the locals blog

This week we brought the rock in many ways.

Razor & Di in the studio with Danger Boy

The Locals have a new drummer, Kirk Snedeker. Christy and I sat down with Kirk to get the low down so we could pass along all the most important info to you about our newest member

Question #1 : Kirk,You are not from around these parts are you? Where are you from? And have you found yourself speaking with a Chicago accent yet…. “dem guys” “dos guys” “da bears”?
Answer: These parts? Ha. No, actually I hail from back east where the seas run cold and the nightlife is hot. Where the wind is redolent of crisp, bright pine in the winter and a the sweet smell of cut grass and sun-baked concrete in the summer. Where once in sixth grade I exclaimed with unfounded confidence that I had accidentally “sat on a wet see-saw” when in fact, I had pissed through my Toughskins in a near perfect half-moon shape. I f’ing got away with it too, in the pure Connecticutian dialect I retain to this day.

Question #2: If a large metal object was to fall from the sky during a Locals show are you the type of person who ….
A. Says “Heads Up Ladies” and in a herculean effort throws his body under the large metal object, catching it with one hand, without even breaking a sweat, all the while keeping the drum beat going
B. Release a blood curdling, almost woman-like scream and will only be found months later hiding under a fake rock in a backyard in Skokie wearing a tin foil hat (otherwise known as the Margot Kidder)
C. Says “Hmmm, that’s wear I put that”
D. None of the above (insert your answer here).

Answer: A. primarily because I didn’t want to answer with “B”. In addition to keeping the beat going however, I’d also manage to hit the object with a stick to uncover it’s innate percussive qualities, and then, if rewarded with a favorable result, I’d yell “I’ve got 3 crabs named Gordon Spatch!” and then I’d rub Christy’s head and simultaneously touch Yvonne’s nose with a wicker representation of Willard Scott. I’d make Borscht with my German friend Huüumpketan (or, Carl as his mother calls him) and his fiancée Earl (née Svetanya) who finally got rid of the extra organ. I’d sing soothing ant hymns at dusk and then eat with a spork and start an Apple Bank. It’s true.

Question #3: Ginger or Mary Ann?
Answer: Is that a question?? Ginger OR Mary Ann? I have to CHOOSE? If I’m trapped with those people on that island for decades in syndication, I’m tapping everything that moves. Lil’ Buddy.

Question #4: What is with you and fake mustaches? Is this something we should be concerned about? Follow up question… do you wear them anywhere else but on your face?
Answer: Fake what? You wondering if the carpet matches the drapes? You’re f’in right it does. Wall to wall baby.

Question #5: EJ used to hand out 100 dollar bills at every show to all of the Locals fans, will you be continuing this tradition or will you be starting one of your own?
Answer: EJ is indeed a trend setter and a fine drummer to boot. I will be continuing this honorable tradition, but with a slight “make-it-my-own” difference. The recipients will need to have their knuckles broken. It will be a slow, grueling process involving sledgehammers and canned spiders. Also, I will not actually pay anyone, so they will need to pretend.