I was the lead guitartist/co-songwriter in a band back in the day, played the Central, Ballard Firehouse, etc....Played on the same bill with some future millionaires like Alice in Chains, etc...we headlined the mural amphi stage at the '90 Bite of Seattle, had two songs on local radio, got so close to a record deal we could taste it......tons of demo tapes, lots of nibbles, too many showcases to count......then one fine day, Nirvana blew up and any band from Seattle NOT playing grunge would never get another showcase. End of story. Go back to work, grab your flyrods, move on with life and forget about that dream.....................same old story, different faces
Mingo , what was the name of your band? The Ballard Firehouse,God that was a whole life ago.Do you remember Gorilla Gardens in Chinatown?
Life was so simple then. I sure do miss my Studio Charvel.
Randy Rhoads should be added to list .
We were called San Prova............remember a heavy metal/hard rock writer named Jimmie St. Bitchin? he used to write some good sh!t about us......the last time I was in the Central it was a total yuppie tourist bar...."oh look Mortimer, this is where that whole "Seattle Scene" started in the late 80s! my heavens Buffy, let us sip a varietal white wine and take in the delicious ambience, my word!"..........
I remember that place when you could fall through a screen door at the back of the stage right into a dumpster, our singer put his leg through a giant hole IN the stage once and played a whole song stuck in there, thumping awyay on his bass while we tried to play thorugh all the laughter.......crazy times, seems like ahundred years ago................
John Donovan of the old Zrock loved our stuff.............of course, he was easily bribed wiht a case of beer............
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