Most, if not
all, of us were students at Madison High
School in North Clairemont. Met at school
and things fell into place. I (Carl) was a
Blues fanatic and the rest of the band
were more into Hard Rock... made for an
interesting mix. We played around the
local area for the usual teenage dances,
etc.
We changed names as often as we changed
our shirts... The Creed; Stone Jam;
Rhinoceros Snot
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Personnel:
Mike
Valencia - Bass/Vocals
Carl Schneider - Lead Guitar
Steve Weymss - Lead Guitar/Vocals
David Santoro - Drums/Vocals
Craig Berkos - Rhythm Guitar
Debbie Wynkoop - Vocals
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Influences:
Hendrix,
Jefferson Airplane, Cream, Muddy Waters,
Howlin' Wolf, Buffalo Springfield, Wilson
Pickett
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Setlist
Sample:
Land of a
Thousand Dances; Bluebird; Don't Let The
Sun Catch You Crying... etc.
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Equipment:
Epiphone
Casino (Carl); Fender Hollow-Body (Craig);
Teisco Bass (Mike); Silvertone Hollow-Body
(Steve); VOX Drums (David); Lots of VOX
amplification... Essex Bass Amp, Viscount,
Royal Guardsman; VOX PA; & my faithful
old Silvertone Twin Twelve beater
amp
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Rehearsal
Space:
Craig's
Garage; Mike's Garage...
wherever.
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Band
Vehicles:
Any of
our parent's cars we could borrow... and
for our one big performance, Steve
rented
a "step van"... STYLE!
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Fashion
Statement:
Eclectic
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Best
Gig:
First
half of set, San Diego 200th Anniversary -
Old Town... Lots of good exposure; Got to
perform next to Indians spinning around a
pole, high above the ground, suspended by
their feet... whoa!
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Gig
from
Hell!:
Last half
of set, San Diego 200th Anniversary...
Band member (to remain nameless)
experienced a highly negative
pharmaceutical phenomenon... spooky ride
home!
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Last
Gig:
Same as
above. Shortly after, Mike and Craig were
in a pretty serious car accident and we
never really did much after.
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