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Wichita Mad

This is the least embarrassing part of who I am.

About Me

My name is Oliver Priddy and I am 24 years old. I'm from Southern Illinois and I am an unsuccessful singer/songwriter. This project is called Wichita Mad and it consists of two guitarists/singers: myself and Steve Henderson.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/25/2007
Band Members: Well there's definitely me and Steve... after that it's kind of up in the air.
Influences: Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Songs: Ohia, Will Oldham, Elliott Smith, Sparklehorse...
Sounds Like: I've been told it sounds like Neil Young with more harmony. Others have compared it to the Doves, Iron and Wine, America, Elliott Smith, and any number of other artists that I may or may not have been deliberately ripping off.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

my songs

I pretend like writing songs is my way of expressing my connection to the universe, but it’s not.  It’s just my way of trying to get people to feel sorry for me regardi...
Posted by Wichita Mad on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:57:00 PST

Back in school

Going to school for things I don't care about and working 60 hours a week on the evening shift in a factory that's poisoning the earth and making money off of our country's dependence on oil.  I ...
Posted by Wichita Mad on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:02:00 PST

I hate it here.

Last week would have been Adeline and Georgia's first birthday.  Every day it gets harder and harder for me to look around and see anything at all about this place that I like.&nbs...
Posted by Wichita Mad on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:51:00 PST

The State Line

I think I saw hell once.  When my wife and I got married we took a week long trip out west for our honeymoon.  We went on Historic Route 66 through Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and into New Me...
Posted by Wichita Mad on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:41:00 PST

Something is wrong with me.

I am slowly approaching the one year anniversary of my daughters' deaths and I can barely remember anything that has happened in the last year.  They were born on the 24th of August.  A...
Posted by Wichita Mad on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:51:00 PST