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What
followed was a series of negotiations in order to secure the salaries
of Bundy and Gary. This would involve countless lawyers and would
eventually take 2 years to resolve. Once settled, the band started
rehearsals in a manic fashion, knocking off 15 songs in 3 hours!
Needless to say this arrangement would work quite well in the coming
years.
The
guitarist of the group, Dave (King Kong Bundy) Thomas was not musically
gifted as a youth but is a true testament to hard work and determination.
Never believing for a moment that he couldn’t be a shredder,
he proceeded to practice upwards of 10 hours a day! Of course he
never turned down an offer to tilt a few wobbly pops and cut into
his wood shedding time!
This
of course would lead to thestyle
known
as
chromatic madness and once you've heard it, you never forget it! If you've ever heard Alex Skolnik then you know his style... Big
Don or Theron if you must is a contrast in style and technique. He
is a firm believer in freestyle drumming and timing. Not as studious
as Bundy, or as drunken, Big Don is easy going and outgoing. Whilst
Bundy was being a hermit, Theron was hanging out at pool halls and
Streetsville car bashes. It is amazing that Bundy (Dave) was able
to build up a tolerance to alcohol!!!
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