Standard, 7 O'Clock Sucker, John Smith, Man Afraid <br />
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10. June 30, Hallock City Hall w/Karma, Aggrecko Salve <br />
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11. July 27, Coffee Club, Moorhead w/Silkworm, John Smith <br />
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12. August 5, Minot Collective Cultural Center, Minot w/Humdrum, Dr. Starr <br />
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13. August 19, Coffee Club w/Shove, Bossk <br />
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14. August 26, Ralph's w/Bombshell <br />
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15. September 13, VIA, Moorhead w/Fifteen, Bisy Backson, Humdrum, Martian, Pathos <br />
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16. September 16, Ralph's <br />
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17. October 3, Ralph's w/Nine Pound Hammer, Day 28 <br />
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18. October 15, Coffee Club w/Vampire Lesbos, Martian, Dr. Starr <br />
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19. October 19, Raplh's w/Gnomes of Zurich, Mickey Finn <br />
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20. October 26, MSU Ballroom w/godheadSilo, Skeeter <br />
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21. October 27, Coffee Club w/Nothing To Lose, 7 O'Clock Sucker, Martian, Jane Fonda Workout <br />
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22. November 5, Coffee Club w/Assrash, State of the Union <br />
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23. December 2, Underground, Moorhead w/Humdrum, "new" Three Minute Hero <br />
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24. December 16, Java Joint, St. Cloud w/Baba Booey <br />
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1996 <br />
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25. February 2, Coffee Club w/Supernova, Baba Booey, Martian <br />
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26. March 1, Ralph's w/John Smith, Bombshell, Orange 17, Camel Paw, El Dorado Corn Bandits, Stan Heston Experience, the Grossouts <br />
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27. March 2, Artemis Suite, Moorhead w/the Women, Sarah Goode, Huxley, Juror #7, the <br />
Grossouts <br />
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28. March 21, The Bowler & Ralph's w/Hammerhead, Bossk <br />
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29. March 22, 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis w/Hammerhead, Gnomes of Zurich, Silver Salute <br />
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30. March 29, Ralph's w/Fuck, the Grossouts, the Women <br />
<br />
31. March 30, NDSU Ballroom, Fargo w/Daughter Julie, Stormtrooper, Liquid Sunshine, DOB, Gummy, Lead Pipe Headache, E Hook, Dionysus <br />
<br />
32. April 12, Ralph's w/Smatch, 7 O'Clock Sucker, the Grossouts <br />
<br />
33. April 17, Ralph's w/the Grossouts (first show as "the trans ams") <br />
<br />
34. May 4, MSU Campus, MALL MUSIC MADNESS w/Gnomes of Zurich, Willy Wisely and the Conquores, Green Pyramids, Orange 17, Three Minute Hero <br />
<br />
35. May 9, Ralph's w/the Women, Larry Gin and the Tonics, the Grossouts <br />
<br />
36. August 13, Cramm Music, Pensicola FL w/Latex Generation, Pee Tanks, Swank <br />
<br />
37. August 14, Coffee House, Mobile AL w/This Bike is a Pipebomb, the Helltones <br />
<br />
38. August 16, Skatestation, Fayetteville, AR <br />
<br />
39. August 18, The Grind, Joplin MO w/The Kreeps <br />
<br />
40. August 19, Nora's Backyard & Basement, Warrensburg MO w/Kosher <br />
<br />
41. August 21, Fun Loving Coffee House, Appleton WI w/Wings of Life <br />
<br />
42. August 23, Java Joint, St. Cloud w/Real Estate Fraud, E Bola <br />
<br />
43. August 27, 1st Avenue, Fargo w/Jimmy Eat World <br />
<br />
44. August 31, Trevor's House, Fargo w/Floid Matrix, DOB <br />
<br />
45. September 8, 1st Avenue, Fargo w/New Bomb Turks, Space Cookie <br />
<br />
46. September 9, Underground w/Three Minute Hero <br />
<br />
47. October 12, Ralphs w/Rats of Unusual Size, Orange 17 <br />
<br />
48. October 21, 1st Ave, Fargo w/Uranium 9 Volt, Bossk <br />
<br />
49. October 25, MSU Ballroom w/Calvin Krime, Action Slacks, Bossk <br />
<br />
50. October 27, Underground w/Phono-Comb, Larry Gin and the Tonics <br />
<br />
51. October 30, Ralphs w/This Bike is a Pipebomb, June Panic <br />
<br />
52. October 31, Justin's House, Moorhead w/Krebscouts, Filled With Disgust, Krusties <br />
<br />
53. October 31, Ralphs El Camino, June Panic, Orange 17 <br />
<br />
54. November 13, MSU Ballroom w/Unibombers, Floid Matrix, Bossk, Orange 17 <br />
<br />
55. November 17, 1st Ave, Fargo w/Chixdiggit, Punchbuggy <br />
<br />
56. November 30, the Bowler w/Senator, Economical (Meat CD release party) <br />
<br />
57. December 6, 1st Ave, Fargo w/Sky Klad, Bossk <br />
<br />
58. December ??, House Show, Fargo w/Olde Style <br />
<br />
1997 <br />
<br />
59. January 17, Ralphs w/Standard <br />
<br />
60. March 1, Ralphs w/Real Estate Fraud, Scrodonauts <br />
<br />
61. March 25, Perot House, Fargo w/Buglite, Scrodonauts <br />
<br />
62. April 3, Ralphs w/Buggin' Out, Scrodonauts <br />
<br />
63. May 30, Ralphs w/Bombshell, Real Estate Fraud, [CTRL-D] <br />
<br />
--right around here is where i lost track...-<br />
<br />
64. July 11, Java Joint, St. Cloud w/Space Cookie <br />
<br />
65. July 12, Perot House w/Space Cookie <br />
<br />
66. July 12, Ralphs w/Space Cookie <br />
<br />
67. ????, Show at Doug's House (tour '97) <br />
<br />
68. September 16, 1st Ave, Fargo w/Pansy Division <br />
<br />
69. November 11, Knights of Columbus, Fargo w/ZOINKS!, Scrodonauts <br />
<br />
70. November 12?, All Star Bowl w/Howlin' Switchblades <br />
<br />
1998 <br />
<br />
71. February 6, Ralphs OFFICIAL LAST SHOW w/Standard, Isaac Breaks Glass, Sarah Goode <br />
<br />
72. December ??, Rock'N'Roll X-Mas 2 at old School w/Orange 17, Submarine, Floid Matrix, Dag Island Lewds <br />
<br />
2003 <br />
<br />
73. December 20, Ralphs w/Ten Extra Pounds, Les Dirty Frenchmen <br />
<br />
== Discography == <br />
*S/T CD-R on [[Dart Records]] (2001) A not-officially-released, post-humous collection of the "Race The Devil" 7" and unrleased demos of the recording session, "Turbo" from the Draggin' Tracks compilation, the South Dakota State song, and additional unreleased demos recorded by [[Jim Zespy]]. Includes a full-color cover with photos & liner notes by Ross Kroetch. Only five copies of this exist. I'm surprised that we never put this out, actually. Even with all the mistakes in the unreleased tunes, it's really not too bad. <br />
*"Race The Devil 7" on [[Meat Records]]/[[Ramblin' Charlie Records]] (1997) Available at [[Dart Records]] www.dartrecords.com <br />
*"Outlaw Riders" cassette [[Captain Blood Records]] <br />
*"Outlaw Riders Letterboxed Edition" cassette [[Captain Blood Records]] <br />
*"Outlaw Riders Companion" cassette [[Captain Blood Records]] <br />
*"You can't stop the rock(?)" [cassette [[Captain Blood Records]] <br />
*V/A "Draggin' Tracks" [[Meat Records]] <br />
*V/A "Coolidge 50: Bands From Each State Performing Their State Song" Coolidge Records <br />
*V/A "Captain Blood Makes 10 Bands Walk The Plank" Little German Girl [[Captain Blood Records]] <br />
<br />
== External Links == <br />
http://www.dartrecords.com/transams/ <br />
<br />
Selected tunes are available for sampling at: <br />
http://www.myspace.com/thetboys <br />
<br />
Video for Ropin [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydBHtTWoSts here] shot Sept 23rd 2006 <br />
<br />
== Related Bands == <br />
*[[C.O.B.R.A.]]<br />
*[[Dr. Starr]]<br />
*[[Jane Fonda Workout, The]]<br />
*[[Les Dirty Frenchmen]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Bone_Ranger,_The&diff=65362Bone Ranger, The2018-03-19T16:17:37Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
<br />
== Members ==<br />
<br />
*[[Chris Danforth]]<br />
*[[Tom Kemmer]]<br />
*[[Scott McAndrew]]<br />
<br />
== Highlights ==<br />
*Slim slapped me in the face with one hand whilst holding a bottle of Jack Daniels with the other hand when I was trying to annoy him. Awesome!-- Dirty Preston<br />
<br />
== Shows ==<br />
*They played a show with the Dag Island Lewds and Mothmus on Halloween of 1998 at [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's].<br />
<br />
== Discography ==<br />
No known recordings exist.<br />
<br />
== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Beauty School Dropouts, The]]<br />
*[[June Panic]]<br />
*[[Velvet Lush, The]]<br />
*[[Wisconsin Dells]]<br />
*[[Women, The]]<br />
<br />
[[Category: Fargo]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=4Fodder&diff=653614Fodder2018-03-19T16:17:15Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>== Members ==<br />
*[[Chad James]] (bass)<br />
*[[Troy Harris]] (guitar)<br />
*Drum machine<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
still reside in Fargo, haven't been seen in years<br />
<br />
== Highlights ==<br />
*Won "madonnaramma" contest @ kirby's moorhead, mn fri. feb. 14th. 2003.<br />
*stole speakers from [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's] at Jucifer show<br />
<br />
== Shows ==<br />
<br />
== Discography ==<br />
*"Trapeze" [http://www.angryseed.com/ Angry Seed]<br />
*"Memory Gag" CD Self-released<br />
*"Live at Kimo's Penthouse" CD Self-released<br />
*"Fod4der" CD Self-released<br />
<br />
== Link ==<br />
[http://www.fod4der.com website]<br />
<br />
== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[4Fodder]]<br />
*[[Against]]<br />
*[[Bossk]]<br />
*[[Bucks]]<br />
*[[Cattledrive]]<br />
*[[El Camino and the International Lovers]]<br />
*[[Hateyous]]<br />
*[[John Smith]]<br />
*[[Low-Fi]]<br />
*[[Mothmus]]<br />
*[[Pepper Belly Rollers]]<br />
*[[Railed]]<br />
*[[Standard]]<br />
*[[Submarine]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Fargo]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Kitty_Porn&diff=65360Kitty Porn2018-03-19T16:16:12Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>== Members ==<br />
<br />
*[[Mark Schumacher]] (bass, vocals)<br />
*[[Rob Green]] (drums)<br />
*[[Matt Coffee]] (guitar, vocals)<br />
<br />
== Shows ==<br />
*1999 Summer - Gooseberry Park Moorhead MN - [[Crap Barf]], Kitty Porn, [[Bossman Louie]], [[Telepathetic]], [[Flying Dutchmen]]<br />
*1999 Summer - Some show in Wahpeton/Breckenridge ND - Kitty Porn (part of two day event)<br><br />
*1999 Summer - Funky Monkey Fargo, ND - Kitty Porn and [[Captain Insano]]<br><br />
*1999 Summer - [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's Corner Bar] with [[Low-Fi]] and some other band.<br />
*1999 Friday, April 30 - Ralph's Corner Bar Moorhead, MN - [[Orange 17]], [[Mothmus]], Kitty Porn 10pm $3<br><br />
*1999 Friday, April 17 - All-Star Bowl Moorhead, MN - [[Orange 17]], [[Low-Fi]], Kitty Porn, [[Rotary/Analog]] (girl got teeth knocked <br />
out - FUCKN'-A) 9pm $5<br><br />
*1999 February - MSU Underground Moorhead, MN - Kitty Porn and others<br />
*1998 Winter - Terminal Bar Minneapolis MN - [[Orange 17]], Kitty Porn & some band from Chicago<br><br />
*1998 Rock 'n' Roll Christmas - Orange 17, [[Submarine]], [[Floid Matrix]], [[One Less Princess]]<br><br />
*1998 Around Christmas - All Star Bowl Moorhead MN - [[Kitty porn]] & [[Flying Dutchmen]], [[1-900]], [[Captain Insano]]<br><br />
*1998 Thu, Oct 29 - MSU Ballroom Moorhead, MN - [[Orange 17]], [[June Panic]], [[Velvet Lush]], [[Dag Island Lewds]], Kitty Porn, [[One *Less Princess]]<br><br />
*1998 Summer - Gooseberry Park Moorhead MN - Kitty Porn (as a two man band) [[Telepathetic]] & [[krebscouts]] <br><br />
<br />
I'd remember more if I could. Thanks for the help Rob.<br />
<br />
== Discography ==<br />
2000 Kitty Porn - Anthology II, JIG Records<br><br />
1999 Kitty Porn - Fuck Your Yankee Blue Jeans, JIG Records<br><br />
<br />
== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Deaths, The]]<br />
*[[Death to Our Enemies]]<br />
*[[Tokyo Raygun]]<br />
*[[800 Million]]<br />
*[[Age of Consent]]<br />
*[[Bossman Louie]]<br />
*[[Fluid Groove, The]]<br />
*[[Flying Dutchmen, The]]<br />
*[[Les Dirty Frenchmen]]<br />
*[[Plan 9]]<br />
*[[P-Donk]]<br />
*[[Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots]]<br />
*[[Sonic Blue/Lotus]]<br />
*[[Lt. Fuzz]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Isaac_Breaks_Glass&diff=65359Isaac Breaks Glass2018-03-19T16:15:35Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>== Members ==<br />
<br />
*[[Frank Lahm]] (guitar, vocals)<br />
*[[Nick Kroll]] (drums)<br />
