I am Carl, and I created
the gullbuy for my own joy. I have loved to listen to music since I
was very young in Long
Island NY. I am older than all the folks below. I used to play in high
schools in LI in a glam cover band called Crystal Fox when I was 16.
I was there in NYC for the punk explosion, going to clubs as a
seventeen
year
old,
seeing all the gods of first wave punk before their debut records came
out.
I had early guidance from Jimi LaLumia (of Jimi
LaLumia and the Psychotic Frogs 'Death to Disco' fame). Jimi guided
my musical growth
while he worked
in Sam Goodies in Smith Haven Mall In LI. He turned me onto Sparks,
BeBop Deluxe, and Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel before punk happened,
and Ramones,
Patti Smith and Wayne County as the news spread. Thanks to
his foresight I own 2 copies of the Sex Pistol's 'Anarchy in the UK'
7inch!
I went to college in New Paltz NY where I graduated
with a Chemistry degree. During that time I had a band called Vial
of Life. We were
very influenced by Orange Juice. Two years after I graduated I
moved to Boston.
I played in a Buzzcock styled band called Sinn Fein.
As my love
of the LA 'Paisley Underground' scene grew I accepted an invitation
to play
with David Roback and Kendra Smith in a new incarnation of Clay
Allison. I moved to LA and stayed with Kendra, but the band never
quite jelled. I jammed with Sylvia Juncosa before moving to Santa
Cruz, where I lived for the summer in the St. George Hotel.
Moving
back to
Boston I met Mike Mooney at the place we both worked, and I
joined the band he had with Tim Sprague, The GingerBread Men.
After Tim left, Mike
and I continued with Paul Martinez on guitar. We released two
7inchs. The first (Happy Squirrel b-w Day Job, Night Band) was on Gull
Records, the second (Sex Pollution b-w Tangerine) was on Erik Lindgren's
Arf
Arf label.
Happy Squirrel continues to have life as a staple on WMBR's 'Cheese
Patrol' radio show, highlighting corny songs you hate to love,
When
the band splitI
took
a
few years off
from bands before
participating in the formation of Turkish
Delight. Dave Nelson,
Darryl
Green,
Leah Callahan, and myself put out two full lengths (Tommy
Bell on Castle Von Buhler, and Howcha Magowcha on Arch Enemy)
and two 7inch singles (Spin and Try Harder), along with numerous compilation
appearances.
These included the 'Our Heat, Your Moisture' comp put together
by Atlanta's Pineal Ventana, and two Castle Von Buhler comps,
Anon and Nigh. Arch Enemy also put out a limited live CD.
 Today I am glad
to post my views and those of my friends here in the gullbuy
site. As
surely as
these words are on your screen, you can find my heart and
soul in these pages. I am a true believer in the power of music, and
hope
to
make
your path
to musical enlightenment a little less bumpy. thanks for
reading the gullbuy!
---Carl |
