The Statics
Kendall Park, New Jersey

1965-1966
 

 

 

Personnel:
Chris Breetveld -Teisco DelRey Guitar from Korvettes,Vocals
Devin Belden - Snare & hi-hats, Vocals
Kirke Smith - Teisco Del Rey Guitar

Influences:
Zombies, Dave Clark 5, Herman's Hermits, Beatles, Beau Brummels, Kinks, Stones, Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Animals, and Originals

Setlist Sample:
She's Not There, You Make Me Feel Good (Zombies), Well Respected Man, Get Off My Cloud, Ruby Tuesday, Connection, No Reply, I Don't Want To Spoil The Party, Just A Little, Laugh Laugh (Beau Brummels), Please Somebody, It's A Habit With Me, Someone Near Me, Beyond My Heart (originals)

Equipment:
1- Fender Vibrolux Reverb (for 2 guitars and the mike), 1 snare, 1 hi-hat, 1 Shure mike

Rehearsal Space:
Devin's house or school auditorium

Band Vehicles:
CB 's parent's 1963 White Chevy Nova wagon ,"Snowball"

Fashion Statement:
If you're going into the jungle, clash!

Best Gig:
Cambridge School All-Purpose room- all our 6th grade classmates got to groove the Statics way.

Gig from Hell!:
Willows Swim Club-wet and shocking cement to play on - entire band died of electrocution, then brought back to life as Devin and the Astronaughts in the year 2004

Last Gig:
...maybe Saul Rubinstein's bar-mitzvah, Kendall Park, NJ

Comments:
(see other first recording band, and the only one currently making any money for us in re-issues - "Rhubarb's Revenge") other related bands: The Breetles, The RoadApples

 

  

 

Where are they now?

Chris Breetveld-carries on the Statics' music by including one Statics song per CD (moreorless) of his current band, "The Breetles". Devin Belden-still gets together and "sings the classics" with Breet whenever possible, he also sings in an award-winning NJ barbershop chorus and leads the Princeton Rugby team in bawdy songs whenever possible. Kirke Smith-out of touch for 30 years, recently found in the Left Coast somewhere, making "Samantha Stevens" sex aid products out of rubber bands, we think.

 

 

 

 

Information contributed by Chris Breetveld breetles@comcast.net

 

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