THROUGH
THE PAST,
DORKLY
Photos by Mike Murphy,
Bill Larsen, Kevin Westenberg,
Celia, Jerry Gay,
Mark "Snakeman" Silver, Mrs. Thomas,
Jean Gauthier, &/or
misc. unknowns (Don? Marty?
Damn, my memory
is TOAST... sorry, guys).
(c) 2009 Poplust
/ The Squirrels
Back-
L to R: Scott, Jim, & Tad. Front- Rob.
Photo
shoot for "Oh God, My Mom's
On
Channel 10!" comp.
ERNEST
ANYWAY & THE
MIGHTY,
MIGHTY SQUIRRELS
(1984)
ROB
MORGAN- Vocals (ex- Fishsticks,
Pudz,
Pamona
Boners)
SCOTT
McCAUGHEY- Bass, Vocals (YFF)
TAD
HUTCHISON- Drums (YFF)
JIMBO
SANGSTER- Lead Guitar (YFF)
CHUCK
CARROLL- Lead Guitar (YFF)
( YFF = The
Young Fresh Fellows )
Also,
mo' later, at a "reunion" show or two-
KURT BLOCH-
Lead Guitar (Fastbacks, YFF )-
Also,
JOHN
RAMBERG (Model Rockets/Stumpy Joe)
subbed
for Jimbo at the 10th Anniv. Gig in '94.
"Summer
Means Fun": L to R: Crispy, Tad, Bill, & Riki
"SQUIRRELS
FOR A DAY"
(One
off gig!- June 30th, 1985)
ROB-
Lead Vocals
SCOTT-
Bass, Vocals (Dynette Set)
TAD-
Drums
BILL
LARSEN- Guitar (Dynette Set)
CRISPI
& RIKI- Vocals (Dynette Set)
(Show
was actually billed as
"New
Age Urban Squirrels")
The
infamous "Five Virgins" album cover.
L
to R: Eric, Craig, Rob, Tad, & Joey.
NEW
AGE URBAN SQUIRRELS
"The
Blind Faith of the U-District"
(1985
- 1986)
ROB-
Lead Vocals
TAD-
Drums
ERIC
ERICKSON- Lead Guitar, Vocals (Ex- Fishsticks,
The
Frazz)
JOEY
KLINE- Guitar, Vocals (Prudence Dredge, now in The
Plaintiffs)
CRAIG
FERGUSON- Bass, Vocals (the "Mystery Bassist")
Click
here for info on the NAUS
Squirrels BOOTLEG!
Live
at the 1987 Popllama Picnic (L to R): Kevin, Joey, Rob, & Mark.
SQUIRRELS
GROUP '87
(1987)
ROB-
Lead Vocals
JOEY-
Guitar, Vocals
MARK
NICHOLS- Keyboards, Vocals (Prudence Dredge)
KEVIN
CROSBY- 5- String Bass (Upper Echelon)
JON
NAY- Drummer # 1 (The Frazz)
(line-up aka "Crosby,
Squirrels, and Nay")
NATE
JOHNSON- Drummer # 2 (Fastbacks)
(line-up aka "Crosby,
Squirrels, and Nate")
and sometimes
TOM
VAIL- Sax, Vegetables, "Vocals" (Dredge)
NOTE:
Both MICK VEE (Dredge) & CHARLES WHEELER
played bass for
this incarnation at various times. There was
also a gig or 2
where CRAIG played rhythm guitar... or so I'm TOLD!
...it
all get's a little FUZZY around here (lol)...
L
to R: Ken, Jon, & Scott McOi at the 'Last Picnic' photoshoot .
RON
VOYAGE and
The
NEW SQUIRRELS
(1988)
ROB-
Lead Vocals
JOEY-
Guitar, Vocals
MARK-
Keyboards, Vocals
JON
AUER- Lead Guitar, Vocals (The
Posies)
KEN
STRINGFELLOW- Bass, Vocals (The
Posies)
DAVE
"GIMPY" GUINN- Drums (Prudence Dredge)
RON
VOYAGE
(1988)
ROB-
Vocals
a
"BOOM BOX"- Backing Tracks
(PRE- KARAOKE
CRAZE-BOLD!!)
(L)-
L to R: JT, Craig, Andy, Rob, & Joey at the Spud Goodman show.
(R)- Craig & Mark Hoyt.
