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“We’ve always entertained the Idea of leaving Lin
coln, but then we’ve always entertained the Idea of
staying,” said Dave Sullivan, who plays guitar and
sings for Lincoln’s Trout Mystery, currently drum
merless but unbowed.
Sullivan and the other two remaining band members - Chris
Albright on guitar and vocals, and Terry Pieper on bass -- agree that
if they left it would be for somewhere "nice, west, and warm," but for
now they’re staying put.
"We really like playing here, the people who come to see us
always meet us and get to know us," Sullivan said.
"Any band should think it’s worthwhile to play here, because
there’s always new people,” he added
Which isn’t to imply that Trout Mystery sees Lincoln as a little
paradise haven for live music, or an ideal launching pad for new
bands
"We re finding out we re nowhere," Sullivan said. "I guess Terry
(Pieper) always "knew it, but I never did |
"There are about six bands in Lincoln that deserve a lot more than
they’re ever gonna get out of here," said Pieper, whose band
experience in Lincoln dates back to the mid-70s and The Boys, who
were once on the verge of breaking out into the bigger world.
Pieper said that the one thing between a few bands in Lincoln and
greater success is road experience.
“You’ve got to have night to night playing, where one night people
like you, and the next night people throw stuff at you," he said. The
most noticeable thing about the bands from out of town who come
through Lincoln is that they are not affected by their surroundings
much, he said.
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