Leon & The Mad

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Member Since: 10/30/2005
Band Website: kaatzamusic.com
Band Members:

Leon Portelance, aka, The Katz

See latest stories on Yahoo! NewsBUY A BOOK!Leon is also an author. His first novel was published under the pen name, "Edgar Ramsey," and his second novel was just released under his own name. If you like a good thriller, please support an independent author and buy a copy today! Leon now has a MySpace profile for his writing, Ramsey Books , check it out.New Release!Welcome to the New America!ISBN: 0-9769592-2-4
Fiction: Political Thriller
Perfect Softcover - 251 pages
Publisher: Ramsey Books
Retail: $13.95 – Available here for only $10.00, autographed by the author!
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2CheckOut.com Inc. (Ohio, USA) is an authorized retailer for goods and services provided by Ramsey Books. If you have trouble with this form you can also buy the book here .What if the president declared martial law?
What if the Constitution was suspended?
What if the secret police came knocking on your door?Description:Book one in a series of three volumes, chronicles the plight of six unlikely American heroes as they struggle for their very survival against the evil fascists that have taken over the White House and the country.It is the year 2010. America is now ruled by the iron fist of the president turned dictator, John M. Forrest, known only by his middle initial. The Constitution has been suspended. Congress is now little more than a rubber-stamp for the Executive Branch, and martial law has been imposed from coast to coast. Fundamentalist Christianity and corporatism rule supreme: faith before reason. An unlikely group of heroes band together--Eileen Hunter, a lesbian and former soldier; Terry Khan, a Muslim boy; Archie Kane, a middle-aged, liberal school teacher; Jack "JD" Daniels, a computer hacker extraordinaire; his mother, Shirley "Daisy" Daniels, a colorful old hippie; and her friend, Sam Brown, a Native-American and Vietnam vet--to struggle for their very survival against the evil forces of sadistic Commander Hermann Gotthard; his side-kick, Captain Paul Johnson, of the NYC SSB (Special Services Branch) and Colonel James Davenport, Commandant of Camp Southern Fortress, a brutal concentration forced-labor camp in southern Texas. Their only crime is their mere existence. Their only hope is to make it north across the forty-ninth parallel into Canada, which is still a democracy. Read an Excerpt . . .ISBN 0-9769592-0-8
Fiction: Horror/Thriller
Perfect Bound Softcover - 280 pages
Publisher: Ramsey Books
Retail: $12.95 - Available here for only $10.95, autographed by the author!
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2CheckOut.com Inc. (Ohio, USA) is an authorized retailer for goods and services provided by Ramsey Books. If you have trouble with this form you can also buy the book here .A tale of lost gold, a deadly curse and the quest to solve a hundred year old mystery.Description:Somewhere in the steep, rugged mountains surrounding Pitt Lake, British Columbia, is a fabulous hidden treasure: a lost gold mine. Slumach was executed for murder in 1891, but as the noose was placed around his neck, he cursed his secret glory hole and anyone who ever tried to find it. Over the next century, at least forty people have died and many others were injured in the hunt for this long lost legend. And still, year after year, the search goes on.UBC Professor, Dr. Paul Gregory and his pretty graduate assistant Bev Dayton with their colorful native guide Simon George, collide head-on with con-men Kevin Macarthur and Randy Smith, as both parties try to solve a mystery that has baffled seasoned prospectors and tenderfoots alike for over a century. "Nika memloose . . . Mine memloose" (When I die, the mine dies.)Read an Excerpt . . .A nuke could ruin your day!
Or a nuclear meltdown at your local power plant!
Or exposure to unsafe nuclear waste . . .
Say, "No" to Nukes!

It’s easy to do nothing!
It’s easy to pretend
that millions aren’t starving or dying of AIDS
while we turn away...
Please stop pretending!!!
-Leon & The Mad

The Mad and Friends
Vocals: Zoox "Space" Colby, Byron Gunderson, Leon Portelance, Sean "Julio" Vance and special guest, Billy Cowsill, on "20 Years Ago Today."BG Vocals: Byron Gunderson, Sheila Miller Bower, Sean "Julio" Vance and the Mad Choir.
Electric Guitar: Konrad Breuers, Brian McCloud, Art Nesbit-Jones, Leon Portelance, John Roles, Brent Shindel, Steve "Holly" Tucker, Bret Wade.
Acoustic Guitar: Byron Gunderson, Leon Portelance.
Keyboards: Hermann Fhrum, Leon Portelance,
Bass Guitar: Donny Cummings, Leon Portelance, Dave Quarterman, Joel Wade.
Drums: Ian Armour, Geof Eyre, Marc La France
Cello: Diane Berthelsdorf.
Trumpet: Steve Yogi
Sax & Flute: Ross Barrett.
Accordian: Sheila Miller Bower.
Samplers: Jeff Dyke.
MIDI Programming and Special Effects: Leon Portelance.

Recording Engineers: Gerry Gagnon, Bart Gurr, Rolf Hennemann, Leon Portelance, Keith Stein, Ian Tarasoff.
Recorded & Mixed at: Bullfrog Recording Studios,The Bunker and Mushroom Studios,Vancouver, Canada; Songbird Studios, Sonora, California.
Produced by: Leon Portelance
All songs & lyrics composed/written by Leon Portelance, copyright © 1970-2007 Leon Portelance, Kaatza Music Publishing (SOCAN).
All rights reserved. No unauthorized commercial use permitted.

This site is dedicated in loving memory of Brenda.PICTURE SHOW - A brief pictorial history of Leon’s musical journey with family at the end:

Influences: Gosh, where to start? Beatles, Stones, Cream, Doors, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Simon & Garfunkel. Santana, Chicago, John Mahal, Jethro Tull, Little River Band, Bob Dylan, The Band, The Mamas and the Papas, Dr. John, Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac, Doobie Brothers, Queen, Little Feat, Heart, Jim Croche, The Eagles, Toto, Alman Brothers, Styx, Kansas, Boston, Billy Joel, Elton John, Bruce Coburn, Gordon Lightfoot, Johnny Winters, Edgar Winters, Harry Chapin; Christian: Phil Keaggy, Rich Mullin, Petra, Michael W Smith, Paul Baloche; Film Music: Hans Zimmer, John Williams; Classical: Bach, Beethoven, Mozart . . . I could go on and on. There is so much great music out there. Also tons of great new talent right here on MySpace!
Sounds Like: My pop tunes have been accused at various times of sounding like the Beatles and Queen. Classically I am a big Beethoven fan.
Type of Label: Indie