SQUIRRELS
LIVE UNIT
(#
one)
(Summer
1989 - Spring 1990)
ROB-
Lead Vocals
JOEY-
Guitar, Vocals
MARK-
Keyboards, Vocals
CRAIG-
Bass, Vocals
JIMMY
"J. T." THOMAS- Lead Guitar (Mass Hypnosis)
ANDY
DAVENHALL- Drums (Pure Joy)
J.
STOTLER & T.J. HANIFY- Squirrels Security
NOTE: MARK
HOYT (Stumpy Joe) played
Lead Guitar for
2 gigs!
Top:
Craig, Mark, & Gimpy Bottom: Joey, Rob, &
JT.
Photo used for the "Blobs Vol. 2" split EP.
SQUIRRELS
LIVE UNIT
(#
two)
(April
1990 - Xmas 1990)
ROB-
Lead Vocals
JOEY-
Guitar, Vocals
MARK-
Keyboards, Vocals
CRAIG-
Bass, Vocals
J.
T.- Lead Guitar, Vocals
GIMPY-
Drums
MARY
K- Slinky
J.
&
T.J. (& sometimes JAKE)- Squirrels Security
(off & on until
present... they also appear as the "Fallen
Angels" at
the legendary XXXmas shows)
4th
of July at the Everett Giants Game- just like The Beach Boys!
THE
SQUIRRELS
(Squirrels
Live Unit # three)
(1991)
ROB-
Lead Vocals
JOEY-
Guitar, Vocals
CRAIG-
Bass, Vocals
J.
T.- Lead Guitar, Vocals
GIMPY
&/or MIKE MUSBURGER
(The
Posies, Fastbacks)- Drums
DON
PAWLAK- Pedal Steel
BABY
CHEEVERS is "born" in
Vancouver
BC, 6/15/91
L
to R: Craig, Mary K, Rob, Baby Cheevers & Joey during
soundcheck
at Max's in Eugene, Oregon.
THE
SQUIRRELS
(Fall
1991 - Spring 1992?)
ROB-
Lead Vocals
JOEY-
Guitar, Vocals
J.
T.- Lead Guitar, Vocals
CRAIG-
Bass, Vocals
MARK-
Keyboards, Vocals
HOLLIS
THE BUG (aka John
Fleischman)-
Drums
(direct from Mark's
"little
boy goes to hell" orchestra)
L
to R: JT, Rob, & Bruce, "on the road again".
THE
SQUIRRELS
(June,
1992 - Jan. 1994)
ROB-
Lead Vocals
JOEY-
Guitar, Vocals
J.
T.- Lead Guitar, Vocals
CRAIG-
Bass, Vocals
HOLLIS
THE BUG- Drums
BRUCE
LAVEN- Keyboards, Vocals
(Duffy
Bishop & the Rhythm Dogs)
Hollis
The Bug demonstrating the actual working
guillotine
he built for use onstage during the
infamous
"Alice Cooper Ballad Medley".
ZOINKS!
THE
SQUIRRELS
(Jan.
1994 - June, 1994)
ROB-
Lead Vocals
JOEY-
Guitar, Vocals
J.
T.- Lead Guitar, Vocals
HOLLIS
THE BUG- Drums
BRUCE-
Keyboards, Vocals
KEVIN-
5-string Bass
We
don't know WHO in the hell THESE people are
(we
found this photo on the street), but they sure
look
cool,
don'cha think?
THE
SQUIRRELS
(June,
1994 - Dec. 1994)
ROB-
Lead Vocals
JOEY-
Guitar, Vocals
J.
T.- Lead Guitar, 'Utah Jazz', Vocals
BRUCE-
Keyboards, Vocals
KEVIN-
5-string Bass
COOKIE- Drums (The
Crawdaddies, aka
WANDA)
L
to R: Rob, Kevin, Bruce, JT, & James. 1995 XXXmas promo shot.
THE
SQUIRRELS
(Jan.
1995 - Dec. 20th, 1997)
ROB-
Lead Vocals
J.
T.- Guitar, Vocals
BRUCE-
Keyboards, Vocals
KEVIN-
5-string Bass
COOKIE-
Drums
Joey's
back! Mr. Kline with The Capt. at XXXmas #9.
THE
SQUIRRELS
(XXXmas
"Reunion" Show)
(Dec.
18th, 1998)
ROB-
Lead Vocals
J.
T.- Guitar, Vocals
JOEY-
Vocals, Guitar
BRUCE-
Keyboards, Vocals
KEVIN-
5-string Bass
HOLLIS-
Drums
Special guests
CRAIG-
Bass, Vocals
GIMPY-
Drums
COOKIE-
Drums
SQUIRRELS
GROUP 2000
(aka Red Löbster
Cult)
(Summer
1999 - Dec. 2002)
ROB-
Lead Vocals, Kazoo, Misc.
