EVERYTHING'S GREAT/USE YOUR HEAD
EARTHQUAKE BLUES
EARTHQUAKE
SUMMERTIME LOVE **
DISCLAIMER SONG *
SAFE FROM HARM **
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT OF SCHOOL/
NO DATE FOR THE PROM
FLUFFY'S LUMPS
JUMP
CAN YOU SEE THE RAIN?
EVERYONE BECOMES CHUCK BERRY
MILEY BLUES
WHAT CAN YOU DO ***
FREEDUM *
PRODUCED BY RON FOWLER
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: JEFF FOWLER
ALL SONGS WRITTEN BY RON FOWLER,
PUBLISHED BY RF MUSIC
EXCEPT * WRITTEN BY JEFF FOWLER,
PUBLISHED BY JAF MUSIC
RON FOWLER: LEAD AND BACKING VOCALS (EXCEPT ON *),
GUITARS, KEYBOARDS, HARMONICA, BASS, DRUMS ON ***
JEFF FOWLER: LEAD VOCALS ON *, BASS, KEYBOARDS
DAVE PARK: LEAD GUITAR ON **
ANGEL FOWLER: DRUMS, VOCALS
RECORDED ON THE ZOOM MRS-8 DIGITAL RECORDER, FOSTEX XR-3 MULTITRACKER, AND ON AN OLD FISHER
CASSETTE DECK
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email: ronfowlermusic@hotmail.com
Ron's thank you's: I would like to thank the following people for whatever: mom and dad for letting me play your albums and 45's when I was growing up, that's what started my love of music; Johnny Chapman for "The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles Hits"; Steve Youngs for going along with my stupid ideas about starting a band (how can you be a band when you don't play any instruments?); Paul Dauron and Kelly Stanley for being a part of it; Mrs. Odom for being a good teacher; Mr. Engstrom for being a weird teacher; Miss Green for putting up with me in both 2nd and 3rd grade; Melinda Sheldahl, my first crush at Lake Burien Elementary; Sherry, my second crush in third grade; KJR Seattle, Channel 95, for all the great music in the good ol' days; Jimmmy Kowing, for the attempt at drumming; Todd Hutchison, the loudmouth; Micky Nelson at Seahurst Junior High for being a nice guy; Paul Cervenka for being a nice guy; Kelly Young for being an sob; Randy Barbee for beating the piss out of me; Mrs. Erskine for being a good counselor; Mr. Bradford for homeroom and art; Metro bus routes 136 and 137 for getting us to downtown Seattle and back; the 240 route to Southcenter; DJ's Sound City; Budget Records and Tapes in Burien for the good selection and low prices; Tape Town; Value Village; Winchell's Donuts; Golden Oven; H. Salt Fish and Chips; Skippers; Dairy Queen; Tower Records in Seattle; Peaches Records and Tapes, Golden Oldies, Cellophane Square, 2nd Time Around and Roxy Music in "the District"; Gary Peterson for business math and old movies; Patrick Wyman for being so hyper and rowdy; Jerry Gill, for the Christian fellowship in 12th grade; Dave Shrewsburry and Chris Johnson - hippies born a decade too late; Daniel Simpokes, RIP; Philip Abbott, a dogs's best friend (RIP Buddy); David Keicolt and Neal Hardesty at the Seattle P-I for the insanity; Sonshine Inn in downtown Seattle; Loren Moore, guitar and synth genius; Sherry Johnson, for turning me down; Janice Roundwagon for ....I don't know, I'll think of something; McClure Research, Consumer Opinion Services, Willhight Radio Research; Bob Cardenas, the all-nighter on KISW; Eric Pino, aka John Lemay, aka Bud Langmeier in the Sanitarium; the ever so conservative Jack Hammer who is always Right; Dunkin' Donuts in Burien; Justine Sakamoto for being a friend; Chris Bo Sanko for being a fiend; Jerry Carter for the raise; Crystal Hostetler for the Rick Springfield stories; Jeremy Hickerson for the great guitar and the great guitar playing; John Cragg for the storytelling and the music; Dave Millington for the fellowship; Ralph Frederick, the other RF; Sylvia Laidlaw, for being my adopted mother; Fred Farley for the Lone Ranger theme; Soundwaves in Burien for the great records; Christian Michelle White, a long time