Re: (TV) Danny Tamberelli on Reddit

[Russ <russvr@gmail.com>]

Sad sad sad. I loved Pete & Pete by the way - what great show that was - I
don't usually watch television - small t. The opening song for Pete & Pete
I always liked to , by some band called Polaris. Anyone know anything about
Polaris?


On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Joe Hartley <jh@brainiac.com> wrote:

> Danny Tamberelli has been answering questions on Reddit, and my son
> broke into all the Pete and Pete/Nickelodeon questions to ask about
> playing with Richard.  It's all at
> http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/wc33h/iama_comedian_and_musician_danny_tamberelli_i_was/
> but here's the highlights:
>
> Q: How did you get the gig playing bass for Richard Lloyd's last tour? Are
> you still on good terms with him after what happened in Cleveland? What
> kind of bass rig are you using? What's your favorite Little Pete one-liner?
>
> A: I got the Lloyd gig 3 years ago from my friend in LA. He was actually
> the guy who got me into television. Told me that Richard was looking for a
> bassist and i should go audition and at least meet him. I did and he gave
> me the job. I toured with him for the last three years and stopped in
> Cleveland. I dont think I will play with him again, I wish him well but
> those 5 days took a lot out of me. I was doing way more than just playing
> bass. I was tour manager, guitar tech, couples therapist and then a
> bassist. I have a Trace Elliot head and 2 4x10s. I use a 91 Japanese Pbass.
> "Bite my scab blowhole!" or "And thats how you turn a colt into a gelding"
>
> Q: What happened in Cleveland?
>
> tour ended, he got into a verbal fight and some pushing and beer spilling
> on the drummer Billy, the drummer from Television. Then some other stuff
> happened that I cant really talk about right now, but that was the last
> night of tour, and Richard hasnt left Cleveland since.
>
> Danny also confirmed that Richard hit the female singer from the opening
> band.
>
> I'll be sending more good thoughts Richard's way - I hope he can calm his
> inner demons soon.
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