Noisemakers,
Blurred Visionary
J.
T.- Lead Guitar, Vocals (MVP-
2002)
TOM
MORRISON- Keyboards (Jimm & The Boxes,
The Moving Parts,
Sorcerer's Apprentice, etc.)
JOEY-
Vocals, Guitar
KEVIN-
5-string Bass
HOLLIS
THE BUG- Drums & Percussion
L
to R (back row): Mark Nichols, Joey, Jimmy, Hollis (front): Matt,
Rob
THE
SQUIRRELS
(aka Buckle And
The Belt)
(Spring
2003 - Spring 2004)
ROB-
Lead Vocals, Kazoo, etc.
J.T.-
Lead Guitar, Vocals
JOEY-
Vocals, Guitar
HOLLIS
THE BUG- Drums & Percussion
MATT
FOX- Bass (Bitter End,
Rockaraoke, Hartwood)
(MVP-
2003)
MARK-
Keyboards, Vocals
COOKIE-
Drums*
*
"Cookie" re-enlisted as of XXXmas '03 to cover for
Hollis
during his recovery from a nasty break dancing
accident
.... no foolin'! Anyhoo, he's OK now...
(see
next line-up...)
L
to R: Cookie, Aaron, Joey, Rob, Matt, Tom
(not
pictured: Hollis & Baby Cheevers)
THE
SQUIRRELS GROUP:
THE
NEXT GENERATION
(April
2004 - March 2005)
ROB-
Lead Vocals, Kazoo, etc.
JOEY-
Vocals, Guitar (co-pilot)
COOKIE
&/or
HOLLIS
THE ONE ARMED
BUG-Tag
Team Drums & Percussion
MATT-
Bass, Guitar, Vocals
TOM-
Keyboards
and introducing
the "All New New Guy"
AARON
"A.T." TAYLOR- Lead Guitar, Vocals
(Bill, Survey
Cez, Radio Nationals) (MVP-
2004)
L
to R: Matt, Joey, Cookie, Rob & Aaron
THE
SQUIRRELS:
(March
2005 - Dec. 2007)
ROB- Lead Vocals, Kazoo, etc.
JOEY- Vocals, Guitar, Bass (Co-pilot)
COOKIE &/or HOLLIS THE BUG- Drums & Percussion, Vocals
MATT (aka "Leo Slayer")- Bass, Guitar, Vocals
AARON- Lead Guitar, Vocals
With
occasional assistance from
BRUCE LAVEN &/or
MARK
NICHOLS-
Keyboards, Vocals...
1/18/08 (L to R):
Matt, Cookie, Rusty, Rob, Joey & Aaron
THE
SQUIRRELS:
(aka
"Old Age Urban Squirrels")
(Jan.
2008 - Oct. 2008)
ROB- Lead Vocals, Kazoo, etc.
JOEY- Vocals, Guitar (Co-pilot)
COOKIE- Drums
MATT- Bass, Guitar, Vocals
AARON- Lead Guitar, Vocals
RUSTY
"New NEW GUY" URIE- Keyboards
(Hit Explosion,
Rockaraoke, Smokelahoma, '80s Invasion, etc.)
...plus
special sporadic alumni involvement from
the
likes of Kevin (b), J.T.
(lg), & maybe
Gimpy (d),
or Chuck (g) or... aw hell,
who
knows! Anything is possible
at
THIS
point!
THE
SQUIRRELS, NOW:
(aka
"The For Lease Clovers")
(Oct.
2008 -Dec. 2009*)
ROB
MORGAN- Lead Vocals, Kazoo, etc.
JOEY
KLINE- Vocals, Guitar (Co-pilot)
HOLLIS THE BUG- Drums, Vocals, Glamour
MATT
FOX- Bass, Guitar, Vocals
AARON
"A.T." TAYLOR- Lead Guitar, Vocals
RUSTY
URIE- Keyboards
And a cast of THOUSANDS!
*Yes, Virginia, it's true. After XXXmas 2009, Rob, Joey & the boys plan to put The Squirrels Live Unit on indefinite hiatus, meaning at least as a full time, working live band.
Of course, the Squirrels as a project will continue to roll on, with more Bootlegs, possible live DVDs, & more studio work still to come.
Not to mention the inevitable "Reunion Shows"... I mean, NEVER say "NEVER".
THANK YOU ALL!!! We love you!
