![]() That's what it was all about, dancing, having a Pepsi and sneaking a cigarette out in back. If we were going to do a dance, there would probably be thirty or forty of us that would go and show up and dance. ![]() So, there was a group of girls and guys that kind of hung out together. We would have girls that followed the band around, but it was kind of like a big bunch of friends going out someplace. Back then things were a lot different than they are now. I remember three dollars would buy ten gallons of gas.Ī - Not really. Ten dollars would actually buy a lot of gas. We enjoyed playing because the important thing at the time were girls and cars. (laughs) A lot of times we played for nothing. If we got ten dollars a piece, that was real money when we were in high school. There was a place over in Crystal, Minnesota and I think we were paid seven bucks a piece to play for the evening. Q - What kind of money were you getting in those days?Ī - When I first started playing with Jim Thaxter and The Travelers, there were a number of places around here. We actually did practice in our other guitar player's garage and my garage from time to time. We were pretty much, I would say, a garage band. There were a lot of ballrooms around here, the Marigold Ballroom, the Prom Ballroom, Chubs Ballroom. We even set up over at Hamlin University out on the mall one night. When we first started, we were playing any place that we could set up. We played ballrooms mostly.Ī - That's right. Q - Tony, were The Trashmen a band that was playing clubs in Minneapolis or were you what some people would call a "garage band"?Ī - We were a garage band, sure. Tony Andreason of The Trashmen talked to us about his group. That song, and what a song it was, was called "Surfin' Bird". A year later, in 1963, they put out a record that went all the way to number four on the Billboard charts. In 1962, a group of guys in Minneapolis, Minnesota put together a Rock and Roll band and called themselves The Trashmen. Gary James' Interview With Tony Andreason Of The now-archived #adventures-at-trashmans-landfill channel in the 40% Keyboards Discord contains a ton of historical discussion.Gary James' Interview With Tony Andreason Of The Trashmen There are several channels in the server for discussion of past and upcoming projects. Trash Man can be contacted in his personal Discord Server. Information about other 40% keyboards not related to Trash Man projects can be found on the 40% Keyboards wiki. The general rule is "if it works with a MiniVan case or PCB it goes on the Trash Wiki". ![]() Many pages include information about community-made projects designed to work with Trash Man keyboards and cases. ![]() If you're looking to buy a Trash Man board then check out. This website is not owned or maintained by Trash Man, TheVanKeyboards, or any related persons or entities - just some over-zealous keyboard enthusiasts. The goal is to provide information about the history of each product as well as technical details, pictures, and related files. This is a dedicated space to document TheVanKeyboards and Trash Man projects. WARNING: Trash Man has stated that anyone who designs a keyboard using Kailh Choc switches will be banned from future group buys.
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