*[[Ben Graner]] (bass, vocals?)<br />
*[[Micah Dahl] (drums)<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
<br />
== Highlights ==<br />
Named their band after [[Isaac Kobrinsky]] during the time he fronted [[Howlin' Switchblades]]. Isaac broke a lot of glass during his shows. In fact, he probably increased the glassware budget at [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's] by about 400% during his reign at Ralph's.<br />
<br />
== Shows ==<br />
<br />
== Discography ==<br />
<br />
<br />
== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Bibles for China]]<br />
*[[C.O.B.R.A.]]<br />
*[[Dr. Starr]]<br />
*[[Eagle Scouts, The]]<br />
*[[Sarah Goode]]<br />
*[[Schumacher Levy Nine]]<br />
*[[Senator]]<br />
*[[Sweethearts, The]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Isaac_Breaks_Glass&diff=65358Isaac Breaks Glass2018-03-19T16:15:12Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>== Members ==<br />
<br />
*[[Frank Lahm]] (guitar, vocals)<br />
*[[Nick Kroll]] (drums)<br />
*[[Ben Graner]] (bass, vocals?)<br />
*[Micah Dahl] (drums)<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
<br />
== Highlights ==<br />
Named their band after [[Isaac Kobrinsky]] during the time he fronted [[Howlin' Switchblades]]. Isaac broke a lot of glass during his shows. In fact, he probably increased the glassware budget at [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's] by about 400% during his reign at Ralph's.<br />
<br />
== Shows ==<br />
<br />
== Discography ==<br />
<br />
<br />
== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Bibles for China]]<br />
*[[C.O.B.R.A.]]<br />
*[[Dr. Starr]]<br />
*[[Eagle Scouts, The]]<br />
*[[Sarah Goode]]<br />
*[[Schumacher Levy Nine]]<br />
*[[Senator]]<br />
*[[Sweethearts, The]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Hammerhead&diff=65357Hammerhead2018-03-19T16:13:47Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>Someone can probably do a better job explaining this than I can (and please do)... the band got their start in Moorhead, hooked up with Amphetamine Reptile Records somewhere along the way and then moved to Minneapolis, toured like mad, released a bunch of records and broke up. [[Paul Sanders]] started a band called moreRAM (which released a 7-inch on [[Meat Records]]) and [[Paul Erickson]] and [[Jeff Mooridian]] started up Vaz. <br />
<br />
== Members ==<br />
*[[Paul Sanders]] (guitar, vocals)<br />
*[[Paul Erickson]] (bass, vocals)<br />
*[[Jeff Mooridian]] (drums)<br />
--<br />
*[[Hungness, Brannon]] (guitar)<br />
*[[Andy Bahn]] (guitar)<br />
*[[Joel Longtine]] aka Moleman (vocals)<br />
<br />
== Testimony Andy Bahn ==<br />
<br />
Okay, let me take a stab at it...<br />
<br />
Hammerhead was an idea that was borne in the mind of Paul Erickson. But, first, I should give a little history. Bear with me.<br />
<br />
For my part, it all began outside of Fargo at a party in Minneapolis in 1984. I was carrying a record of '''The Rollingstone's''' ''Out of our Heads''. I put it on the record player and struck up a conversation with Steve Mann who was an admirer of the Stones also, but an even bigger fan of '''The Who'''. By the end of the night we had decided to go buy some guitars and form a band. I was 19 years old, Steve was 18 and had just graduated from High School.<br />
<br />
Steve went up to Moorhead State University for his freshman year where he met Paul Erickson from Wolford North Dakota. Paul Erickson was a musician and knew how to play just about anything better than any of us. But, we were from Duh Big City and could introduce Paul to cool bands like The Replacements and Husker Du (for the lad from Wolford, puck rock consisted of The Cars and The Romantics). I kept working in Minneapolis at a Sinclair Gas Station. My guitar teacher was a book. Steve learned how to play from Paul Erickson. We met up the next summer and Steve had advanced to playing with five strings on his guitar under the tutelage of Paul Erickson's patented ''learn to play the guitar one string at a time'' method. I knew a few chords and scales, so we convinced a couple of high school guys to play bass and drums (Jeff Hoelscher and Rob Bernham) and started a band called '''The Mess'''. By the end of the summer we had made a recording on a cassette tape called "Skinny." <br />
<br />
Steve went back to Moorhead and I enrolled at St. CLoud State University. Steve and Paul met Moorhead residents Paul Sanders and Jeff Mooridian and formed [[December's Children]]. The next summer Paul Erickson moved to Mpls and Steve Mann stayed in Fargo. Paul took Steve's place in The Mess's lineup and the first version of [[Floored]] was born. We played 7th Street Entry in August and a recording was made. I think I have a copy somewhere.<br />
<br />
In the fall, Paul Erickson went back back to Moorhead and I went to St. Cloud. More [[December's Children]] ([[Paul Sanders]] goes to Madison and [[Mark Schroeder]] fills in on Bass while he's away) and a year goes by. I leave St CLoud in the spring of 1988 and move to Moorhead to join my mates for Rock-n-roll. Diddy Wah Diddy ([[Ditty Wah Ditty]]) is formed with Paul Erickson on Drums, Paul Sanders on bass, and Steve and I on guitar(Jeff Mooridian moves somewhere and is gone for a time from Fargo -so December's Children days come to an end). We play all summer and as young people are want to do, dramatics happen and somehow the band disintegrates in the fall and Steve Mann moves to Mpls leaving Paul, Paul and I to form the next version of [[Floored]] as a three-piece, although we originally called ourselves "Geeks." We are just getting going when winter arrives and Paul Sanders and I decide to forgo the winter in Fargo and move to Utah and California, respectively. We come back in the spring and Floored picks up some steam until we actually start sounding like a band - somewhere between MC5, Dinosaur Jr, and The Stooges. Many recordings are made and several shows happen that only a handful of people ever witnessed. We develop many songs and dream of making it, but we never manage to gain an audience or win a bit of luck.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Paul E spends his free time plunking around on the bass and smoking pot while talking with his good friend Joel Longtine aka Moleman. Mostly, they listen to music all day long, but over many bowls the idea of Hammerhead is borne among heavy bass licks and the story of the Gremlin Brother twins - Roky and Roly (Get it? Rock and Roll...). Paul is Roky and I am his twin brother Roly. Jeff Mooridian is Renny and Paul Sanders is Rummy who only gets to watch his older brothers while trying to stay out of their way. Roky, Roly and Renny are rocking in the basement and suddenly out the dirt floor emerges Moleman. Joel was a budding cartoonist and the story has a comic book plot and was talked about more than actually drawn or written. There are plans of long haired wigs and platfrom shoes (Floored was banned from [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's] and Kirby's for long periods of time because we were too loud - thus incognito) with guitar straps shortened and bell bottom slacks. Anyway, the culmination was a show at 7th street entry on Tuesday new band night in the spring of 1990 (Paul Erickson had a tape of this show, but don't know if he still has it). [[December's Children]] opened, followed by Diddy-Wah-Diddy, and then Hammerhead's first show. [[Floored]] closed out the night. Hammerhead was the highlight of the evening (Moleman was on fire and did the highest flying scissor kick I'd ever seen in my life - even if he did end up landing flat on his ass, it was mega-cool), although all bands put on great shows even with a shortened Floored set due to personality breakdowns from a long, drunk and drug filled evening.<br />
<br />
Let me see..., more dramatics, and [[Floored]] is still going through the summer of 1990 in Fargo. Diddy-Wah-Diddy reforms and disbands over more dramatics (there were punches thrown in there somewhere, but nobody hurt much - other than ego and pride). Paul E is forced to move out of his small home on the North West edge of Moorhead in the fall which had been established as the practice place and late night party house. I suddenly get a sense of the futility of it all and tell Paul E and Paul S, that my time in the band is coming to a close. "Wait," they tell me, "we have a gig at the Uptown in Minneapolis opening for a band called 'The Cows!'" "Sorry," I reply, "I'm out of here." Well, the rest is history. Paul, Jeff and Paul put together the new Hammerhead in short time with Paul S taking my place on guitar and without Moleman on vocals. There are a few shows bringing back Moleman, but the bright lights are not for him. I observe from afar as my old friends enjoy success I once craved. <br />
<br />
It was all good times and I think we all made some great music that not many people ever had a chance to hear - with the exception of the last incarnation of Hammerhead. Oh well, Vaz is still going strong and Paul S is playing with some guys in Mpls at the moment (Herione Sheiks - I believe). Joel Longtine lives in Duluth and plays percussion for an experimental band called Idee Fixe. Steve Mann lives in Northern Minnesota and is often mistaken for Sasquatch due to his penchant for running naked in the woods. He is still making recordings last I heard. I strum my guitar in the basement a couple times a month for my six year old son and try and convince him I was once a rock-n-roll star. Who was I kidding?<br />
<br />
-Andy Bahn<br />
<br />
ps. I dream of a 7th street entry (First Avenue-if there ever is enough interest?) 20 year reunion show in the spring of 2010, but have no idea how to get the blokes together again. December's Children, Diddy-wah-Diddy, Hammerhead (Roky, Rolly, Renny and Moleman) and Floored, with a special appearance of Hammerhead (Paul, Paul and Jeff) to end the night with. Do you think I can pull it off? Any help out there? Suggestions? Encouragement? Anything?<br />
<br />
== Testimony Moleman ==<br />
A.B. tells it pretty much right on. I have a couple of nuggets that might be of interest. Hammerhead was named not after a shark or a carpenter's tool but after a term bartenders used for dishwashers at a hotel I worked at. e.g. "Hey Hammerhead! hurry up and wash those wine glasses." I was a dishwasher and not a bartender.<br />
<br />
Hammerhead was heavily influenced by the group Steel Pole Bathtub. I remember listening to their first album over and over with Paul E. He usually liked classic stuff like the Stooges but he was heavily influenced by the Tub. If you like Hammerhead and have never heard SPBT- check them out. "Tulip is a great album."<br />
<br />
A.B. is correct about the "Gremlin Brother" story- Roky, Roly, Renny, and Rummy all had the last name of Gremlin. This led to the great instrumental track "Gremlin Stomp". Paul E. told me the rythmn for this song was inspired by watching my drunken gate during a long walk home from a rock and roll party. Although its true I never got around to writing the "Gremlin Brothers" story I did create a number of comic stories from the Lyrics I wrote for hammerhead. "Anvil Mcgillus", "Locomotive to Moosejaw," and "A Fitting End to a Ridiculous Life" are some that I remember. They appeared in "Snipehunt" magazine based out of Portland, OR. None of my lyrics appeared on the albums, mainly because I rarely wrote them down. I usually had a verse I could repeat over and over and a story line I could ad lib from. The song "moleboy" may have some of the original lyrics...too long ago, can't remember.<br />
<br />
During the time Hammerhead was forming Paul E. approached me about writing lyrics and perhaps being the singer because "no one in the band wanted to sing" I suggested that they play as an instrumental band because lead singers are usually dead weight anyway. I still believe bands are usually successful despite their lead singers and not because of them. (this only applies to singers who don't play another instrument). A few weeks after Paul E. approached me my roomate walked in on me rocking out to THE STOOGES "sick of you". I think I was doing a knee slide on the coffee table when he walked in. Paul E.and guitarist Andy B. got wind of this and approached me again believing I had some latent desire to be a rock and roll singer. I told them IGGY was an entirely different matter. Anyway, they talked me into being the next Iggy Pop and I gave it a try and failed good and proper. <br />
<br />
Hammerhead was a great band. I saw plenty of shows throughout the years and they were getting better and better. They are all up to some cool stuff these days but that combination of two pauls and Jeff M. Rocked as hard as any one has. It was fun to be there for some of it.<br />
