Ten Question with Chris Keck of Gasoline Alley
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1. Tell the readers a little bit about yourself and your musical background. I’ve lived in Evansville basically all of my life. I’ve been playing music since I was around about 18 so that puts me as having been doing it 18 years or so or half my life. All the while I wasn’t actively involved in bands but I have been playing guitar pretty much for that given length of time.
2. How did you come up with the band name? Actually a friend of mine, Nick Faulkner, who plays in a band called Diversion came up with it. We’re all good with it so hopefully it sticks around awhile.
3. Who are the members of the band and who plays which instrument? Danny McLaughlin plays bass, Brandon Grisham drums, a new member V.J. is up on the mic. I’m the guy on guitar in the background.
4. What kind of gear does each of you use? I’m not observant enough to do this question justice but here goes. I happen to use a gibson sg and a peavey bandit amp, run through a digitech. Brandon plays on a Gretch kit, Danny has a Fender 5-string… Not alot of exciting details to further add unfortunately.
5. Do you do cover tunes, original tunes, or both? We are all cover as of now but who’s to say what’s down the road. Maybe an original will come together and we’ll throw it in the set.
6. Who are some of your influences, muscial or otherwise? Definitely a lot of the usual Guitar Heroes like Hendrix, David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, James Hetfield, Buzz Osborne, Cobain, Jim Heath, and so on.
7. Tell us about some of the greatest and worst gigs you’ve experienced. Probably Chowder Monkey’s first gig was one of my favorites. After all of the practice we put in I still felt unsure going into our first gig. After a few songs, everything just felt like it couldn’t go wrong and that was nice. — I played at an old joint called Funky’s once with a band called Can of Bliss. I remember feeling good about that. — My worst gig is a story I keep buried in the past lol but it invloved being passed out moments before hitting the stage.
8. Tell us about your impressions of the local music scene. What do you think could be done to improve it? Definitely more bands not afraid to do their own thing whether it’s cover choices or originals. Lately I’ve seen some really good bands though that have got me interested. Star Pupil and Hostile Apology are some to name a few.
9. What do the members of this band do when they’re not rehearsing or gigging? Obviously working and maintaning family lives. Going out and weekends. I really don’t know if anyone has any hobbies worth mentioning. I also happen to have a side acoustic act called The Last Hurrahs.
10. This one really isn’t a question. This is the part of the interview where we ask you to say what’s on your mind or to give a shout out to whomever you want. On my mind: cant wait to see this in Kick Acts! Well that’s cheesy but didn’t want to leave it blank.
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Prophecy Fulfilled
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Prophecy Fulfilled
Humanity today is facing staggering crises of war, disease, pollution, drought and famine. Bible prophecy reveals that God is working through current events to bring about a time when the entire world will be at peace.
Have no doubt, Jesus will be coming back a second time. He is the God almighty that controls the nations. To his awesome power, we are as little grasshoppers. Yet, because he loves us so much, he created us in his image. He gave us free will. Because of our sins and iniquities, he sent his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die for the sins of the world. All God wants is for us to love Him as He loves us. Yet, we live in a sinful world that has turned their backs on God.
It is brother against father, daughter against mother, parents against their children, and brother against brother. Life holds no value to many. Taking a life has become a daily thing. The punishment is minimal. No more do we have the death sentence. An individual may be sentenced to life imprisonment. Yet, they are out in 3 years for good behavior. This is because our jails and prisons are way over populated. Approximately 2 million Americans are now serving jail or prison time. This rate is 5 times that of England, 6 times that of Canada, and 7 times that of Germany. Recently, the USA boasted of having the largest prison and jail population on earth.
Additionally, we have a suicide epidemic worldwide. The World Health reported in 2006 that more than a million people kill themselves each year. This doesn’t include the failed attempts. In many countries, suicide is the leading cause of death for young men between 15-24.
The Apostle Paul was inspired by God to look into the future to describe the last days as “perilous times”. These perilous times would be a time of materialism, moral degradation, and a false spirituality that denies the true power of a true God (2 Timothy 3:1-5”.
Close your eyes, now imagine for a moment a vision of the future. A variety of crises face a bewildered humanity. The world’s supply of food and clean water dwindles because of pollution. Millions face hunger and even starvation. Some areas struggle with unheard of winter storms while other areas wither in drought under a blazing sun. There will be massive earthquakes, volcanoes, and insect plagues. There will be ethnic tensions, massive unemployment, and urban crime. Devastating disease epidemics will afflict tens of millions! Antibiotics and other miracle drugs will become ineffective.
Militant Islam is galvanizing hundreds of millions of people in opposition against the Western democracies, even as the UA military is engaged in the “war against terrorism.”
These are just a few things to expect. Does any of it sound familiar?
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