Member Since: 1/30/2007
Band Website: www.blameitoncain.com
Band Members: Sam Boettcher
Singin'
NICKNAME: I go by anything
"AGE": 32 (DOB: 12/30/1976)
GROUPIE STATUS: attached
OFFSPRING: Multiple (all boys)
HOBBIES OTHER THAN MUSIC: Being a dad, coaching little league.
INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: Define "play"
FAVORITE BIOC LIVE SONG: Atuna or The Turn
FAVORITE SONG ON RHYTHM SCHISM: Atuna or Let it Go
FONDEST BIOC MEMORY: Playing with Brian Vander Ark (of The Verve Pipe)
FAVORITE GREAT MOOD SONG: Dancin' With The Angels by Arcade (Stephen Pearcy of Ratt side project)
FAVORITE BAD MOOD SONG: Animal I Have Become by Three Days Grace
FAVORITE SAD MOOD SONG: Indifference by Pearl Jam
FAVORITE "THE MOOD" SONG: Crash (Into Me) by Dave Matthews Band
FAVORITE BAND: It's a tie between Pearl Jam, Dokken, 7 Mary 3, Stone Temple Pilots & Guns N' Roses
FAVORITE VINYL ALBUM YOU OWN(ED): Thriller by Michael Jackson
FAVORITE CASSETTE TAPE YOU OWN(ED): Use Your Illusion II by Guns N' Roses or Back for the Attack by Dokken
BAND YOU'D DO ANYTHING TO PLAY ONE SHOW WITH: Dokken or Pearl Jam
FAVORITE MOVIE(S):
Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Boogie Nights, & Magnolia
REGULARLY WATCHED TV SHOWS (CURRENT): How I Met Your Mother, Prison Break, Bones, Fringe, Lost, The Office, Kitchen Nightmares/Hell's Kitchen, One Tree Hill, and most VH1 Reality Shows.
FAVORITE TV SHOW FROM THE PAST: Buffy, Angel, and Firefly
SAM IS: so many different things.
STEVE IS: the reluctant Lead Guitarist, which is silly because he's freakin' brilliant!
AL IS: the shoeless drummer and the smarty pants of the bunch.
JIM IS: the beer guy:)-
Steve Draganchuk
Guitarin'
NICKNAME: Dragon, Chuck, Deemogorgan
"AGE": 37
GROUPIE STATUS: Me or my wife?
OFFSPRING: Nick & Joe
HOBBIES OTHER THAN MUSIC: Changing diapers (see above)
INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: Guitar, Bandura
FAVORITE BIOC LIVE SONG: The one Al plays on
FAVORITE SONG ON RHYTHM SCHISM: The one about the Russian mail-order bride
FONDEST BIOC MEMORY: Being told by the judges at a 'Battle of the Bands' that we were "too good" to win. Huh?
FAVORITE GREAT MOOD SONG: "My Morning Song" - The Black Crowes
FAVORITE BAD MOOD SONG: "Go Away" - Living Colour (live version: 11/7/2003)
FAVORITE SAD MOOD SONG: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" - Bobby McFerrin
FAVORITE "THE MOOD" SONG: "Spanked" - Van Halen
FAVORITE BAND: Mr. Crow's Garden
FAVORITE VINYL ALBUM YOU OWN(ED): I don't think I've ever owned one.
FAVORITE CASSETTE TAPE YOU OWN(ED): "Become What You Are" - Juliana Hatfield 3
BAND YOU'D DO ANYTHING TO PLAY ONE SHOW WITH: Chickenfoot
FAVORITE MOVIE(S):
The 'Die Hard' quadrilogy
REGULARLY WATCHED TV SHOWS (CURRENT): Letterman
FAVORITE TV SHOW FROM THE PAST: Hmmmm... just Letterman, really.
SAM IS: the singer, right? His digitally-imprinted voice is the source of my not-so-secret man-crush.
STEVE IS: eating lunch and filling this thing out.
AL IS: sometimes goofy, recently bald, and more responsible for the evolution and improvement of BIOC's sound than he realizes.
JIM IS: still new, but brings us free beer, so he can't be all that bad.
Jim Lorino
Bassin'
NICKNAME: Big Guy, C5 - don't call me Jimmy.
"AGE": 44 (6/30/64)
GROUPIE STATUS: Married up
OFFSPRING: 3 daughters (21 and twins 14) – and yes, I own guns
HOBBIES OTHER THAN MUSIC: Making beer and putting it in trucks; attending and viewing athletic competitions
INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: I do not play a musical instrument, I'm strictly eye-candy
FAVORITE BIOC LIVE SONG: TBD
FAVORITE SONG ON RHYTHM SCHISM: Yesterday's Happy - it really has a deeper meaning and cultural significance (seriously)
FONDEST BIOC MEMORY: When they told me I was in the band - "You like me, you really like me!"