<br />
== Highlights ==<br />
*There was a show in the early 90s at the Elk's Lodge in Fargo that was just insane. The place was packed and the band threw down like there was no tomorrow. If I didn't know better, I'd have thought that Hammerhead was involved with the wrecking-ball that took down the Elk's Lodge. -ryan<br />
*Yes - Orange 17 opened that show and godheadsilo played right before Hammerhead. That show was pretty much the most fun I've ever had at a show. -joe<br />
<br />
== Shows ==<br />
Hammerhead performs at the CBGB on July 23rd 1993, video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY275WStlu0 here]<br />
<br />
== Fly<br />
1000<br />
ers ==<br />
Derek Hess did some awesome posters for the band in 1994 and 1995. <br />
<br />
http://www.derekhess.com/images/gallery/1994/hammerhead9402.jpg<br />
http://www.derekhess.com/images/gallery/1996/hammerhead.jpg -doug<br />
<br />
== Discography ==<br />
*"Peep" 7-inch, [[Amphetamine Reptile]]<br />
*"Load King" Tour-only 7-inch, Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Evil Twin" Tour-only 7-inch, Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Earth I Won't Miss" Tour-only 7-inch, Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*Split 7-inch with godheadSilo, Oxo Records<br />
*Split 7-inch with Halo of Kittens, Amphetamine Reptile Records<br />
*"Ethereal Killer" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Evil Twin" EP Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Into The Vortex" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Duh, The Big City" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Dragon Tracks 4" MSU Music Production Class compilation<br />
*V/A "Dü Hüskers: The Twin Cities Replay Zen Arcade" Synapse Records<br />
*V/A "Jabberjaw No. 1" 7-inch, Mammoth Records<br />
*V/A "Jabberjaw No. 5 Good To The Last Drop" Mammoth<br />
*V/A "Amrep Equipped" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Dope, Guns 'n' F*cking In The Streets volume 6" 7-inch Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Dope, Guns 'n' F*cking In The Streets volume 4-7" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Amphetamine Records Sampler 1993" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "AmRep Motors 1995 Models Sampler" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Screwed-The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Buttchuck]]<br />
*[[December's Children]]<br />
*[[Ditty Wah Ditty]]<br />
*[[Floored]]<br />
*[[Hungness, Brannon]]<br />
*[[Oblivion Ensemble]]<br />
*[[MoreRam]]<br />
*[[Vaz]]<br />
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[[Category: Fargo]] [[Category: Minneapolis]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Gummy&diff=65356Gummy2018-03-19T16:09:22Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>== Members ==<br />
<br />
*[[Chris Nelson]]<br />
*[[Matt Ogden]]<br />
*[[TJ Snow]]<br />
*Paul<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
<br />
== Shows ==<br />
<br />
== Discography ==<br />
V/A "Bob" [[Meat Records]]<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
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[[Category: Fargo]]<br />
Gwat--<br />
(Eric Carlson & Matt Ogden)<br />
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Mostly just a basement session at Jen Hibner's house with some strange mixing.<br />
<br />
Steve Casperini & His Gigantic Mavis Band--<br />
(Bob Johnson, Chris Nelson, Matt Ogden & Eric Carlson)<br />
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Only played two "shows"--one at Nelson's brother's grad party?? and one at [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's]. Carlson ate boomers that night and forgot his name. The Lane Wilcox Band (consisting of Lane Wilcox with special guest Eric Carlson) opened that night--Carlson played some drums, but mostly stared at the stage lights while Lane ran around the stage turning on amps, fidgeting with knobs and duct-taping various keys down on some thrift store keyboard. When a sufficient wall of sound was created, Lane sort of just took off running & didn't reappear for like a half-hour. I think they had to eventually just cut the power... It was awesome.</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=800_Million&diff=65355800 Million2018-03-19T16:08:38Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>== Members ==<br />
<br />
*[[Aaron Pedersen]] (synth, embarrasing drunk episodes)<br />
*[[Micah Dahl]] (guitar)<br />
*[[Mark Schumacher]] (guitar)<br />
*[[Jarod Swant]] (drums)<br />
<br />
== Highlights ==<br />
*Possibly the loudest thing ever in the back room (of [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's]), barring any band [[Troy Harris]] or [[Chad James]] was in.<br />
*played on an episode of 'off broadway' (the coachand6 radio show). a copy of this show still exists.<br />
<br />
== Shows ==<br />
played a bunch of shows around '99-'01 including 3 in minneapolis. in 2002 or 03? went on week midwest tour with [[Floid Matrix]] and [[atomly]], with highlights including playing the empty bottle in chicago, playing right next to the budwiser factory in st. louis, and getting a $250 for a nearly empty omaha show in which peter foss spent most of the night hitting on the only 2 girls in attendance. oh and aaron got lost in chicago for a night (with a lady?) and was almost left for dead...seriously. first line-up was micah, aaron, and mark. then micah, aaron, mark, and jarod. then aaron, mark, and jarod.<br />
<br />
== Discography ==<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Against]]<br />
*[[Age of Consent]]<br />
*[[Bossk]]<br />
*[[Cattledrive]]<br />
*[[CTRL-D]]<br />
*[[Deaths, The]]<br />
*[[Eagle Scouts, The]]<br />
*[[Floid Matrix]]<br />
*[[Flying Dutchmen, The]]<br />
*[[Kitty Porn]]<br />
*[[Les Dirty Frenchmen]]<br />
*[[Los Micros]]<br />
*[[Low-Fi]]<br />
*[[Psychowhite Trash]]<br />
*[[Railed]]<br />
*[[Red Shift]]<br />
*[[Sinatras, The]]<br />
*[[Standard]]<br />
*[[Submarine]]<br />
*[[Tokyo Raygun]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Fargo]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Dag_Island_Lewds&diff=65354Dag Island Lewds2018-03-19T16:07:49Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>== Members ==<br />
<br />
*[[Robin Garland]]<br />
*[[Preston Olson]]<br />
*[[Adam Marks]]<br />
*[[Rod Mooridian]]<br />
<br />
== Highlights ==<br />
<br />
== Shows ==<br />
*Played an acoustic set at Noah's Coffee in Moorhead in 1998.<br />
*All Star Bowl, Thanksgiving of 1998.<br />
*Rock 'n Roll Xmas 3, Eagle's Club, 2000.<br />
*Dryhump '98, at 1st Ave Club in Fargo.<br />
<br />
== Discography ==<br />
*A five song, four track recording.<br />
*A live CD recorded at [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's], (email rodmooridian@gmail.com if you want one).<br />
<br />
== Related Bands ==<br />
<br />
*[[Age of Consent]]<br />
*[[Crapbarf]]<br />
*[[Floid Matrix]]<br />
*[[For Pete's Sake]]<br />
*[[Ghost of Lady Di, The]]<br />
*[[Low-Fi]]<br />
*[[Pepper Belly Rollers]]<br />
*[[Seawhores]]<br />
*[[Skeeter]]<br />
*[[Snake Handler]]<br />
*[[Submarine]]<br />
*[[Unabombers]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Captain_Ridgeway&diff=65353Captain Ridgeway2018-03-19T16:06:45Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>Captain Ridgeway was a four piece melodic punk rock band that played in the Fargo/Moorhead area between 1992-1994. During an era when most local bands were doing the amrep noise thing, Captian Ridgeway seperated themselves by playing their own blend of guitar driven pop punk.<br />
<br />
== Members ==<br />
*[[Cory Docken]] (guitar/vocals)<br />
*[[Chad Ridgeway]] (drums)<br />
*[[Paul Compton]] (guitar)<br />
*[[John Romo]] (bass)<br />
<br />
== Highlights ==<br />
*Immortalized in a [[7 O'clock Sucker]] song, perhaps because "Carothers Brothers" had one too many syllables.<br />
<br />
== Shows ==<br />
<br />
Various basements, many at [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's]s, one at the Elks. Final show in the basement of the notorious "Red House" prompted a visit from the Moorhead police dept. Very punk.<br />
<br />
== Discography ==<br />
One demo recorded, but has been lost for years. This demo, which ended up incomplete with no bass guitar or vocals, has recently resurfaced on the iPod of a former band member. Imagining an utter lack of interest, the current owner of this lone copy remains wondering why it is still on aforementioned iPod. Same band member remains in mourning for the loss of [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's Corner Bar].<br />
<br />
== Related Bands ==<br />
<br />
*[[Grossouts, The]]<br />
*[[Los Banyos]] <br />
*[[Merkin]]<br />
*[[Pocket Genius]]<br />
*[[Sockless]] <br />
*[[Superfly Snuka]]<br />
*[[Talmadge]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Dan_Hines&diff=65352Dan Hines2018-03-19T16:06:00Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>Dan is still living in Fargo dealing with other peoples children. He continues to drink OLD CROW Whiskey with a passion.<br />
<br />
== Bands ==<br />
*[[Lost for Cause]] <br />
*[[The Pattern Recognition]]<br />
<br />
== Highlights ==<br />
* Brought "Sad Core" to the Fargo Rock scene.<br />
* Tried - most times rather unsuccessfully - to book and promote shows. He did however bring in Desert City Soundtrack a couple of times.<br />
* Developed the "Equestrian". A Rather Great whiskey drink at [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's Corner]<br />
<br />
== External Links ==<br />
*[http://www.myspace.com/lostforcause myspace]<br />
<br />
[[Category:People]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Dan_Hines&diff=65351Dan Hines2018-03-19T16:05:37Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>Dan is still living in Fargo dealing with other peoples children. He continues to drink OLD CROW Whiskey with a passion.<br />
<br />
== Bands ==<br />
*[[Lost for Cause]] <br />
*[[The Pattern Recognition]]<br />
<br />
== Highlights ==<br />
* Brought "Sad Core" to the Fargo Rock scene.<br />
* Tried - most times rather unsuccessfully - to book and promote shows. He did however bring in Desert City Soundtrack a couple of times.<br />
* Developed the "Equestrian". A Rather Great whiskey drink at [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's Corner]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Contact Info ==<br />
*<br />
== External Links ==<br />
*[http://www.myspace.com/lostforcause myspace]<br />
<br />
[[Category:People]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Bootlick&diff=65350Bootlick2018-03-19T16:04:39Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>== Members ==<br />
<br />
*[[Andrew Charon]] (bass)<br />
*[[Jason Fleming]](guitar)<br />
*[[Chuck McGregor]] (drums)<br />
<br />
== Highlights ==<br />
*Opened for Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's Corner]<br />
<br />
== Shows ==<br />
<br />
== Discography ==<br />
*V/A "Bob" [[Meat Records]]<br />
<br />
== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Dandelion Wine]]<br />
*[[El Camino and the International Lovers]]<br />
*[[Jennifer's Veil]]<br />
*[[Pepper Belly Rollers]]<br />
*[[Princess Leia]]<br />
*[[Sausagefinger]]<br />
<br />
[[Category: Fargo]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=VROOM!&diff=65349VROOM!2018-03-19T16:03:44Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>VROOM! knew 5 songs and even fewer chords.<br />
<br />
== Members ==<br />
*[[Susy Sharp]] (bass)<br />
*[[Kyle Nelson]] (drums)<br />
*[[Phil Leitch]] (guitar, vocals)<br />
<br />
== Highlights ==<br />
*Were asked to be on the "Top Sluggers" 7" before having any songs written.<br />
<br />
== Shows ==<br />
*yahtzeen 1st year anniversary party, [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's Corner]<br />
*Top Sluggers Release Party, Elks Lodge<br />
<br />
== Discography ==<br />
*V/A "Top Sluggers" 2x7-inch, [[Big Block Records]]<br />
<br />
== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[7 O'clock Sucker]]<br />
*[[Al's Gina]]<br />
*[[Berms, The]]<br />
*[[Big Fucking Trucks in Texas]]<br />
*[[Big Spunk]]<br />
*[[Bombshell]]<br />
*[[Economical]]<br />
*[[Jennifer's Veil]]<br />
*[[Mercy Beat]]<br />
*[[Princess Leia]]<br />
*[[Ruth's Gina]]<br />
*[[Soviettes, The]]<br />
<br />
[[Category: Fargo]] [[Category: 90's]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Ralph%27s,_The&diff=65348Ralph's, The2018-03-19T16:02:51Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>Alarmingly loud filth rock. Vomit and urine-encrusted amps. Songs about how Shipley and Boston suck. Lived in the basement of [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's]. One live recording credit in Lane Wilcox's basement. Will reunite in 2017.<br />
