■College-oriented band '
Jplays few original tunes
E Terry Gronenthal
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Ever sat in a hot, sweaty bar and
itcmplated asking a great-look
f guy or girl sitting at the next
’lc to dance but were afraid of
^eating on them? Well, tonight’s
the night to banish all of those fears
-Guerilla Theatre is playing in the
Brass Rail’s beer garden, 1436 0 St.
Guerilla Theater is a five-piece
college-oriented band from
Omaha which plays a plethora of
cover tu nes and a handful of origi
nals.
“Up until now we did not have
the cohesiveness to do the origi
nals,” said Dan Crowell, drummer.
“Our objective is to replace the
cover tunes with originals. Basi
cally we play covers so that we can
live.”
Crowell, who has been playing
drums since junior high, joined the
band last March.
Guerilla Theater members are
Steve Doyle, bass, Mike Brannan,
lead guitar; Kris Sidles, rhythm gui
tar; Tom Sena, keyboards, and
Crowell.
“W e don’t have an album in the
works, but Kris Sidles spent about
seven months in California last
year mastering a couple of origi
nals,” Crowell said. “He’s got them
both on tape and we are working
on those two now along with a
couple others.”
Guerilla Theater changed its
name from the Hipwaiders last
March after Doyle watched “Easy
Rider” and noticed the name of a
pantomime group named “Garila
Theater.”
“They (the group in “Easy
Rider”) spelled it phonetically cor
rect; we spell it correct according to
Webster’s Dictionary,” Crowell
said. ‘Tve been told that some
people read the name of our band
and think that we are some type of
militant group or anarchists, which
we definitely are not.”
“We’ve all known each other
since at least high school, but
Doyle and Brannan have been
friends since grade school,” he
said. “I think this adds to the band’s
cohesiveness. We’re getting tighter
with every gig and hopefully
Thursday night the audience will
get what they pay for and a little
more.”
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This is self-inflicted pres
sure,” he said. "f can deal with it
easier than if i had pressure
coming from somewhere else."
To be a used car salesman,
Wally said, a person has to have
an open personality and a basic
knowledge of cars and mechan
ics.
Tf someone asks you an off
the-wall question, you have to
be able to talk yourself through
it," he said.
Wally also pointed out that
humor was a big part of being in
sales.
"You’re meeting peoplefrom
r—
has a different sense of humor
You have to accept and deal
with the customer
And the customer is the top
priority in Wally’s business H«
spends60 hours a week at the lot
arid an additional 15 hours *
week cleaning his office, doing
paperwork, banking, or picking
up cars. Wally prides himself on
never having closed three days
in a row during his 14 years in ,
the business.
“It's been worth it,” Wally
said. "My family life is important,
but my leisure time has been
aero.
“I have fun in the business. I
have no contentions of doing
anything else. I’m 48 years old « H
f\ can maintain my health, 111
keep doiQg i{. I’m not looking
fi^d so retirement " *
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