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The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit

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About Me


Members of The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit drew together out of the sheer necessity to create great music. Comprised of former members of The Puffin’ Billies, Oakdale’s now defunct winner of the Modesto Area Music Association’s 2002 award for best country/bluegrass band, Built Like Alaska’s (2002 MAMA: Best Alternative Rock Band) former lead guitarist, and Grandaddy’s (indie-rock pioneers) former drummer, The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit blends superb musicianship with a prolific body of creative songwriting.
In the months following the disbanding of The Puffin’ Billies, Will Taylor (vocals, tenor guitar, harmonica) and Chris Doud (vocals, guitars) devised a challenging scheme that would result in the composition of many fine original songs: THE 52 WEEKS CLUB . Members of the club would take a common word, phrase, or theme each week and use it as the foundation of a new song. Weeks with such themes as “Lazy Train,” “Off the Cuff,” “Johnny Law,” and “Shovel” inspired several possible interpretations to any songwriter interested in taking up the challenge. The new songs would debut on Wednesday nights at the Cow Track Lounge in Oakdale, CA, where club members and other Oakdale alt-country, folk, and bluegrass pickers religiously converge. The Cow Track Road Show often took its Wednesday night regulars outside of Oakdale to showcase new songs, old songs, or favorite songs. With so much budding creativity, however, starting a new band became the next logical step, a band focused on crafting fine original music. The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit has been playing together since early spring of 2005.
Will Taylor and Chris Doud co-front the band, which includes Taylor Webster (bass, vocals), Guido Provalone (pedal steel guitar, electric guitar, banjo), and Aaron Burtch (drums). The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit takes their eclectic Americana style to any folks anxious to have a good time and hear some good, honest music.
growed up in: All Parts, CA
currently resides in: Oakdale, CA
what does: plays COW TRACK , shin digs, horse shows, venues of ill-repute
some time ago: members played with the likes of The Puffin Billies, Stabone and Demar Rock Group, Built Like Alaska, Horsefinder, Grandaddy, The Dallas Horse Thieves, Harry Wavo Trio
influences: Strawberry, Central Valley, Foothills,
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Member Since: 7/18/2005
Band Website: WWW.HECKABAD.COM
Band Members: "THE GAMBLERS PRAYER" - pedal steel, flying v guitar, banjo, dobro, Neil Diamond enthusiast

"DOWN AND DIRTY" CHRIS DOUD- vocals, guitar, tambo, trombone, real estate deals, bike repairs

"STRAIGHT DEALIN" "WILLY TEA" WILL TAYLOR- vocals, tenor guitar, harmonica, banjo, handyman.

"THE FULL BOAT" "EDDIE T." TAYLOR WEBSTER- stand up and electric bass, vocals, leader of the Jazz band

AARON "BABY SQUATCH" BURTCH- drums, landscaping

CANOENU- Inspirational messages and support

Willy Tea SHotgun

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Influences: all sorts
Sounds Like: thrift store, alt-pirate, gypsy, yrekana, cowboy
Record Label: heckabad
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Ask Gambler: November 30, 2007

Hey.  How ya doin'?  Oh, yeah?  Good. Boy, much has transpired since I posted the last column.  MAMAs?  Eh, who the hell cares?  We lost, but we aren't a jam band anyway....
Posted by The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:48:00 PST

Ask Gambler: September 22, 2007

Well cock-a-doodle-doo. How's everybody doing this time around?  I'm hanging in, enjoying the changes in the weather.  It rained last night and this morning, and my flimsy green bean trellis...
Posted by The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 04:43:00 PST

Ask Gambler: July 30, 2007

Aloha, ramblers,   This column wound up being pretty damn long, so I won't spend much time shilly-shallying.  We've got two principle themes: violent women and music.  Just keep in min...
Posted by The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:23:00 PST

Ask Gambler: July 12, 2007

Welcome back, amigos. Sorry I've been away so long.  I've missed all of you terribly.  So many things have happened since last we've spoke.  But let's not dwell on the passed few months...
Posted by The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:56:00 PST

Ask Gambler: April 11, 2007

Welcome friends old and new.  Today, we examine three compelling questions about relationships.  In the first, we dive into the crucial issue of trust.  In the second, we get real about...
Posted by The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:55:00 PST

Ask Gambler: April 6, 2007

Hi,   How's everybody been?  I've been lonesome.  No one asks me questions anymore.  Ever hear that Blaze Foley song "Clay Pigeons"?  That's how I'm feeling.  I can't g...
Posted by The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:11:00 PST

Ask Gambler: March 2, 2007

How do, ramblers?   Where did the month of February go?  It seems like only yesterday I was sharing my insight with all you kind and gentle folk, galvanized in my mission to offer my advice ...
Posted by The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 09:56:00 PST

Ask Gambler: January 9, 2007

Howdy, partners!  I hope the first week of 2007 has treated all of you well.  I'm hanging in there.  I took quite a bit of money in TGLTSO's first poker game of the New Year.  We'v...
Posted by The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:48:00 PST

Ask Gambler: December 29, 2006

Brothers and Sisters! New Years Eve is coming up.  The gig at The Plough and Stars in S.F. is tomorrow night.  And people are still craving answers to their most provocative questions from y...
Posted by The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:11:00 PST

Ask Gambler: December 27, 2006

Welcome back, folks, Son of a bitch!  We only have three questions this time, but the write-ins all have several questions embedded in them and my responses are long as a dago's dong.  I won...
Posted by The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 03:23:00 PST