<br />
== Members ==<br />
* [[Aaron Nygard]]<br />
* [[Chris Nelson]]<br />
* [[Chad James]]<br />
* [[Bob Johnson]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Ralph%27s,_The&diff=65347Ralph's, The2018-03-19T16:01:47Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>== Members ==<br />
* [[Aaron Nygard]]<br />
* [[Chris Nelson]]<br />
* [[Chad James]]<br />
* [[Bob Johnson]]<br />
<br />
Alarmingly loud filth rock. Vomit and urine-encrusted amps. Songs about how Shipley and Boston suck. Lived in the basement of [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's]. One live recording credit in Lane Wilcox's basement. Will reunite in 2017.</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Ralph%27s_Corner&diff=65346Ralph's Corner2018-03-19T16:00:16Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>{{stub}}<br />
[[Category: Venue]]<br />
<br />
**Extrernal Links**<br />
[http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's Corner]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Ralph%27s,_The&diff=65345Ralph's, The2018-03-19T15:58:48Z<p>Pl31tch: created link for ralphs</p>
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<div>Members:<br />
Aaron Nygard<br />
Chris Nelson<br />
Chad James<br />
Bob Johnson<br />
<br />
Alarmingly loud filth rock. Vomit and urine-encrusted amps. Songs about how Shipley and Boston suck. Lived in the basement of [http://ralphscorner.com Ralph's]. One live recording credit in Lane Wilcox's basement. Will reunite in 2017.</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=65344Main Page2018-03-19T15:40:26Z<p>Pl31tch: removed 'www' from yahtzeen.com</p>
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
'''UPDATE 03.19.2018: We're back!!! If you have in the past 18 months asked for access, please ask again. Email us at support@fargobands.yahtzeen.com and we will hook you up. Now, if you are a young Fargo-Moorhead scenester (like 35years or younger) and are the scene know-it-all, we want to recruit you to fill in the gaps from 200X-current. Help! '''<br />
<br />
The Fargo Band Family Tree currently has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages including bands, band members and record labels. First time visitors may want to learn what a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] is, how it works and how to [[Quick help|contribute to the FBFT]]. The Fargo Band Family Tree is intended to be a mostly non-biased, factual historical reference to the Fargo/Moorhead indie music scene and it's six degrees of separation with other closely related scenes.<br />
<br />
*Due to excessive spammers we now require that you contact us for access. It's still free and completely open, we just ask that you please create an account or have us reinstate a previous account.<br />
*Please keep the bragging, boasting and self-promotion to a minimum. We do strongly encourage bands to use FBFT as a resource in promoting yourself, just try to keep the hype to a minimum.<br />
*Feel free to use the "discussion" tab on each page to discuss whatever you desire with regards to bands or individuals, though we ask that you please keep it civil. <br />
*The decade and alphabetical listings are for Fargo/Moorhead bands only at this point. We are in the process of adding categories to existing pages which solves the problem for alphanumerical listings for other cities.<br />
<br />
== Fargo Band Family Tree ==<br />
Originally FBFT was created to document local bands and their lineage so our main focus remains the [[Fargo/Moorhead|Fargo-Moorhead]] indie scene. You can find bands by name (using the alphanumeric links) or by decade if you can remember when you think you saw them.<br />
<br />
==== Alphanumeric ====<br />
[[:Category:Fargo | View All]] | [[A]] | [[B]] | [[C]] | [[D]] | [[E]] | [[F]] | [[G]] | [[H]] | [[I]] | [[J]] | [[K]] | [[L]] | [[M]] | [[N]] | [[O]] | [[P]] | [[Q]] | [[R]] | [[S]] | [[T]] | [[U]] | [[V]] | [[W]] | [[X]] | [[Y]] | [[Z]] | [[0]] | [[1]] | [[2]] | [[3]] | [[4]] | [[5]] | [[6]] | [[7]] | [[8]] | [[9]]<br />
<br />
==== By Decade ====<br />
[[70's]] | [[:Category:80's | 80's]] | [[90's]] | [[00's]] | [[:Category:2010's | 2010's]]<br />
<br />
== Other Bands ==<br />
We quickly found that not only does the Fargo scene spread as people and bands move but that other regional scenes wanted to be included. We've decided to cover the states of Minnesota and North Dakota and leave it at that.<br />
==== Pick a City ====<br />
[[:Category:Minneapolis | Minneapolis]] | [[Grand Forks]] | [[Minot]] | [[Mankato]] | [[Other ND]] | [[Other MN]]<br />
<br />
== Other Cool Rock'n'Roll History Stuff ==<br />
[[:Category:Label | Record Labels]] | [[:Category:Venue | Venues]] | [[:Category:Show | Shows of Note]] | [[:Category:People | Bios]]<br />
<br />
== Currently Active Bands ==<br />
We'd like to highlight bands that are still playing, please add the category of 'Active' to you page if you know how or drop us an email and let us know...we'll be happy to get you included in the list of [[:Category:Active | active bands]].<br />
<br />
== Need Help? ==<br />
[[Quick Help]] | [[Editing FBFT]] | [[FBFT Best Practices]]<br />
*If you plan to add a page for a band member please use [[Phil Leitch]] as your sample. Need a sample for a band profile page? Please use [[Fargo All-Stars]]. '''Please follow our examples...don't create your own.''' (Blank Templates can be found in [[FBFT Best Practices]])Thanks.<br />
<br />
== Pages That Need Some Loving ==<br />
If you'd like to contribute but aren't quite sure where to start you can take a look at all the [[:Category:Stub | stub pages]]. Stub pages are pages that have very little to no content on them yet but have been created. <br />
<br />
== Branching Out ==<br />
While the idea of attempting to become the ultimate universal band family tree is an interesting idea, it's too much for us to want to deal with. We love the Fargo scene and that's our passion. We would love to help others duplicate this effort (not that this is difficult by any means) and work together to standardize and interlink where possible. Contact either [[Phil Leitch|Phil]] or [[Ryan Anderson|Ryan]] if you're interested.<br />
<br />
Thnx,<br />
the [http://yahtzeen.com yahtzeen] staff</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=65343Main Page2018-03-19T14:47:59Z<p>Pl31tch: update changed</p>
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<div>__NOTOC__<br />
'''UPDATE 03.19.2018: We're back!!! If you have in the past 18 months asked for access, please ask again. Email us at support@fargobands.yahtzeen.com and we will hook you up. Now, if you are a young Fargo-Moorhead scenester (like 35years or younger) and are the scene know-it-all, we want to recruit you to fill in the gaps from 200X-current. Help! '''<br />
<br />
The Fargo Band Family Tree currently has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages including bands, band members and record labels. First time visitors may want to learn what a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] is, how it works and how to [[Quick help|contribute to the FBFT]]. The Fargo Band Family Tree is intended to be a mostly non-biased, factual historical reference to the Fargo/Moorhead indie music scene and it's six degrees of separation with other closely related scenes.<br />
<br />
*Due to excessive spammers we now require that you contact us for access. It's still free and completely open, we just ask that you please create an account or have us reinstate a previous account.<br />
*Please keep the bragging, boasting and self-promotion to a minimum. We do strongly encourage bands to use FBFT as a resource in promoting yourself, just try to keep the hype to a minimum.<br />
*Feel free to use the "discussion" tab on each page to discuss whatever you desire with regards to bands or individuals, though we ask that you please keep it civil. <br />
*The decade and alphabetical listings are for Fargo/Moorhead bands only at this point. We are in the process of adding categories to existing pages which solves the problem for alphanumerical listings for other cities.<br />
<br />
== Fargo Band Family Tree ==<br />
Originally FBFT was created to document local bands and their lineage so our main focus remains the [[Fargo/Moorhead|Fargo-Moorhead]] indie scene. You can find bands by name (using the alphanumeric links) or by decade if you can remember when you think you saw them.<br />
<br />
==== Alphanumeric ====<br />
[[:Category:Fargo | View All]] | [[A]] | [[B]] | [[C]] | [[D]] | [[E]] | [[F]] | [[G]] | [[H]] | [[I]] | [[J]] | [[K]] | [[L]] | [[M]] | [[N]] | [[O]] | [[P]] | [[Q]] | [[R]] | [[S]] | [[T]] | [[U]] | [[V]] | [[W]] | [[X]] | [[Y]] | [[Z]] | [[0]] | [[1]] | [[2]] | [[3]] | [[4]] | [[5]] | [[6]] | [[7]] | [[8]] | [[9]]<br />
<br />
==== By Decade ====<br />
[[70's]] | [[:Category:80's | 80's]] | [[90's]] | [[00's]] | [[:Category:2010's | 2010's]]<br />
<br />
== Other Bands ==<br />
We quickly found that not only does the Fargo scene spread as people and bands move but that other regional scenes wanted to be included. We've decided to cover the states of Minnesota and North Dakota and leave it at that.<br />
==== Pick a City ====<br />
[[:Category:Minneapolis | Minneapolis]] | [[Grand Forks]] | [[Minot]] | [[Mankato]] | [[Other ND]] | [[Other MN]]<br />
<br />
== Other Cool Rock'n'Roll History Stuff ==<br />
[[:Category:Label | Record Labels]] | [[:Category:Venue | Venues]] | [[:Category:Show | Shows of Note]] | [[:Category:People | Bios]]<br />
<br />
== Currently Active Bands ==<br />
We'd like to highlight bands that are still playing, please add the category of 'Active' to you page if you know how or drop us an email and let us know...we'll be happy to get you included in the list of [[:Category:Active | active bands]].<br />
<br />
== Need Help? ==<br />
[[Quick Help]] | [[Editing FBFT]] | [[FBFT Best Practices]]<br />
*If you plan to add a page for a band member please use [[Phil Leitch]] as your sample. Need a sample for a band profile page? Please use [[Fargo All-Stars]]. '''Please follow our examples...don't create your own.''' (Blank Templates can be found in [[FBFT Best Practices]])Thanks.<br />
<br />
== Pages That Need Some Loving ==<br />
If you'd like to contribute but aren't quite sure where to start you can take a look at all the [[:Category:Stub | stub pages]]. Stub pages are pages that have very little to no content on them yet but have been created. <br />
<br />
== Branching Out ==<br />
While the idea of attempting to become the ultimate universal band family tree is an interesting idea, it's too much for us to want to deal with. We love the Fargo scene and that's our passion. We would love to help others duplicate this effort (not that this is difficult by any means) and work together to standardize and interlink where possible. Contact either [[Phil Leitch|Phil]] or [[Ryan Anderson|Ryan]] if you're interested.<br />
<br />
Thnx,<br />
the [http://www.yahtzeen.com yahtzeen] staff</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Dart_Records&diff=65342Dart Records2015-12-11T13:42:09Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>A punk and rock and roll label based out of Fargo, ND. Started by and operated by [[Justin Seng]] of [[Les Dirty Frenchmen]]/[[Trans Ams, The]], etc. Notable for helping the Midnight Evils gain underground fame and a spot on the Estrus Records roster. A new CD from [[Les Dirty Frenchmen]] is in the works.<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
*Is probably the only Fargo-based label that isn't specifically promoting the Fargo scene. Its most successful band to date is Midnight Evils from Minneapolis. *The Resinators are from Illinois. Also put out the only dedicated [[Orange 17]] release ever.<br />
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== Discography ==<br />
*Dart-7001 The Midnight Evils "Powerhead" 7" Single<br />
*Dart-7002 The Midnight Evils "Ain't Got Time for Love B/W Beating Around The Bush" 7" Single<br />
*Dart-7003 The Resinators "Way Gone B/W Gotta Go" 7" Single<br />
*Dart-7004 Orange 17 "We want Rock N' Roll Tonight B/W Plunder" 7" Single<br />
*Dart-7005 Les Dirty Frenchmen "You A Cop? B/W Spendin' All My Money" 7" Single<br />
*Dart-D001 Midnight Evils "Self-Titled" CD<br />
*(HKRE-7001 Splitcox W/ Video Nasty & Dart-7000 Trans Ams are also listed as available, although they were originally released on different labels.)<br />
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== Contact ==<br />
