Creed and the Local Boy

xoxoxoBruce · 10-24-2003, 09:25 PM

Kenny Longo was lead guitar for Hyjinx, the band that rehearsed at my house. He has a South Jersey band called Peepshow now.
Kenny won a radio contest to meet and play a radio promo with Creed, when they came to town.
Kenny says;
"The whole day with Creed was a huge fantasy....from the all access pass, to hanging out eating dinner with those guys, to jamming, and finally their show. I'm not the biggest Creed fan ever, but I gotta tell ya those guys can play. The first one there was the drummer Scott Phillips. When he showed up I was just messing around with some Rush and he ran to the kit. We jammed Spirit of Radio, Freewill and YYZ....the guy is no joke and can really lay it down. When the rest of the guys showed up we played a couple of Creed tunes as that was part of the whole radio station promotion deal. After that I thought it was over but Mark Tremonti ,the guitar player ,wanted to play some more. so we played some Zeppelin stuff, VH (of course),and a trading 4 jam over some Allman Brothers type chord progression and feel. Believe it or not they really couldn't have been nicer people. To be on a stage that big hear what they hear was just incredible. The kick drum out front...with the building being empty ...was enough to stop your heart. What a killer drum sound that guy gets.....He plays all custom painted Pearl drums....and man are they slammin'. It was definitely a huge day of fantasy.....but one I'll never forget......Ken"
Ken is on the left.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-24-2003, 09:27 PM

Jammin' before the concert.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-24-2003, 09:29 PM

Ken and Creed.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-24-2003, 09:31 PM

Making noise.

Undertoad · 10-24-2003, 09:51 PM

That's incredibly cool, even if it was Creed.

So how do these gents hook up with you to practice at your house? Did you charge 'em rent, or just enjoy whatever they were blasting up from the basement or wherever?

xoxoxoBruce · 10-24-2003, 10:54 PM

Past tense, UT. Hyjinx is now defunct, but the former drummer is my best friend. He has some amazing stories of the Jersey shore, the politics of the music scene, and playing Neufoundland in the winter when a can of soda(pop) would freeze solid in 8 minutes.

Undertoad · 10-24-2003, 11:32 PM

He needs a bassist then?

I don't have any business cards printed up yet...

warch · 10-25-2003, 06:36 PM

Everyone needs a bass!

elSicomoro · 10-25-2003, 06:57 PM

All guys have one--the one-string variety.

warch · 10-27-2003, 10:57 AM

Har Har! wire it down to an inverted washtub Jethrow.

10-24-2003, 09:25 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Creed and the Local Boy Kenny Longo was lead guitar for Hyjinx, the band that rehearsed at my house. He has a South Jersey band called Peepshow now. Kenny won a radio contest to meet and play a radio promo with Creed, when they came to town. Kenny says; "The whole day with Creed was a huge fantasy....from the all access pass, to hanging out eating dinner with those guys, to jamming, and finally their show. I'm not the biggest Creed fan ever, but I gotta tell ya those guys can play. The first one there was the drummer Scott Phillips. When he showed up I was just messing around with some Rush and he ran to the kit. We jammed Spirit of Radio, Freewill and YYZ....the guy is no joke and can really lay it down. When the rest of the guys showed up we played a couple of Creed tunes as that was part of the whole radio station promotion deal. After that I thought it was over but Mark Tremonti ,the guitar player ,wanted to play some more. so we played some Zeppelin stuff, VH (of course),and a trading 4 jam over some Allman Brothers type chord progression and feel. Believe it or not they really couldn't have been nicer people. To be on a stage that big hear what they hear was just incredible. The kick drum out front...with the building being empty ...was enough to stop your heart. What a killer drum sound that guy gets.....He plays all custom painted Pearl drums....and man are they slammin'. It was definitely a huge day of fantasy.....but one I'll never forget......Ken" Ken is on the left. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 06:06 PM.

10-24-2003, 09:27 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Jammin' before the concert. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 06:06 PM.

10-24-2003, 09:29 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ken and Creed. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 06:06 PM.

10-24-2003, 09:31 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Making noise. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 06:06 PM.

10-24-2003, 10:54 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Past tense, UT. Hyjinx is now defunct, but the former drummer is my best friend. He has some amazing stories of the Jersey shore, the politics of the music scene, and playing Neufoundland in the winter when a can of soda(pop) would freeze solid in 8 minutes. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-24-2003, 09:51 PM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	That's incredibly cool, even if it was Creed. So how do these gents hook up with you to practice at your house? Did you charge 'em rent, or just enjoy whatever they were blasting up from the basement or wherever?

10-24-2003, 11:32 PM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	He needs a bassist then? I don't have any business cards printed up yet...

10-25-2003, 06:36 PM	#8
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Everyone needs a bass!

10-25-2003, 06:57 PM	#9
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	All guys have one--the one-string variety.

10-27-2003, 10:57 AM	#10
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Har Har! wire it down to an inverted washtub Jethrow.

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