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20 Years Later
I’ll tell you what’s really strange, seeing a band play live 2 decades after seeing them the first time. I’m sure many Rolling Stones fans have had this experience. Boston/Journey/Chicago fans. Huey Lewis and the News who is playing with Jimmy Buffet next week fans. Even Up With People (Yes, I saw them in 6th grade and to this day still catch myself humming their signature tune from time to time mostly when I’m nervous).
There are plenty-o-acts still around 20, 30, and even a few 50-years later. A testament to the staying power of music in a person’s soul once they begin to make it. And in some cases, a testament to a good plastic surgeon.
Turbo Pascal: Dusting Off Songs From Yesteryear
Turbo Pascal formed in the summer of 1995. Yes, 1995. Guitarist Michael Marty, bassist Danny John, drummer James Treichler and I all met while attending MacArthur High School in the soy bean capital of the world, Decatur, IL.
After spending countless hours driving around between Pizza Hut and Holiday Inn bus boy shifts expanding our musical horizons to the likes of Screeching Weasel, Rancid, Pennywise and XTC, Mike and I were inspired to start a band of our own. We got to work with the goal of writing catchy songs that fell in line with the guitar driven anthems of our heroes. James joined the band after witnessing my failed attempt to do a kick flip on a skateboard wearing work boots. But wait, there’s more!…