When I was in high school, I played accordion (in lieu of a true horn section) for a Christian ska band called the Slack-Jawed Yokels, a band which was started by two brothers: Chris and Adam Monica. The Monicas and I went to church and high school together, Chris and I were best friends at the time, and I taught Adam how to play double bass in our high school orchestra. Actually, I recently wrote about my reunion with Chris while he was on his Yatagarasu tour in early September, so the name might sound familiar.
Anyway, before I reconnected with Chris, I accidentally bumped into Adam while walking around Athens sometime back in late 2007. Ever since then, I had seem him periodically with his then-band Blue Flashing Light, who recently broke up. Following their separation however, Adam and the keyboardist from their group immediately formed a new synth rock band called the Orkids along with Adam's girlfriend Sandra (who is one of the lead vocalists...Adam being the other) and a couple other friends I just recently met.
Well, despite a couple attempts up to this point, I finally made it up to Athens for one of their recent shows, spending the night at Adam and Sandra's place and spending a good amount of time getting to catch up with Adam and getting to know the other band members. Overall, the show was fun, and I'm super-proud of Adam...it's awesome to see how far he's come since our ska days. We had a great time catching up, and I eagerly look forward to playing with the band as soon as my own group is up and running.
Can't wait to go back to Athens to spend more time with them! Oh, and check out their MySpace...my favorite song is "What Is It With Me"
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