Dart Records<br />
PO Box 1843<br />
Fargo, ND 58107<br />
USA <br />
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== Links ==<br />
[http://www.dartrecords.com/ web site]<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Les Dirty Frenchmen]]<br />
*[[Trans Ams, The]]<br />
*[[Orange 17]]<br />
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[[Category:Label]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Ruth_Meberg&diff=65341Ruth Meberg2015-11-08T17:31:53Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>== Bands ==<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
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== Contact Info ==<br />
<br />
[[Category:People]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Ruth_Meberg&diff=65340Ruth Meberg2015-11-08T17:29:12Z<p>Pl31tch: Created page with "Category:People"</p>
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<div>[[Category:People]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Dan_Haugh&diff=65339Dan Haugh2015-11-08T16:03:41Z<p>Pl31tch: Replaced content with "right
Currently playing with Mike Kunka and Spencer Moody (Murder City Devils) in [http://www.smokeandsmokepracticespot.com/ Smoke an..."</p>
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Currently playing with [[Mike Kunka]] and Spencer Moody (Murder City Devils) in [http://www.smokeandsmokepracticespot.com/ Smoke and Smoke].<br />
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*[[godheadSilo]]<br />
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*Dan makes websites & other cool stuff. Learn more [http://dan.ganx4.com/ here] and [http://www.transferbmx.com/transfer/index.php here].<br />
*Dan used to run a Mac-based BBS called Freemaster Ligmatix, circa 1991-1992.<br />
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<div>If it wasn't for The Fates, I never would have wanted to be in a band. For our first band in High School, the Freemasons, we wanted to have a name that started with an 'F' because we loved the Feelies, the Fates and the (F)elvet Underground. I still play "Let the River Flow" on the guitar all the time. I would pay import prices for a bootleg. Got any, Mike?<br />
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-- Adam Kaul<br />
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*[[Mike Weiler]]<br />
*[[Jason Larson]]<br />
*[[Dave Reinan]]<br />
*[[Bob Olson]]<br />
*[[Mike Armstrong]]<br />
*[[Occasional Horn Section]]<br />
**[[Jerry Boyer (trumpet)]]<br />
**[[Aaron Dorrheim (saxophone)]]<br />
**[[Rachel Johnson (saxophone)]]<br />
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*[[Slippy McGee]]<br />
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* Their singer was once on stage with another band at Cactus and was so drunk it was painful to watch him try to sing, fittingly it was a doors number. Funny stuff.<br />
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<div>[[image: pl31tch.jpg|thumb|right]] Phil lives in Glyndon, MN with his wife Jessica and their six pets (three dogs, four cats) and is considering getting a few goats and chickens to round out the family. He continues to cling to the street cred that [http://www.yahtzeen.com yahtzeen] earned him even though there is hardly a person under the age of 30 that has heard of it.<br />
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== Bands ==<br />
*[[Big Fucking Trucks in Texas]] (aka Big Trucks in Texas) <br />
*[[Fargo All-Stars]]<br />
*[[godheadSilo]]<br />
*[[godheadSOLOSISTIC]] <br />
*[[Jennifer's Veil]] <br />
*[[Mercy Beat]] <br />
*[[Princess Leia]] <br />
*[[VROOM!]]<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
* Booked one of the first, if not the first, "punk" show in the FM area in 1984 when he brought in the Vampire Lezbos (WA) to headline a show at the Dilworth Community Center. Locals [[Blacklisted]] and [[The Crowd]] opened. A video of the show exists although the last time the Vampire Lezbos came to town he mistakingly "borrowed" it to them. UPDATE 10/31/15: The video tape has been returned!<br />
* Published one of Moorhead's first zines called 'Mark and Phil's Guide to Everything' in 1984 which lasted two issues. The title was changed to 'Burnt Toast' and printed three issues, the last of which was printed in Washington, D.C. where Phil lived 1985-1986. <br />
* Was the original guitar player for [[godheadSilo]] and played in only their first show before a dispute between him and Mike resulted in him quitting.<br />
* Created [http://www.yahtzeen.com yahtzeen] in 1992 and published eleven issues before moving from print to the web. <br />
* Together with [[Derek Wilde]] promoted dryhump '98 which aimed to bring together the DJ and punk scenes. Taking place at the now closed First Avenue in Fargo it featured a mix of local DJ's and bands sharing the stage. dryhump '98 also featured an early morning kickball game pitting ravers vs the punks and a later in the day basketball game pitting indie rockers vs brit poppers. <br />
* Created kate'zine, a zine about Kate Moss, as an offshoot of yahtzeen. Two issues were printed and it lived shortly as a web site afterwards. <br />
* Created fargogirls.com (defunct) which consisted of one new polaroid a day of a different girl from fargo. As dirty as it sounds like it could have been, it wasn't.<br />
* Created duffysjukebox.com (defunct) in an effort to remove the Dave Matthew's Band from the jukebox at Duffy's Tavern in Fargo. <br />
* Created [[madonnaRama]], an annual Valentine's day show featuring local bands performing covers of Madonna songs in a talent show format with style, interpretation and overall judging categories. <br />
* Has possession of the "sticker door" from the now closed Ralph's Corner Bar. Other Ralph's memorabilia purchased at auction are the booth he first asked Jessica out on their first date, three bar stools, two urinals, a bathroom sink, and 12 of the 18 chairs he originally bought...the others have been passed on to others. <br />
* Is the 2004 Ralph's Corner Fantasy Football League Champion<br />
* Created the Fargo Band Family Tree with [[Ryan Anderson]]<br />
* Designed packaging/sleeve for Big Block's "Top Sluggers" 7" compilation<br />
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== Contact Info ==<br />
*web: http://pleitch.com<br />
*email: phil (AT) pleitch (DOT) com<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/ralphscorner/ Ralph's Corner Flickr Group] <br />
*[http://www.ralphscorner.com Ralph's Corner Web site] <br />
*phil@pleitch.com<br />
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[[Category:People]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Mat_Martinson&diff=65332Mat Martinson2015-10-31T15:13:05Z<p>Pl31tch: Created page with " Currently lives in Portland, OR and plays in a hobby band that's more punk-influenced Americana, called Middle West, which has reinvented about three Pawnee's Camper song..."</p>
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<div> Currently lives in Portland, OR and plays in a hobby band that's more punk-influenced Americana, called Middle West, which has reinvented about three [[Pawnee's Camper]] songs.<br />
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== Bands ==<br />
*[[Pawnee's Camper]]<br />
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*[[Andy Martinson]]<br />
*[[Mat Martinson]]<br />
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* Key to the guitar sound was a telecaster and a Green Russian Big Muff that Mat got from Margaurites Music in 1991<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Grossouts, The]]<br />
*[[Pocket Genius]]<br />
*[[Sarah Goode]]<br />
*[[Scrodonauts, The]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Category:Active&diff=65330Category:Active2015-10-27T17:06:57Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>These bands are currently active, meaning you could actually catch them play a show or hit them up for a show if you're a promoter needing to fill a slot or two...or maybe you just want to hire a band to play your bar mitzvah.</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=65329Main Page2015-10-27T16:51:56Z<p>Pl31tch: 10.27.15 updates</p>
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'''UPDATE 10.27.15: Seriously this time, if you have previously had an account on FBFT and want to continue to contribute please contact me (phil@pleitch.com) with your username and i'll give you editing capabilities back.'''<br />
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'''HELP WANTED 10.27.15: The SPAM is still a problem in the database and needs to be cleared out. We need a database jedi to go in and clean it out. Cleaning it out one-by-one is a fucking chore and mostly pointless. So, if you have the skills please get in touch, email address above.'''<br />
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'''ANNOUNCEMENT 10.27.15: Putting together an IndieGoGo campaign to raise some money to better ensure that FBFT continues to thrive and live on. If you have anything super incredibly awesome that would make for great incentives to give away please contact me, email address above.'''<br />
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The Fargo Band Family Tree currently has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} pages including bands, band members and record labels. First time visitors may want to learn what a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] is, how it works and how to [[Quick help|contribute to the FBFT]]. The Fargo Band Family Tree is intended to be a mostly non-biased, factual historical reference to the Fargo/Moorhead indie music scene and it's six degrees of separation with other closely related scenes.<br />
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*Due to excessive spammers we now require that you contact us for access. It's still free and completely open, we just ask that you please create an account or have us reinstate a previous account.<br />
*Please keep the bragging, boasting and self-promotion to a minimum. We do strongly encourage bands to use FBFT as a resource in promoting yourself, just try to keep the hype to a minimum.<br />
*Feel free to use the "discussion" tab on each page to discuss whatever you desire with regards to bands or individuals, though we ask that you please keep it civil. <br />
*The decade and alphabetical listings are for Fargo/Moorhead bands only at this point. We are in the process of adding categories to existing pages which solves the problem for alphanumerical listings for other cities.<br />
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== Fargo Band Family Tree ==<br />
Originally FBFT was created to document local bands and their lineage so our main focus remains the [[Fargo/Moorhead|Fargo-Moorhead]] indie scene. You can find bands by name (using the alphanumeric links) or by decade if you can remember when you think you saw them.<br />
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==== Alphanumeric ====<br />
[[:Category:Fargo | View All]] | [[A]] | [[B]] | [[C]] | [[D]] | [[E]] | [[F]] | [[G]] | [[H]] | [[I]] | [[J]] | [[K]] | [[L]] | [[M]] | [[N]] | [[O]] | [[P]] | [[Q]] | [[R]] | [[S]] | [[T]] | [[U]] | [[V]] | [[W]] | [[X]] | [[Y]] | [[Z]] | [[0]] | [[1]] | [[2]] | [[3]] | [[4]] | [[5]] | [[6]] | [[7]] | [[8]] | [[9]]<br />
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==== By Decade ====<br />
[[70's]] | [[:Category:80's | 80's]] | [[90's]] | [[00's]] | [[:Category:2010's | 2010's]]<br />
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== Other Bands ==<br />
We quickly found that not only does the Fargo scene spread as people and bands move but that other regional scenes wanted to be included. We've decided to cover the states of Minnesota and North Dakota and leave it at that.<br />
==== Pick a City ====<br />
[[:Category:Minneapolis | Minneapolis]] | [[Grand Forks]] | [[Minot]] | [[Mankato]] | [[Other ND]] | [[Other MN]]<br />
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== Other Cool Rock'n'Roll History Stuff ==<br />
[[:Category:Label | Record Labels]] | [[:Category:Venue | Venues]] | [[:Category:Show | Shows of Note]] | [[:Category:People | Bios]]<br />
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== Currently Active Bands ==<br />
We'd like to highlight bands that are still playing, please add the category of 'Active' to you page if you know how or drop us an email and let us know...we'll be happy to get you included in the list of [[:Category:Active | active bands]].<br />
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== Need Help? ==<br />
[[Quick Help]] | [[Editing FBFT]] | [[FBFT Best Practices]]<br />