FAVORITE GREAT MOOD SONG: Right Now or Top Of The World - Van Hagar; That Was A Crazy Game Of Poker, O.A.R. My favorite guilty pleasure is Your Love by The Outfield (The Josie song) - love playing it live too AND Michael Jackson, Man In The Mirror
FAVORITE BAD MOOD SONG: Click, Click, Boom – Saliva (I’ve never seen The Fast & The Furious); I usually try to listen to the ‘great mood’ songs to get me out of a bad mood.
FAVORITE SAD MOOD SONG: Leave Me Alone - Pretty much anything by Joy Division and some New Order (Love Will Tear Us Apart, Ceremony, etc.); The Weight and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – The Band; Brian Wilson – Barenaked Ladies
FAVORITE "THE MOOD" SONG: Anything by Depeche Mode - my wife loves it, I'm always in the mood! Chuck Is In Love, Ricki Lee Jones; Don't Dream Its Over, Crowded House; Io Vagobondo (Che Non Sono Altro) Live – Nomadi; I Touch Myself, Divynils (only if necessary)
FAVORITE BAND: Yipes!
FAVORITE VINYL ALBUM YOU OWN(ED): You Get What You Play For, REO Speedwagon (when they had a pair)
FAVORITE CASSETTE TAPE YOU OWN(ED): The Pretender, Jackson Brown
BAND YOU'D DO ANYTHING TO PLAY ONE SHOW WITH: Steward Gilligan Griffin. Not sure of anyone current. The Who or The Clash at their peak. O.A.R. Barenaked Ladies – not because I’m fanatic, but they’re great musicians with great sense of humor and passionate loyal fan base (despite being Canadian)
FAVORITE MOVIE(S):
Any of the Godfather series (including 3 – not that bad); Gangs of New York; Spinal Tap; John Adams (the HBO series); 300; LA Confidential
REGULARLY WATCHED TV SHOWS (CURRENT): Any estrogen driven HGTV / A&E / etc. decorating, real estate, or fashion show. American Idol; So You Think You Can Dance (not homophobic, but that’s a pretty gay list). Locked Up Abroad; Intervention; 48 hours. Family Guy holds its own special category of brilliance – Stewie and Brian are shear genius.
FAVORITE TV SHOW FROM THE PAST: Bosom Buddies
SAM IS: very happy that the new bass player makes him look skinny.
STEVE IS: waiting for a string to break.
AL IS: very busy with family, school, work, bands, and very large Great Dane turds.
JIM IS: trying really hard to think of a witty pithy answer for this section.
Al Sumner
Drummin'
NICKNAME: depends on the situation
"AGE": 40 (DOB: 9/21/68)
GROUPIE STATUS: Just one.
OFFSPRING: Just one.
HOBBIES OTHER THAN MUSIC: motorcycle racing and being art director.
INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: drums, acoustic guitar (6 & 12-string)
FAVORITE BIOC LIVE SONG: WGFA (I get to pretend I'm Keith freaking Moon!). Fave tune of ours live is currently Devil and Sucking In The Walls.
FAVORITE SONG ON RHYTHM SCHISM: Yesterday's Happy. That song still fires me up when I hear it.
FONDEST BIOC MEMORY: Walking on stage the first time with BIOC.
FAVORITE GREAT MOOD SONG: Gimme Some Water by Eddie Money
FAVORITE BAD MOOD SONG: Turning Japanese by the Vapors.
FAVORITE SAD MOOD SONG: These Days by R.E.M.
FAVORITE "THE MOOD" SONG: Brick House by The Commodores.
FAVORITE BAND: The Monkees. Without them I'd have never believed I could be a musician.
FAVORITE VINYL ALBUM YOU OWN(ED): Kiss Alive
FAVORITE CASSETTE TAPE YOU OWN(ED): Peter Gabriel Plays Live.
BAND YOU'D DO ANYTHING TO PLAY ONE SHOW WITH: Since all bands HAVE drummers, I'd love to share a stage with Peter Frampton or Michelle Branch.
FAVORITE MOVIE(S):
REGULARLY WATCHED TV SHOWS (CURRENT): Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother
FAVORITE TV SHOW FROM THE PAST: VH1 Bands Reunited. Someday, BIOC will be on there!
SAM IS: A prolific lyricist whose on-stage persona is really starting to reveal itself. He's the chocolate coating of BIOC.
STEVE IS: Amazingly humble for a lead guitar player. Amazing creativity. When I grow up I wanna be just like him. Only without the curfew. He's the chewy, noughat at the center of BIOC.
AL IS: Part of the witness relocation program. I'm the nut.
JIM IS: Not going to like the BIOC initiation ceremony. Due to insufficient data, until further notice I'll say he's the caramel of BIOC.
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Influences: A pat-on-the-back to Rich, Doc, and Bozz.
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Record Label: Cainable Records