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From Thomas Irvin - John Taylor ending a Mercy Rule show by getting on his knees, taking off his guitar, slamming the guitar body (in time with the music) against the old wooden stage, and then after the fourth measure of the ending, pulling out the guitar cord which of course sent his amp into shrieks. This whole operation was well-rehearsed but that didn't make it any less cool. The John & Heidi anniversary shows--there were a bunch of these, and one year Bernie McGinn and Dave Rabe and I blew up a big picture of J&H from their wedding, mounted it to foam core, and cut it out, just like the "standees" that you see of Schwartzenegger in movie theatre lobbies. J&H loved it and it stood on stage with them during the show. The only time they ever played as a five-piece. In fact, wasting company time at the (now defunct) downtown Sir Speedy helping Dave Rabe scan flyers was always a great time. The first Jukebox was a 45rpm record jukebox, and it featured some good stuff right next to Rod Stewart and New Kids on the Block. So of course I always played the Rod Stewart and New Kids songs. Drove Reg crazy. He'd run to the jukebox and turn it off and then get on the intercom and say, "Okay, who played the Rod Stewart?" I don't know if he ever knew it was me. Sorry, Reg. The Millions release party for their first album was incredible. That was before the fire department cracked down on capacities, and I've never seen Duffy's more packed. The band was great, and when Reg brought out the free champagne for everyone, you could tell he was super proud to have them hold it at Duffy's, where they had pretty much started (and where Marty had worked as a bartender, for that matter). That night there was a feeling like anything was possible. Playing the Joey Ramone tribute show with Bernie, Rich, and Paul from Sideshow was wonderful. Walking around before we went on I kept hearing people talking about how they were really looking forward to seeing those guys play together again, since it had been years. I wasn't about to tell Bernie, Rich, and Paul that, though, because they were pretty nervous about remembering the songs (Ramones songs are surprisingly tricky), and I didn't think they needed any extra pressure of hearing how everyone wanted to see them play together again. But they rocked, as I knew they would. Made it easy for me to enjoy the moment of wearing my leather jacket and singing Ramones songs to a packed house. What more could a punk rock kid want?

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BONECHINA
Years Played: 1990- 1992
Members:
         Thomas Irvin-Vocals and occasional guitar
         Shamus Adams-guitar
         Julian Winston Terrance Vermaas-bass
         Eric Pierce-Guitar
         Jeremy Higgins-Drums (second cousin of Rich Higgins and early member of Pablo's Triangle)
Releases:
         Bonechina (cassette)
Members came from: Elysium Crossing
Members went to: Self-Righteous Brothers

From Thomas Irvin - John Taylor ending a Mercy Rule show by getting on his knees, taking off his guitar, slamming the guitar body (in time with the music) against the old wooden stage, and then after the fourth measure of the ending, pulling out the guitar cord which of course sent his amp into shrieks. This whole operation was well-rehearsed but that didn't make it any less cool.

The John & Heidi anniversary shows--there were a bunch of these, and one year Bernie McGinn and Dave Rabe and I blew up a big picture of J&H from their wedding, mounted it to foam core, and cut it out, just like the "standees" that you see of Schwartzenegger in movie theatre lobbies. J&H loved it and it stood on stage with them during the show. The only time they ever played as a five-piece.

In fact, wasting company time at the (now defunct) downtown Sir Speedy helping Dave Rabe scan flyers was always a great time.

The first Jukebox was a 45rpm record jukebox, and it featured some good stuff right next to Rod Stewart and New Kids on the Block. So of course I always played the Rod Stewart and New Kids songs. Drove Reg crazy. He'd run to the jukebox and turn it off and then get on the intercom and say, "Okay, who played the Rod Stewart?" I don't know if he ever knew it was me. Sorry, Reg.

The Millions release party for their first album was incredible. That was before the fire department cracked down on capacities, and I've never seen Duffy's more packed. The band was great, and when Reg brought out the free champagne for everyone, you could tell he was super proud to have them hold it at Duffy's, where they had pretty much started (and where Marty had worked as a bartender, for that matter). That night there was a feeling like anything was possible.

Playing the Joey Ramone tribute show with Bernie, Rich, and Paul from Sideshow was wonderful. Walking around before we went on I kept hearing people talking about how they were really looking forward to seeing those guys play together again, since it had been years. I wasn't about to tell Bernie, Rich, and Paul that, though, because they were pretty nervous about remembering the songs (Ramones songs are surprisingly tricky), and I didn't think they needed any extra pressure of hearing how everyone wanted to see them play together again. But they rocked, as I knew they would. Made it easy for me to enjoy the moment of wearing my leather jacket and singing Ramones songs to a packed house. What more could a punk rock kid want?

Members

Eric Pierce

Guitar

Jeremy Higgins

Drums (second cousin of Rich Higgins and early member of Pablo's Triangle)

Julian Winston Terrance Vermaas

Vocals and occasional guitar