*If you plan to add a page for a band member please use [[Phil Leitch]] as your sample. Need a sample for a band profile page? Please use [[Fargo All-Stars]]. '''Please follow our examples...don't create your own.''' (Blank Templates can be found in [[FBFT Best Practices]])Thanks.<br />
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== Pages That Need Some Loving ==<br />
If you'd like to contribute but aren't quite sure where to start you can take a look at all the [[:Category:Stub | stub pages]]. Stub pages are pages that have very little to no content on them yet but have been created. <br />
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== Branching Out ==<br />
While the idea of attempting to become the ultimate universal band family tree is an interesting idea, it's too much for us to want to deal with. We love the Fargo scene and that's our passion. We would love to help others duplicate this effort (not that this is difficult by any means) and work together to standardize and interlink where possible. Contact either [[Phil Leitch|Phil]] or [[Ryan Anderson|Ryan]] if you're interested.<br />
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<div>[[[image: Hammerhead.jpg|thumb|right]]Someone can probably do a better job explaining this than I can (and please do)... the band got their start in Fargo, hooked up with Amphetamine Reptile Records somewhere along the way and then moved to Minneapolis, toured like mad, released a bunch of records and broke up. [[Paul Sanders]] started a band called moreRAM (which released a 7-inch on [[Meat Records]]) and [[Paul Erickson]] and [[Jeff Mooridian]] started up Vaz. <br />
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*[[Paul Sanders]] (guitar, vocals)<br />
*[[Paul Erickson]] (bass, vocals)<br />
*[[Jeff Mooridian]] (drums)<br />
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*[[Hungness, Brannon]] (guitar)<br />
*[[Andy Bahn]] (guitar)<br />
*[[Joel Longtine]] aka Moleman (vocals)<br />
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== Testimony Andy Bahn ==<br />
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Okay, let me take a stab at it...<br />
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Hammerhead was an idea that was borne in the mind of Paul Erickson. But, first, I should give a little history. Bear with me.<br />
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For my part, it all began outside of Fargo at a party in Minneapolis in 1984. I was carrying a record of '''The Rollingstone's''' ''Out of our Heads''. I put it on the record player and struck up a conversation with Steve Mann who was an admirer of the Stones also, but an even bigger fan of '''The Who'''. By the end of the night we had decided to go buy some guitars and form a band. I was 19 years old, Steve was 18 and had just graduated from High School.<br />
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Steve went up to Moorhead State University for his freshman year where he met Paul Erickson from Wolford North Dakota. Paul Erickson was a musician and knew how to play just about anything better than any of us. But, we were from Duh Big City and could introduce Paul to cool bands like The Replacements and Husker Du (for the lad from Wolford, puck rock consisted of The Cars and The Romantics). I kept working in Minneapolis at a Sinclair Gas Station. My guitar teacher was a book. Steve learned how to play from Paul Erickson. We met up the next summer and Steve had advanced to playing with five strings on his guitar under the tutelage of Paul Erickson's patented ''learn to play the guitar one string at a time'' method. I knew a few chords and scales, so we convinced a couple of high school guys to play bass and drums (Jeff Hoelscher and Rob Bernham) and started a band called '''The Mess'''. By the end of the summer we had made a recording on a cassette tape called "Skinny." <br />
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Steve went back to Moorhead and I enrolled at St. CLoud State University. Steve and Paul met Moorhead residents Paul Sanders and Jeff Mooridian and formed [[December's Children]]. The next summer Paul Erickson moved to Mpls and Steve Mann stayed in Fargo. Paul took Steve's place in The Mess's lineup and the first version of [[Floored]] was born. We played 7th Street Entry in August and a recording was made. I think I have a copy somewhere.<br />
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In the fall, Paul Erickson went back back to Moorhead and I went to St. Cloud. More [[December's Children]] ([[Paul Sanders]] goes to Madison and [[Mark Schroeder]] fills in on Bass while he's away) and a year goes by. I leave St CLoud in the spring of 1988 and move to Moorhead to join my mates for Rock-n-roll. Diddy Wah Diddy ([[Ditty Wah Ditty]]) is formed with Paul Erickson on Drums, Paul Sanders on bass, and Steve and I on guitar(Jeff Mooridian moves somewhere and is gone for a time from Fargo -so December's Children days come to an end). We play all summer and as young people are want to do, dramatics happen and somehow the band disintegrates in the fall and Steve Mann moves to Mpls leaving Paul, Paul and I to form the next version of [[Floored]] as a three-piece, although we originally called ourselves "Geeks." We are just getting going when winter arrives and Paul Sanders and I decide to forgo the winter in Fargo and move to Utah and California, respectively. We come back in the spring and Floored picks up some steam until we actually start sounding like a band - somewhere between MC5, Dinosaur Jr, and The Stooges. Many recordings are made and several shows happen that only a handful of people ever witnessed. We develop many songs and dream of making it, but we never manage to gain an audience or win a bit of luck.<br />
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Meanwhile, Paul E spends his free time plunking around on the bass and smoking pot while talking with his good friend Joel Longtine aka Moleman. Mostly, they listen to music all day long, but over many bowls the idea of Hammerhead is borne among heavy bass licks and the story of the Gremlin Brother twins - Roky and Roly (Get it? Rock and Roll...). Paul is Roky and I am his twin brother Roly. Jeff Mooridian is Renny and Paul Sanders is Rummy who only gets to watch his older brothers while trying to stay out of their way. Roky, Roly and Renny are rocking in the basement and suddenly out the dirt floor emerges Moleman. Joel was a budding cartoonist and the story has a comic book plot and was talked about more than actually drawn or written. There are plans of long haired wigs and platfrom shoes (Floored was banned from Ralph's and Kirby's for long periods of time because we were too loud - thus incognito) with guitar straps shortened and bell bottom slacks. Anyway, the culmination was a show at 7th street entry on Tuesday new band night in the spring of 1990 (Paul Erickson had a tape of this show, but don't know if he still has it). [[December's Children]] opened, followed by Diddy-Wah-Diddy, and then Hammerhead's first show. [[Floored]] closed out the night. Hammerhead was the highlight of the evening (Moleman was on fire and did the highest flying scissor kick I'd ever seen in my life - even if he did end up landing flat on his ass, it was mega-cool), although all bands put on great shows even with a shortened Floored set due to personality breakdowns from a long, drunk and drug filled evening.<br />
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Let me see..., more dramatics, and [[Floored]] is still going through the summer of 1990 in Fargo. Diddy-Wah-Diddy reforms and disbands over more dramatics (there were punches thrown in there somewhere, but nobody hurt much - other than ego and pride). Paul E is forced to move out of his small home on the North West edge of Moorhead in the fall which had been established as the practice place and late night party house. I suddenly get a sense of the futility of it all and tell Paul E and Paul S, that my time in the band is coming to a close. "Wait," they tell me, "we have a gig at the Uptown in Minneapolis opening for a band called 'The Cows!'" "Sorry," I reply, "I'm out of here." Well, the rest is history. Paul, Jeff and Paul put together the new Hammerhead in short time with Paul S taking my place on guitar and without Moleman on vocals. There are a few shows bringing back Moleman, but the bright lights are not for him. I observe from afar as my old friends enjoy success I once craved. <br />
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It was all good times and I think we all made some great music that not many people ever had a chance to hear - with the exception of the last incarnation of Hammerhead. Oh well, Vaz is still going strong and Paul S is playing with some guys in Mpls at the moment (Herione Sheiks - I believe). Joel Longtine lives in Duluth and plays percussion for an experimental band called Idee Fixe. Steve Mann lives in Northern Minnesota and is often mistaken for Sasquatch due to his penchant for running naked in the woods. He is still making recordings last I heard. I strum my guitar in the basement a couple times a month for my six year old son and try and convince him I was once a rock-n-roll star. Who was I kidding?<br />
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ps. I dream of a 7th street entry (First Avenue-if there ever is enough interest?) 20 year reunion show in the spring of 2010, but have no idea how to get the blokes together again. December's Children, Diddy-wah-Diddy, Hammerhead (Roky, Rolly, Renny and Moleman) and Floored, with a special appearance of Hammerhead (Paul, Paul and Jeff) to end the night with. Do you think I can pull it off? Any help out there? Suggestions? Encouragement? Anything?<br />
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== Testimony Moleman ==<br />
A.B. tells it pretty much right on. I have a couple of nuggets that might be of interest. Hammerhead was named not after a shark or a carpenter's tool but after a term bartenders used for dishwashers at a hotel I worked at. e.g. "Hey Hammerhead! hurry up and wash those wine glasses." I was a dishwasher and not a bartender.<br />
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Hammerhead was heavily influenced by the group Steel Pole Bathtub. I remember listening to their first album over and over with Paul E. He usually liked classic stuff like the Stooges but he was heavily influenced by the Tub. If you like Hammerhead and have never heard SPBT- check them out. "Tulip is a great album."<br />
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A.B. is correct about the "Gremlin Brother" story- Roky, Roly, Renny, and Rummy all had the last name of Gremlin. This led to the great instrumental track "Gremlin Stomp". Paul E. told me the rythmn for this song was inspired by watching my drunken gate during a long walk home from a rock and roll party. Although its true I never got around to writing the "Gremlin Brothers" story I did create a number of comic stories from the Lyrics I wrote for hammerhead. "Anvil Mcgillus", "Locomotive to Moosejaw," and "A Fitting End to a Ridiculous Life" are some that I remember. They appeared in "Snipehunt" magazine based out of Portland, OR. None of my lyrics appeared on the albums, mainly because I rarely wrote them down. I usually had a verse I could repeat over and over and a story line I could ad lib from. The song "moleboy" may have some of the original lyrics...too long ago, can't remember.<br />
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During the time Hammerhead was forming Paul E. approached me about writing lyrics and perhaps being the singer because "no one in the band wanted to sing" I suggested that they play as an instrumental band because lead singers are usually dead weight anyway. I still believe bands are usually successful despite their lead singers and not because of them. (this only applies to singers who don't play another instrument). A few weeks after Paul E. approached me my roomate walked in on me rocking out to THE STOOGES "sick of you". I think I was doing a knee slide on the coffee table when he walked in. Paul E.and guitarist Andy B. got wind of this and approached me again believing I had some latent desire to be a rock and roll singer. I told them IGGY was an entirely different matter. Anyway, they talked me into being the next Iggy Pop and I gave it a try and failed good and proper. <br />
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Hammerhead was a great band. I saw plenty of shows throughout the years and they were getting better and better. They are all up to some cool stuff these days but that combination of two pauls and Jeff M. Rocked as hard as any one has. It was fun to be there for some of it.<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
