Somewhat Slack

THERE IS A LOT OF HISTORY BEHIND THIS BAND SO WE WILL TRY AND SUM IT UP AS BRIEFLY AS POSSIBLE. ALL BAND MEMBERS ARE FRIENDS FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOL DAYS AND HAVE PLAYED IN SEVERAL BANDS WITH AND WITHOUT EACH OTHER PRIOR TO THE FORMATION OF SOMEWHAT SLACK. BASICALLY, THE BIRTH OF SOMEWHAT SLACK CAME OUT OF A BAND OF LONG AGO (1987) CALLED "TWISTY BEAST". TWISTY BEAST CONSISTED OF: GRIMLY ON GUITAR, TONY ON DRUMS, STEVE AS THE SINGER, AND WHOEVER WE COULD GET TO PLAY BASS. HOWEVER, KEITH GENERALLY FILLED IN ON BASS FOR US.

AFTER PLAYING A BUNCH OF PARTIES AND ONE LAST BIG SHOW AT FLINT'S CAPITAL THEATER, STEVE LEFT THE BAND TO GO SERVE HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE. AFTER TWISTY BEAST, GRIMLY, TONY, AND PAT PLAYED TOGETHER IN SISTER MORPHINE WITH DENNIS HEGG AND CHUCK TAYLOR. CHUCK DIED AND THE BOYS DECIDED TO CARRY ON WITHOUT A LEAD VOCALIST WHICH STARTED THE ORIGINAL LINEUP OF SOMEWHAT SLACK IN THE 1990'S. THEY CHOSE NOT TO HAVE A LEAD SINGER AS ALL OF THE BAND MEMBERS TOOK A ROLL IN THE TASK OF SINGING THE SONGS.

THE BAND SAW A LOT OF SUCCESS IN THE FLINT AREA DURING THIS TIME, PLAYED A LOT OF SHOWS, RECORDED AN ALBUM AND DEVELOPED SOMEWHAT OF A LARGE FOLLOWING. THE BAND THEN BROKE UP AS SOME OF THE MEMBERS HAD TO MOVE ON TO FULFILL THEIR CAREER OPTIONS.

AROUND THE BEGINNING OF 2003, STEVE, PAT AND GRIMLY STARTED JAMMING TOGETHER AGAIN, PLAYING THE OLD TWISTY BEAST SONGS, THE SOMEWHAT SLACK SONGS AS WELL AS FOOLING AROUND WITH SOME COVER SONGS. THE BAND WAS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. THE JAM SESSIONS WENT GREAT LIKE WE NEVER STOPPED PLAYING. THE JAM SESSIONS HAVE BEEN FUN AND AFTER A SUCCESSFUL SHOW AT THE LOFT BAR, OPENING FOR THE "RATS OF UNUSUAL SIZE" THE BAND DECIDED TO GET MOVING AHEAD FULL FORCE AGAIN.