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Ninja Slap

About Me

With a small town in desperate need of some Rock n' Roll, musicians were needed to fill that hole. Those musicians were there, but needed to be united. The three original folks were Bob "Looks-Good-Naked" Bumgarner, Billy "Gamemaster" Gallagher and Eamonn "Insulin-Queen" Rockwell. Upon playing a little show as the Fridge Raid Brigade, a real name, bassist and drummer were needed. All three were granted quickly. The name changed that very night, when Billy, using one of his many card games, randomly came upon the name that would stick like blood to a blood-strip. Erik "Hair-Over-There" Dever and Charlie "Plays-Many-Instruments" Himel were recruited into the group due to their skills in the field of rocking. And little has changed since then, except for the increase in skill level and fame. The group still writes music that sounds different than most anything that you will listen to, but at the same time is familiar, so it balances out. Listen to Ninja Slap, tell everyone you know, spread the word and contact us at ninjaslapband on AIM, or [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you, even more so if you have a show you want us to play at. Thanks, and don't ever stop rocking!

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Member Since: 15/09/2005
Band Website: www.purevolume.com/ninjaslap
Band Members: Bob Bumgarner: Guitar, Bass. Jaw-Harp.Erik Dever: Bass, Guitar, some Vocals.Charlie Himel: Drums, Bass, something that we don't need yet but will soon.Eamonn Rockwell: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Lead Vocals, Backup Vocals.
Influences: Jimi Hendrix, The Ramones, AC/DC, The Who, The Mothers of Invention, Aerosmith, Run-DMC, Public Enemy, Led Zeppelin, The Datsuns, The Doors, The French Kicks, Ten Years After, Grateful Dead, Grupa 220, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Phish, Santana, Queen, The Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, The White Stripes, Van Halen, The Beatles, Frank Zappa, Cat Stevens, Crosby/Stills/Nash and Young, The New Electric, The Polyphonic Spree, The Flaming Lips, Guns n' Roses, Cake, Beck, Jeff Beck, Cream, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Richie Havens, Andrew WK, Janis Joplin, The Stooges, The Velvet Underground, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, Radiohead, David Bowie, Blackalicious, The Cars, The Rolling Stones, The Band, Dr. John, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, The Strokes, Bob Marley, Black Sabbath, The Who, Hot Hot Heat, Ima Robot, Vendetta Red, Steve Johnson, Les Paul, Modest Mouse, The Pixies, T. Rex, Elton John, The Double, G3, Modest Mouse, The Hives, The Vines, Daft Punk, Fatboy Slim, Traffic, The Pillows,
Sounds Like: Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Mothers of Invention, The Smashing Pumpkins, Phish, The Rolling Stones, System of a Down, The Datsuns, The Velvet Underground,
Record Label: The one we don't belong to

My Blog

Questions

1. Ninja Slap?A band that's been around for quite some time. Often dubbed "the hardest working band in Falls Church", this quartet is on the verge of recording their first full album ever. After playi...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:55:00 GMT

Possible reunion tour

In these past several months, the members of NS have gone to colleges (William and Mary, Mary Washington, GMU, Aushwitz). While much learning of facts and books occured, and other bands were created b...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:43:00 GMT

General updateness

There isn't too much to report that you don't already know. We're working on a recording, we're trying to get more shows in and we have only a short time before we have to go to college/get shipped of...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:21:00 GMT

The good, the war crimes, and the very, very ugly.

The concert you witnessed on Saturday was amazing from a musical standpoint. However, that was the only part that was good, aside from most of the fans who attended. Allow me to explain both the good ...
Posted by on Mon, 15 May 2006 12:38:00 GMT

Check out this event: PARTY CONCERT!

Hosted By: Ninja SlapWhen: Sunday Apr 16, 2006 at 7:30 PMWhere: Eamonn's House of Rock111 E. Jefferson St.Falls Church, VA 22046USDescription:Ninja Slap Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:54:00 GMT

Make Something Happen. To Us. That's Good.

There is little of importance at this moment in the Ninja Slap solar system. We're trying to get recording time, but I feel that hell will freeze over before we do it with the person we're supposed to...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 18:36:00 GMT

Things that are happening

Contrary to the title, there is little or nothing happening to Ninja Slap at the moment. We're preparing for our next concert (whenever that is) and we were supposed to record today, but some members ...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:14:00 GMT

Lack of knowledge: a cancer to good times.

Happy Vday! Yes, it's that time of year where we celebrate the Victory in World War Two, although I can't remember which part we won. Anyway, we have a bunch of new info regarding concerts that may sh...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:09:00 GMT

We've got nothing.

A slow news day is gripping the Ninja Slap community. We're trying to have this concert on the 24th, but stuff keeps coming up that makes the certainty ambiguous. If it does happen, it'll be awesome b...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:18:00 GMT

Holy Shit! This is getting huge!

Oh man. Wow. This Ninjapalüza is getting bigger than I ever thought possible, and nothing has really even happened yet! We put up an ad on myspace and craigslist, and almost immideatly bands were emai...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:49:00 GMT