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P R E V I
O U S - M E M B E R S
 BLECKERT,
MATT
Drums,
2010
Rock steady and
groovalicious, Matt paced TWBA through its busiest spring and
summer in years in 2010, laying down the rhythm on stages big
and small. A veteran of the South Sound music scene, Matt has
played with several bands over the years. His latest project,
J
Mac Cadillac,
continues to tour the local circuit.
 CHAVEZ, ART
Drums,
1993
Joined in 1993.
Played over a dozen shows with the band at venues ranging from
the Off Ramp to the Swan Café. Recorded TWBA's first demo
(Sea Bus, Freak Show, Ghost in My Head,
and Monster Song). Impressed the whole band one night
in Pioneer Square when, after finishing a set with TWBA, went
over to another bar a few doors down and sat in with a blues
band. Currently living his wife Gayle in San Jose, CA, where
he is playing
regularly
on the club and festival circuits.
 FOX,
JENNY
Backing
vocals, percussion, 1994-1995
Armed with a
microphone and a tambourine, Jenny arrived as Brenda Hazen's
replacement shortly after the Hazens left. She was also a lyricist
and guitarist/bass player. She shared lead duties with Brenda
and Mary Beth one fabled night at the Swan Cafe, when MB was
ailing with the flu. But her stay was a relatively short one,
unfotunately, and her singing never made it onto a TWBA recording.
Now with Way
South.
 GUNN, CHRIS
Bass,
2003
His was a short
stint, as far as TWBA enlistments go, but Chris stuck around
long enough to lay down the bass tracks on War Stories (2003) and play a handful
of shows. Chris, a solo artist from Port Townsend with several
self-released albums under his belt, gave War Stories
just the right amount of dirt and punk rock ethos. Instead of
trying to pick up where Jay had left off, he made his own sound.
Grrrr.
 HAZEN, BRENDA
Back-up vocals, percussion, 1993-1995
Brenda joined
shortly after Dan and ended up singing back-up vocals on "Hymn
522" and "Fear" on Hazen (1995). Banged the heck out of a wood block when
necessary. Impressed the band a year earlier when she sang Jefferson
Airplane's "White Rabbit" at a barbecue in Smokey Point,
Wash. Currently living with her husband, Dan, and two children
in nearby Marysville, where she sings with the band Soulcurve.
 HAZEN,
DAN
Drums,
1993-1995
Dan played on
TWBA's first release, a 5-song EP entitled Hazen (1995). Appreciated
for his leadership skills and infectious enthusiasm, Dan (along
with his wife, Brenda) had to leave TWBA for domestic reasons
(i.e., work, children, etc.). An hour-long commute from Smokey
Point to Georgetown for practice twice a week made the decision
easier. Currently serving as a music director at Allen Creek
and drummer of Soulcurve.
 MILLER, STEVE
Bass,
1993-1997
TWBA owes its
name to Miller, who culled The Whole Bolivian Army from
a page-long list of potential names, including Epstein's Mother,
Hairnet Fiasco and Stop Hitting Me. Steve played
on several early TWBA recordings, two of which saw the light
of day: Hazen (1995) and The Whole Bolivian
Army
(1997). After TWBA parted ways with him in the spring of 1997,
Steve left the band with, among other things, a self-monitoring
cheese detector.
 MONGRAIN, MIKE
Drums,
2009
Okay, Mike only
lasted one show with us, due to other commitments on his part
and general slacker-ness on ours. But oh my, the guy could play.
Imagine Keith Moon and John Bonham mating in outer space (or
something similarly cataclysmic). Mike, whose resume includes
stints with Tad and Love
Battery,
truly brought it. Alas, only one semi-sober audience (at a show
in Lakewood, WA!?!) witnessed his muscular tribute to rock and
roll.
 PERRY,
JAY
Bass,
1997-2004
The throbbing
undercurrent on Spinner (1998), Amnesty (1999), and Be (2001), Jay gave the
band the confidence it needed to be true to its own voice. He
also earned quite a few devoted fans, all of whom watched in
rapt silence as he rocked and swayed behind his stand-up fretless
bass. It wasn't so much the notes he played but what he did with
the space between them.
RANDALL,
CHUCK
Drums,
1998-1999
A peanut-butter-lov'n,
ham-fisted Michigan transplant who constantly challenges himself
on the drums, Chuck played with TWBA briefly at the end of 1998
and into the spring of 1999 (including an amazing show at the
ol' Crocodile one cold Saturday night!) before musical differences
surfaced.
 STANDLEY,
JOHN
Drums,
1994, 1999
John enjoyed
two separate stints with the band. He joined TWBA for a few months
in 1994 until personality differences made his first stay in
the band a short one. He then took over for Chuck in April of
1999, but stayed only briefly due to prior commitments. Unfortunately
for TWBA, his playing never made it onto an album (at least not
yet). He's a natural on the drums and an all around good egg.
 WARBURTON,
DAVE
Drums,
1995-1999, 2003
Monster of groove
and all things -alicious, Dave logged five years with the band
over three separate periods. He first joined TWBA in early '95.
He left toward the end of 1998 before rejoining the following
summer to record Amnesty (1999). He left again
shortly thereafter, but briefly rejoined in the fall of 2002
to record War
Stories
(2003). In all, he played nearly 200 shows with the band while
recording four full-length albums, one demo and several preproduction
and live tapes. He went on to play with the Souvenirs and Redneck
Girlfriend, among others.
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