*There was a show in the early 90s at the Elk's Lodge in Fargo that was just insane. The place was packed and the band threw down like there was no tomorrow. If I didn't know better, I'd have thought that Hammerhead was involved with the wrecking-ball that took down the Elk's Lodge. -ryan<br />
*Yes - Orange 17 opened that show and godheadsilo played right before Hammerhead. That show was pretty much the most fun I've ever had at a show. -joe<br />
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== Shows ==<br />
Hammerhead performs at the CBGB on July 23rd 1993, video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY275WStlu0 here]<br />
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http://www.derekhess.com/images/gallery/1996/hammerhead.jpg -doug<br />
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== Discography ==<br />
*"Peep" 7-inch, [[Amphetamine Reptile]]<br />
*"Load King" Tour-only 7-inch, Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Evil Twin" Tour-only 7-inch, Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Earth I Won't Miss" Tour-only 7-inch, Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*Split 7-inch with godheadSilo, Oxo Records<br />
*Split 7-inch with Halo of Kittens, Amphetamine Reptile Records<br />
*"Ethereal Killer" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Evil Twin" EP Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Into The Vortex" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Duh, The Big City" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Dragon Tracks 4" MSU Music Production Class compilation<br />
*V/A "Dü Hüskers: The Twin Cities Replay Zen Arcade" Synapse Records<br />
*V/A "Jabberjaw No. 1" 7-inch, Mammoth Records<br />
*V/A "Jabberjaw No. 5 Good To The Last Drop" Mammoth<br />
*V/A "Amrep Equipped" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Dope, Guns 'n' F*cking In The Streets volume 6" 7-inch Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Dope, Guns 'n' F*cking In The Streets volume 4-7" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Amphetamine Records Sampler 1993" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "AmRep Motors 1995 Models Sampler" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Screwed-The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Buttchuck]]<br />
*[[December's Children]]<br />
*[[Ditty Wah Ditty]]<br />
*[[Floored]]<br />
*[[Hungness, Brannon]]<br />
*[[Oblivion Ensemble]]<br />
*[[MoreRam]]<br />
*[[Vaz]]<br />
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[[Category: Fargo]] [[Category: Minneapolis]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Hammerhead&diff=65327Hammerhead2015-10-27T16:45:04Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>[[[image: Hammerhead.jpg|thumb|right]]Someone can probably do a better job explaining this than I can (and please do)... the band got their start in Fargo, hooked up with Amphetamine Reptile Records somewhere along the way and then moved to Minneapolis, toured like mad, released a bunch of records and broke up. [[Paul Sanders]] started a band called moreRAM (which released a 7-inch on [[Meat Records]]) and [[Paul Erickson]] and [[Jeff Mooridian]] started up Vaz. <br />
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== Members ==<br />
*[[Paul Sanders]] (guitar, vocals)<br />
*[[Paul Erickson]] (bass, vocals)<br />
*[[Jeff Mooridian]] (drums)<br />
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*[[Hungness, Brannon]] (guitar)<br />
*[[Andy Bahn]] (guitar)<br />
*[[Joel Longtine]] aka Moleman (vocals)<br />
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== Testimony Andy Bahn ==<br />
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Okay, let me take a stab at it...<br />
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Hammerhead was an idea that was borne in the mind of Paul Erickson. But, first, I should give a little history. Bear with me.<br />
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For my part, it all began outside of Fargo at a party in Minneapolis in 1984. I was carrying a record of '''The Rollingstone's''' ''Out of our Heads''. I put it on the record player and struck up a conversation with Steve Mann who was an admirer of the Stones also, but an even bigger fan of '''The Who'''. By the end of the night we had decided to go buy some guitars and form a band. I was 19 years old, Steve was 18 and had just graduated from High School.<br />
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Steve went up to Moorhead State University for his freshman year where he met Paul Erickson from Wolford North Dakota. Paul Erickson was a musician and knew how to play just about anything better than any of us. But, we were from Duh Big City and could introduce Paul to cool bands like The Replacements and Husker Du (for the lad from Wolford, puck rock consisted of The Cars and The Romantics). I kept working in Minneapolis at a Sinclair Gas Station. My guitar teacher was a book. Steve learned how to play from Paul Erickson. We met up the next summer and Steve had advanced to playing with five strings on his guitar under the tutelage of Paul Erickson's patented ''learn to play the guitar one string at a time'' method. I knew a few chords and scales, so we convinced a couple of high school guys to play bass and drums (Jeff Hoelscher and Rob Bernham) and started a band called '''The Mess'''. By the end of the summer we had made a recording on a cassette tape called "Skinny." <br />
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Steve went back to Moorhead and I enrolled at St. CLoud State University. Steve and Paul met Moorhead residents Paul Sanders and Jeff Mooridian and formed [[December's Children]]. The next summer Paul Erickson moved to Mpls and Steve Mann stayed in Fargo. Paul took Steve's place in The Mess's lineup and the first version of [[Floored]] was born. We played 7th Street Entry in August and a recording was made. I think I have a copy somewhere.<br />
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In the fall, Paul Erickson went back back to Moorhead and I went to St. Cloud. More [[December's Children]] ([[Paul Sanders]] goes to Madison and [[Mark Schroeder]] fills in on Bass while he's away) and a year goes by. I leave St CLoud in the spring of 1988 and move to Moorhead to join my mates for Rock-n-roll. Diddy Wah Diddy ([[Ditty Wah Ditty]]) is formed with Paul Erickson on Drums, Paul Sanders on bass, and Steve and I on guitar(Jeff Mooridian moves somewhere and is gone for a time from Fargo -so December's Children days come to an end). We play all summer and as young people are want to do, dramatics happen and somehow the band disintegrates in the fall and Steve Mann moves to Mpls leaving Paul, Paul and I to form the next version of [[Floored]] as a three-piece, although we originally called ourselves "Geeks." We are just getting going when winter arrives and Paul Sanders and I decide to forgo the winter in Fargo and move to Utah and California, respectively. We come back in the spring and Floored picks up some steam until we actually start sounding like a band - somewhere between MC5, Dinosaur Jr, and The Stooges. Many recordings are made and several shows happen that only a handful of people ever witnessed. We develop many songs and dream of making it, but we never manage to gain an audience or win a bit of luck.<br />
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Meanwhile, Paul E spends his free time plunking around on the bass and smoking pot while talking with his good friend Joel Longtine aka Moleman. Mostly, they listen to music all day long, but over many bowls the idea of Hammerhead is borne among heavy bass licks and the story of the Gremlin Brother twins - Roky and Roly (Get it? Rock and Roll...). Paul is Roky and I am his twin brother Roly. Jeff Mooridian is Renny and Paul Sanders is Rummy who only gets to watch his older brothers while trying to stay out of their way. Roky, Roly and Renny are rocking in the basement and suddenly out the dirt floor emerges Moleman. Joel was a budding cartoonist and the story has a comic book plot and was talked about more than actually drawn or written. There are plans of long haired wigs and platfrom shoes (Floored was banned from Ralph's and Kirby's for long periods of time because we were too loud - thus incognito) with guitar straps shortened and bell bottom slacks. Anyway, the culmination was a show at 7th street entry on Tuesday new band night in the spring of 1990 (Paul Erickson had a tape of this show, but don't know if he still has it). [[December's Children]] opened, followed by Diddy-Wah-Diddy, and then Hammerhead's first show. [[Floored]] closed out the night. Hammerhead was the highlight of the evening (Moleman was on fire and did the highest flying scissor kick I'd ever seen in my life - even if he did end up landing flat on his ass, it was mega-cool), although all bands put on great shows even with a shortened Floored set due to personality breakdowns from a long, drunk and drug filled evening.<br />
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Let me see..., more dramatics, and [[Floored]] is still going through the summer of 1990 in Fargo. Diddy-Wah-Diddy reforms and disbands over more dramatics (there were punches thrown in there somewhere, but nobody hurt much - other than ego and pride). Paul E is forced to move out of his small home on the North West edge of Moorhead in the fall which had been established as the practice place and late night party house. I suddenly get a sense of the futility of it all and tell Paul E and Paul S, that my time in the band is coming to a close. "Wait," they tell me, "we have a gig at the Uptown in Minneapolis opening for a band called 'The Cows!'" "Sorry," I reply, "I'm out of here." Well, the rest is history. Paul, Jeff and Paul put together the new Hammerhead in short time with Paul S taking my place on guitar and without Moleman on vocals. There are a few shows bringing back Moleman, but the bright lights are not for him. I observe from afar as my old friends enjoy success I once craved. <br />
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It was all good times and I think we all made some great music that not many people ever had a chance to hear - with the exception of the last incarnation of Hammerhead. Oh well, Vaz is still going strong and Paul S is playing with some guys in Mpls at the moment (Herione Sheiks - I believe). Joel Longtine lives in Duluth and plays percussion for an experimental band called Idee Fixe. Steve Mann lives in Northern Minnesota and is often mistaken for Sasquatch due to his penchant for running naked in the woods. He is still making recordings last I heard. I strum my guitar in the basement a couple times a month for my six year old son and try and convince him I was once a rock-n-roll star. Who was I kidding?<br />
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-Andy Bahn<br />
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ps. I dream of a 7th street entry (First Avenue-if there ever is enough interest?) 20 year reunion show in the spring of 2010, but have no idea how to get the blokes together again. December's Children, Diddy-wah-Diddy, Hammerhead (Roky, Rolly, Renny and Moleman) and Floored, with a special appearance of Hammerhead (Paul, Paul and Jeff) to end the night with. Do you think I can pull it off? Any help out there? Suggestions? Encouragement? Anything?<br />
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== Testimony Moleman ==<br />
A.B. tells it pretty much right on. I have a couple of nuggets that might be of interest. Hammerhead was named not after a shark or a carpenter's tool but after a term bartenders used for dishwashers at a hotel I worked at. e.g. "Hey Hammerhead! hurry up and wash those wine glasses." I was a dishwasher and not a bartender.<br />
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Hammerhead was heavily influenced by the group Steel Pole Bathtub. I remember listening to their first album over and over with Paul E. He usually liked classic stuff like the Stooges but he was heavily influenced by the Tub. If you like Hammerhead and have never heard SPBT- check them out. "Tulip is a great album."<br />