friend and cat lover; Janette Gardner, thanks for marrying that other guy; Micky the cat; Michelle and Beth for the letters and phone calls; Brookside Apartments, Towers Apartments, and the laundromats of Tacoma; Rob Jones, terrible drummer and great human being; Joanne Derson, for talking my ear off and overplaying the bass parts; Findog the solid guitar playing; Linda, Kim and Chase; Linda Lee's open mikes; Grace the Raider chick; Denny Hart, the best guitar player I have worked with, great harmony singer and good songwriter (I need to do one of your songs on the next cd); Heidi Rodgers; Totem House Fish and Chips (but not Red Mill); Jan Cramer for believing in us when no one else did; Pao's Donuts in Tacoma; Coal Train Robbers; Scotty B Schitslinger for leaving the band; Dave Miller, left handed guitar giant; Terry Eicher - well, we tried, it didn't work; Turntable Treasures/House of Records in Tacoma; Golden Oldies; Karen and Becky @ Main; Guitar Maniacs and Guitar Center; RIP Sluggo Music.
I can't forget to thank a few of the musicians that have inspired me with their work, particularly those who were there when it all started: Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Carl Perkins, Rick Nelson, the Everly Brothers, among others; the best voice in the world, Carl Wilson; James Griffin, the other best voice in the musical world; Creedence Cleawater Revival for all those great Chess and Sun influenced records; the notorious Davies brothers, for not killing each other; Herman's Hermits, the Lovin' Spoonful, Paul Revere and the Raiders, for proving you can have fun playing rock and roll; in the present day, Darren Dowler, Ron Foos, Denny Sarokin, Joey Molland, Peter Noone, Billy Sullivan, keep the independent spirit, guys!
Thanks to everyone who has ever bought an RF's cd or listened to our music online; thanks to Ashley Markuson for being a great friend through good times and bad; Community Life Foursquare Church in Parkland; Aaron and Richard at Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainer Region.
Also thanks to Pybus Public Market in Wenatchee; Federal Way Farmers Market; the Spotted Cow in Mill Creek; Puyallup Farmers Market; Auburn International Farmers Market; Lacey Spring Fun Fair; Don Kirsch and your great record meets; Bob Pegg for making "Summertime Love" a hit record; Lakewood Naturefest; South Tacoma Farmers Market; EZ-Burger; Monitor Hot Rod Café; Buddy's Burgers and Brew; McKean's Giant Burgers in Cle Elum; compacted gunk in Klee Irwin; Rossow's and Campus U-Tote-Em Burgers in Ellensburg; Old Skoolz in Ellensburg; Owl Soda Fountain; farewell to Hastings Entertainment in Wenatchee.
Last, but not least: thank you to Grandma Sterling for passing down the musical talent; Grandpa Sterling for all the candy bars; Fluffy, Sneaky, Frisky and Stubby, best friends waiting on the Rainbow Bridge; and to Stubby Junior, I will never forget you. Thanks to God for the gift of music.
Jeff's thank you's: I impartially thank mom and dad; Stevie and Ronnie; Jimmy James Earl Coin (I know!); Matthew Coin; A.J. And Thordarson (hullo?) ; George Bangerter (it grows!); Mr. Hord (come in and visit!); Noel Paulson (come now children, what brings such hostility among us?); Doug Lynch (he's just about that action, boss); Rick Perry; Kojak kid; all the teachers at Satellite school; Domino's Pizza; Rosco; Olympic Brake Supply; the News Tribune, especially Tony the indicator, Bob Tucker, Aaron Chameleon, git-git, and Bobby Leadfoot, git-git; Air Cargo Express, especially Jim Shoemaker; Ivars; Wampler Turkey Burgers; Felix Rodriguez and Aneres Rodward; is Joe Anderson is; Gary Becker; Martin Mackdaddy; Greg "Def Leppard sucksucksucksucksucks"; Dave Miller, git!