Doug Clark: vocals & guitar
Jeff Peterson: bass
Joe Brasch: lead guitar
Tracia Johnson & Tera Brasch: back-up vocals
Dave Cebert: squeezebox
Dan Cox: drums/percussion
Influences
Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Steve Goodman, Randy Newman, Warren Zevon, murders, muggings, mayhem & monoxide.
IT'S TRUE - In early May I told Spokane's Gypsy leader Jimmy Marks about our new song, The Gypsy Curse. The song is based on the day in 1997, when Jimmy had the hearse bearing his father, Grover's, corpse stop in front of City Hall. (See blog for details.) Anyway, hearing about the song, Jimmy said: "I will bless it."
And that, my friends, is good enough for US!
NEWS FLASH!!! I want to thank everyone who voted to make Trailer Park Girls Spokane's THIRD BEST BAND and THIRD BEST BAND NAME in the recent Inlander "best of" poll.
This is the biggest musical thrill I personally have ever had since I was 20 years old and Jerry Reed agreed to do one of my songs and then backed out like a southern-fried bastard at the last minute.
We of Trailer Park Girls do NOT take our third-place responsibilities lightly. We wear the this runner-up to the runner-up mantle with dignity. We realize that - God forbid - should anything ugly (poison, equipment theft, bestiality rumors) happen to the members of the undeserving bands who placed ahead of us, we would be catapulted to No. 1. Not that I'm suggesting anything, of course. Speaking of contests, that Joe Brasch was completely ignored in the Sommapalosers best guitar player vote shows you the illegitimacy of that fraud.
Anyway, we hope that our third will inspire all the other young musicians out there that - YES! - dreams do come true. Music doesn't have to be the endless trail of rejection and rehab as depicted by lying ass-hats in the mainstream media.
Keep practicing. Keep believing. And some day you can be a rich rock star who snorts cocaine mixed with the cremated remains of a loved one.
Oh, yeah, that's rock and roll.
So all together now: We're No. 3! We're No. 3! We're No. 3!
- Doug Clark
History Lesson:
TRAILER PARK GIRLS began one day seven years ago when my musical amigo, bass player Jeff Peterson, grew sick of playing everybody else's music in our cover band, Chef Hoover and the Spamtones. "Let's do your stuff," he said. "Why not?" I replied. But what to call our new venture? Jeff had the answer: "I like that Trailer Park Girl song of yours. Let's name it after that." A savvy idea. This would automaticallly give us our own theme song, which, as evidenced by the very best pop bands (The Monkees, the Charles Manson Family Band...) is essential for success. And so the all-original Trailer Park Girls was born. Amen.
- Doug Clark
Heeey, I'm a fellow Spokanite (lived there for 10 years anyways...) and now stationed in South Korea. Loved the song "On the Road to Baghdad" it hits home for some of us.
Playing any shows in December? I wanted to pick up some cds beg to get 'em signed by you all. I'll be in Spokompton 10th-26th. Sincerely, Your Atlanta Fan
Hey guys, this is your Atlanta fan, former Spokanite. I am gonna be visiting Spokane in the beginning of May and I was curious if you were playing any shows then. I wanted to grab the new cd.
Hey guys, this your Atlanta fan! I will be coming into Spokane May 3rd through the 17th. I would love to see you guys play again. Any shows booked in that window?