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A.B. is correct about the "Gremlin Brother" story- Roky, Roly, Renny, and Rummy all had the last name of Gremlin. This led to the great instrumental track "Gremlin Stomp". Paul E. told me the rythmn for this song was inspired by watching my drunken gate during a long walk home from a rock and roll party. Although its true I never got around to writing the "Gremlin Brothers" story I did create a number of comic stories from the Lyrics I wrote for hammerhead. "Anvil Mcgillus", "Locomotive to Moosejaw," and "A Fitting End to a Ridiculous Life" are some that I remember. They appeared in "Snipehunt" magazine based out of Portland, OR. None of my lyrics appeared on the albums, mainly because I rarely wrote them down. I usually had a verse I could repeat over and over and a story line I could ad lib from. The song "moleboy" may have some of the original lyrics...too long ago, can't remember.<br />
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During the time Hammerhead was forming Paul E. approached me about writing lyrics and perhaps being the singer because "no one in the band wanted to sing" I suggested that they play as an instrumental band because lead singers are usually dead weight anyway. I still believe bands are usually successful despite their lead singers and not because of them. (this only applies to singers who don't play another instrument). A few weeks after Paul E. approached me my roomate walked in on me rocking out to THE STOOGES "sick of you". I think I was doing a knee slide on the coffee table when he walked in. Paul E.and guitarist Andy B. got wind of this and approached me again believing I had some latent desire to be a rock and roll singer. I told them IGGY was an entirely different matter. Anyway, they talked me into being the next Iggy Pop and I gave it a try and failed good and proper. <br />
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Hammerhead was a great band. I saw plenty of shows throughout the years and they were getting better and better. They are all up to some cool stuff these days but that combination of two pauls and Jeff M. Rocked as hard as any one has. It was fun to be there for some of it.<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
*There was a show in the early 90s at the Elk's Lodge in Fargo that was just insane. The place was packed and the band threw down like there was no tomorrow. If I didn't know better, I'd have thought that Hammerhead was involved with the wrecking-ball that took down the Elk's Lodge. -ryan<br />
*Yes - Orange 17 opened that show and godheadsilo played right before Hammerhead. That show was pretty much the most fun I've ever had at a show. -joe<br />
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== Shows ==<br />
Hammerhead performs at the CBGB on July 23rd 1993, video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY275WStlu0 here]<br />
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== Fly<br />
1000<br />
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Derek Hess did some awesome posters for the band in 1994 and 1995. <br />
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http://www.derekhess.com/images/gallery/1994/hammerhead9402.jpg<br />
http://www.derekhess.com/images/gallery/1996/hammerhead.jpg -doug<br />
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== Discography ==<br />
*"Peep" 7-inch, [[Amphetamine Reptile]]<br />
*"Load King" Tour-only 7-inch, Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Evil Twin" Tour-only 7-inch, Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Earth I Won't Miss" Tour-only 7-inch, Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*Split 7-inch with godheadSilo, Oxo Records<br />
*Split 7-inch with Halo of Kittens, Amphetamine Reptile Records<br />
*"Ethereal Killer" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Evil Twin" EP Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Into The Vortex" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*"Duh, The Big City" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Dragon Tracks 4" MSU Music Production Class compilation<br />
*V/A "Dü Hüskers: The Twin Cities Replay Zen Arcade" Synapse Records<br />
*V/A "Jabberjaw No. 1" 7-inch, Mammoth Records<br />
*V/A "Jabberjaw No. 5 Good To The Last Drop" Mammoth<br />
*V/A "Amrep Equipped" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Dope, Guns 'n' F*cking In The Streets volume 6" 7-inch Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Dope, Guns 'n' F*cking In The Streets volume 4-7" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Amphetamine Records Sampler 1993" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "AmRep Motors 1995 Models Sampler" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
*V/A "Screwed-The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" Amphetamine Reptile<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Buttchuck]]<br />
*[[December's Children]]<br />
*[[Ditty Wah Ditty]]<br />
*[[Floored]]<br />
*[[Hungness, Brannon]]<br />
*[[Oblivion Ensemble]]<br />
*[[MoreRam]]<br />
*[[Vaz]<br />
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[[Category: Fargo]] [[Category: Minneapolis]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Stickman&diff=65326Stickman2015-10-27T16:44:18Z<p>Pl31tch: Created page with "== Members == == Highlights == == Shows == == Discography == == Related Bands == *Phones, The Category: Minneapolis Category: 80's"</p>
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== Highlights ==<br />
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== Shows ==<br />
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== Discography ==<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Phones, The]]<br />
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[[Category: Minneapolis]] [[Category: 80's]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=S&diff=65325S2015-10-27T16:43:18Z<p>Pl31tch: added Stickman</p>
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<div>*[[Sam's Choice]]<br />
*[[Sam's Predicament]]<br />
*[[Satan's War Boner]]<br />
*[[Sarah Goode]]<br />
*[[Schmegma Clowns]]<br />
*[[Schtool]]<br />
*[[Schumacher Levy Nine]]<br />
*[[Scrapegrace]]<br />
*[[Screechies]]<br />
*[[Screwey Louie]]<br />
*[[Scrodonauts, The]]<br />
*[[Seawhores]]<br />
*[[Senator]]<br />
*[[Serenity's Call]]<br />
*[[Serenity]]<br />
*[[Shitfaggot]]<br />
*[[Shastatown]]<br />
*[[Sherlock Homies, The]]<br />
*[[Shane Bertrands' Squirt Gun]]<br />
*[[Shot in the Face]]<br />
*[[Sinatras, The]]<br />
*[[Skeeter]]<br />
*[[Skinflint]]<br />
*[[Skyview]]<br />
*[[Sleepfarmers, The]]<br />
*[[Sleep Reel, The]]<br />
*[[Slippy McGee]]<br />
*[[Slouch]]<br />
*[[Slum Pianos Foundation, The]]<br />
*[[Small Town Drunk]]<br />
*[[Snake Handler]]<br />
*[[Snake's Slash Pit]]<br />
*[[Solaris]]<br />
*[[Solipsistic]]<br />
*[[Somebody's Kids]]<br />
*[[Sonic Blue/Lotus]]<br />
*[[Sons of Poseidon]]<br />
*[[Sovereign Sect]]<br />
*[[Speed Vomit]]<br />
*[[Stab Stab Cut Kill]]<br />
*[[Standard]]<br />
*[[Starship Reducer]]<br />
*[[Stene Racing]]<br />
*[[Stickman]]<br />
*[[STR8 Shot!]]<br />
*[[Strap Hanger]]<br />
*[[Strong Like Bear]]<br />
*[[Sausagefinger]]<br />
*[[Submarine]]<br />
*[[Sub Rosa]]<br />
*[[Sunny Travels]]<br />
*[[Superfly Snuka]]<br />
*[[Sweethearts, The]]<br />
*[[Swingset]]<br />
*[[Sugoi!]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Big_Fucking_Trucks_in_Texas&diff=65324Big Fucking Trucks in Texas2015-10-27T16:42:22Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>Inspired by Big Black, go figure.<br />
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== Members ==<br />
*[[Phil Leitch]] (guitar, vocals)<br />
*[[Andrew Charon]] (bass)<br />
*Roland (drums)<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
Possibly one of the first bands in Fargo to incorporate a drum machine.<br />
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== Shows ==<br />
Played one show upstairs at the Broadway Junction.<br />
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== Discography ==<br />
No recordings known to exist.<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Bootlick]]<br />
*[[Dandelion Wine]]<br />
*[[Fargo All-Stars]]<br />
*[[godheadSilo]]<br />
*[[godheadSOLOSISTIC]]<br />
*[[Jennifer's Veil]]<br />
*[[Mercy Beat]]<br />
*[[Princess Leia]]<br />
*[[Sausagefinger]]<br />
*[[VROOM!]]<br />
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[[Category: Moorhead]] [[Category: 80's]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Mercy_Beat&diff=65323Mercy Beat2015-10-27T16:42:08Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>Named after a Birthday Party song.<br />
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== Members ==<br />
*[[Phil Leitch]] (vocals)<br />
*Joel Lee (guitar)<br />
*Chris Meier<br />
*Mathias Johnson<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
Once played a show at the Broadway Junktion using only tv sets on static for lighting.<br />
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== Shows ==<br />
*Played often at [[Broadway Junction, The|The Broadway Junction]]<br />
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== Discography ==<br />
*One or two self-released cassette tapes that are probably better left unheard.<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Big Fucking Trucks in Texas]] (aka Big Trucks in Texas)<br />
*[[Dandelion Wine]]<br />
*[[Fargo All-Stars]]<br />
*[[Jennifer's Veil]]<br />
*[[Model Citizen]]<br />
*[[Princess Leia]]<br />
*[[VROOM!]]<br />
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[[Category: Moorhead]] [[Category: 80's]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Jennifer%27s_Veil&diff=65322Jennifer's Veil2015-10-27T16:41:54Z<p>Pl31tch: </p>
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<div>Jennifer's Veil was a continuation of the Mercy Beat with three new band members, Troy, Jason and Andrew. They took their band name from the title of a Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds song.<br />
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== Members ==<br />
*[[Phil Leitch]] (vocals)<br />
*[[Andrew Charon]] (bass)<br />
*[[Joel Lee]] (guitar)<br />
*[[Troy Warling]] (guitar)<br />
*[[Jason Cossette]] (drums)<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
* Bassist Andrew Charon was known to play barefoot.<br />
* Once opened a show with a 15 minute tape loop featuring thunderstorms, quotes from Bono, samples from Stars on 45 and other found sounds.<br />
* Opened all their shows with their goth-surf instrumental, 'Surfin' Dead'. Written by Chris Meyer when he was with Mercybeat. He was lightly miffed when the band played it without him.<br />
* John Lamb was known to heckle the band.<br />
* Phil often wore ridiculous clothes.<br />
* Andrew and Phil "reformed" the band in October of 2015 to re-record some of the songs (Crack of Dawn, Step on Me).<br />
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== Shows ==<br />
* Played often at the Broadway Junction<br />
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== Discography ==<br />
* A limited edition cassette was given away at one show.<br />
* Some recordings of the band do exist but nothing was ever released.<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Bootlick]]<br />
*[[Dandelion Wine]]<br />
*[[Fargo All-Stars]]<br />
*[[Honky Sausage]]<br />
*[[Mercy Beat]]<br />
*[[Princess Leia]]<br />
*[[Schmegma Clowns]]<br />
*[[VROOM!]]<br />
*[[Vulva Lords]]<br />
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[[Category: Moorhead]] [[Category: 80's]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=Phones,_The&diff=65321Phones, The2015-10-27T16:41:25Z<p>Pl31tch: Created page with "== Members == == Highlights == == Shows == == Discography == == Related Bands == *Stickman Category: Moorhead Category: 80's"</p>
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<div>== Members ==<br />
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== Highlights ==<br />
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== Shows ==<br />
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== Discography ==<br />
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== Related Bands ==<br />
*[[Stickman]]<br />
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[[Category: Moorhead]] [[Category: 80's]]</div>Pl31tchhttp://fargobands.yahtzeen.com/index.php?title=P&diff=65320P2015-10-27T16:39:18Z<p>Pl31tch: added Phones, The</p>
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<div>*[[Pathos]]<br />
*[[Pave the Rainforest]]<br />
*[[Pawnee's Camper]]<br />
*[[P-Donk]]<br />
*[[Pepper Belly Rollers]]<br />
*[[Performance]]<br />
*[[Perosity]]<br />
*[[Phil Must Die]]<br />
*[[Phones, The]]<br />
*[[Phormula 44]]<br />
*[[Pigeonhole]]<br />
*[[Pirate]]<br />
*[[Plan 9]]<br />
*[[Poets and Thieves]]<br />
*[[Poor Claires, The]]<br />
*[[Postmortem]]<br />
*[[Princess Leia]]<br />
*[[Prophet Switch]]<br />
*[[Psychowhite Trash]]<br />
*[[Punky Boobster]]<br />
*[[Pure]]</div>Pl31tch