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1000 Yard Stare

Blue Music From a Red State

About Me

Hailing from scenic Boise, Idaho, 1000 Yard Stare is comprised of a bunch of old Boise pickers, who have played together in different configurations for many years now. We focus on original tunes, written by the two Mikes.Percussion: Pat Reid. Pat owns a printing company here in town and slaps djembe, congas and anybody who doesn't call him sir.Bass: Tom Eaton. Tom makes his living as a male prostitute who never has a repeat customer. It's not much of a living, really.Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Bazouki, lead vocals and harmonies: Mike Young. Mike has a degree in Psych, which comes in handy with this band.Acoustic Guitar, Dobro, Banjo, lead vocals and harmonies: Mike Rogers. Mike owns a custom jewelry shop in town and is a fine artist as well.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Member Since: 2/10/2007
Band Website: 1000yardstare.com
Band Members: Mike Young, Pat Reid, Tom Eaton & Mike Rogers
Influences: Gram Parsons, Darrell Scott, David Olney, Townes, the Grateful Dead, the Band, the Long Ryders, Jason and the Scorchers, the Byrds, Jimi, Clarence White, Tony Rice, Frank Zappa, etc.
Sounds Like: Townes, Gram and the Band in a 3-way collision. There are no survivors.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

all new tunes

Hey ya'll, Don Cunningham of Cunningham Audio was running the sound for us on Friday night at the "Music on the Lake Series" at Lake Harbor.  He was kind enough to record the show, so we finally ...
Posted by 1000 Yard Stare on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 02:10:00 PST

carter is a capo-thievin' bastich!

Well, Carter was at my house again, took my Santa Cruz and brought it back all screwed up.  As usual.  And then I look around and my entire capo collection is GONE.  Including my grandm...
Posted by 1000 Yard Stare on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 10:10:00 PST

the greencards kick ass!

holy mother of mary.  Mike and I caught the Greencards at the Egyptian here in Boise tonight and what a show!  Damn those guys kick ass.  do not miss them.  ever.  If your wif...
Posted by 1000 Yard Stare on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:34:00 PST