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DanO von Drat

You smell of fear and that cheap lotion.

About Me

The von Drats!Would you believe.......? My name is DanO von Drat AKA El Sicodelico of the Blue Demon's C.O.J. series AKA DanO Villano AKA "OUR MAN DANO." I play bass in a surf/60's style garage band called The von Drats. We are the co-hosts of the Annual Great Lakes Surf Battle and have just released an EP "Shut Up Already!!! Here Are Three Songs...None Of Which Are Misirlou!" and have an upcoming single being released on Boppa do Down Records. I have a knack for playing masked wrestlers and detectives in indy films. Far out. The von Drats website is vondrats.com. Visit us on myspace while your here. Also, visit each of the boys and our sis as well!

Trevor von Drat, guitar and vocals

Leonard von Drat, drums

Dave "The Pyramid" von Drat,keys

Steve von Drat, guitar

Holly von Drat, Beat Girl

And when we're lucky, we have our bro howlin' along with us;

The Wolfman!

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My Interests

..Rock 'N Roll, Old Country, Industrial, Surf, Metal, Mob movies, Horror, Goodfellas, the Halloween series, the Hanibal Lecter series, The Evil Dead, zombies, werewolves, vampires, Frankenstein, mummies, Lucha Libre, Pro-wrestling, Tikis,playing bass guitar, beer, whiskey, books, history, the Paranormal, UFO's, Bigfoot and unidentified creature sightings, ghosts, fishing, bowling, etc. Superstar Billy Graham says; "I eat T-bone steaks, I lift barbell plates, I'm sweeter than a German chocolate cake. I'm the reflection of perfection, the number one selection. I'm the man of the hour, the man with the power, too sweet to be sour. The ladies' pet, the men's regret, where what you see is what you get, and what you don't see, is better yet."

I'd like to meet:

"Turn your backs now and you snuff out the fragile candles of Blues, R&B and Soul, and when those flames flicker and expire, the light of the world is extinguished because the music which has moved mankind through seven decades leading to the millennium will whither and die on the vine of abandonment and neglect."- Elwood J. BluesI would like to meet people into rock'n roll,sharing info on cultures, bands, movies, books, masked wrestlers, day old donuts, gorillas, surf musicians, werewolves, vampires, heroes and heels, to have dinner with Hannibal Lecter, 2 pieces of dry white toast, 4 fried chickens and a coke. Make that a Pepsi.My good friend Dr. Tiki Wagner! Visit Tiki Tena, the Lady of Surf on Myspace. Click here for Tiki Tena

Music:

Rock 'N Roll, Punk, Surf, Metal, Motown,Industrial,Old Country,Old R'n B,Black Sabbath, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash....not the mournful later years stuff, The Carter Family, The Phantom Surfers, Frank Sinatra, Stompin' Tom, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Patsy Cline, Buck Owens, Ray Price, James Brown, Jim Reeves, Deadbolt, The Misfits, The Ramones, The Trashmen, Sex Pistols, The Mummies, The late great Wilson Pickett, The Ghastly Ones, Rob/White Zombie, Elvis, Motorhead, Black Flag, Booker T and the MG's, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Throbbing Gristle, Samhain, Danzig, Clutch,The Bomboras,Loretta Lynn, the Detroit Cobras, The Tornados, The Ventures, P-Funk, Gene Vincent, The Sonics, The Stranglers,Link Wray, Satan's Pilgrims, the Finks,Eddie and the Showmen,Otis Redding, Wanda Jackson,Some Greater Toronto Area bands or those that play here regularly; the Blue Demons, the Eradicators, The SinTones, the Lorrainas, the Gutter Demons, the Threat, Transylvania 500, Guts and Glory, Real Gone, the Outbred Inlaws, the Matadors, the Z-Rays, the Robots,Alley Dukes, the Heatskores, the Sinkin' Ships, Mysterion the mentallist and the human pin cushion Kayla Pin Lynn, The Wolfman....and don't even get me started on that Blue Man Group!

Movies:

Goodfellas, Halloween, horror films, the Universal and Hammer films are classics, Spider Man, Kevin Smith's Jersey films, Russ Meyer, George Romero, Casino, Rock and Roll High School, the Mad Max movies, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1 and 2,foreign films, documentaries.Long Live the King, 2005 WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper Join DanO's Villanos!!

Television:

Simpsons, King of the Hill, South Park, Trailer Park Boys, Puppets that Kill, Oz, Seinfeld, Northern Exposure, Sanford and Son, the Incredible Hulk, Hogan's Heroes,Rockford Files, Three's Company, old Star Trek, the Monkees, that 70's Show, The Jeffersons...I miss when good tv shows had spinoffs that were just as good.

Books:

"Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi. It's the true story of Henry Hill and was used as the basis for the portrayal of the Luchese crime family in "Goodfellas" and inspired parts of "Casino." "Hannibal" by Thomas Harris. "Pure Dynamite" by Tommy "The Dynamite Kid" Billington. The Mothman Prophecies AKA Visitors from Space(skip the movie) by John Keel. No Irish No Blacks No Dogs by John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten. Cash by Johnny Cash. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.Your results:
You are Spider-Man Spider-Man 70% Hulk 65% The Flash 65% Green Lantern 65% Iron Man 60% Superman 55% Robin 53% Supergirl 43% Catwoman 40% Wonder Woman 38% Batman 25% You are intelligent, witty,
a bit geeky and have great
power and responsibility.
Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...

Heroes:

My family and friends, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Spider Man, Dick Dale, Link Wray, the Masked Superstar, Roddy Piper, Superstar Billy Graham, the late Bruiser Brody, Dick the Bruiser and Reggie the Crusher, Loretta Lynn, Abdullah the Butcher, Bruce Campbell, Geezer Butler, and Hannibal Lecter.

My Blog

Great Lakes Surf Battle 2008!

It's almost time for the 3rd annual Great Lakes Surf Battle! This year, we got bands from all over, sponsored by Mill Street Brewery and Eastwood Guitars! Come on out and be a part of history! ...
Posted by DanO von Drat on Sat, 24 May 2008 09:31:00 PST

Parkdale

On May 3rd, I officially moved to Parkdale. After years of hanging out there and being in that area 3 to 4 days out of the week, I'm finally there. I'm in the same building as Mysterion, only 4 floors...
Posted by DanO von Drat on Mon, 12 May 2008 07:45:00 PST

The von Drats Return to Oshawa!

It's gonna be a moon howlin', beer drinkin', hair rippin' good old time as your favourite creepy, kooky, and spooky family return to the 'Shwa! And check out who we're playing with! ...
Posted by DanO von Drat on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:42:00 PST

Saturday Night for Hungover Hillbillies!

Well babys and boyos, I'll be joining Christian D. and the Hangovers this Saturday on bass duty. I'm looking forward to sharing the stage with my former Hillbilly Heroin bandmates! Check out the ...
Posted by DanO von Drat on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:39:00 PST

Spring is sprung in Dratsylvania!

I just want to give thanks to all the folks that made it out to Mitzi’s Sister. Watching Christian D. and the Hangovers in action was great! Toronto folks have two more chances to catch them thi...
Posted by DanO von Drat on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:40:00 PST

Hey Burlington!

The von Drats are coming, we’re playing a set at 10pm sharp. Get in early, get some booze in your system, get fortified,  and get ready to get down with some  surf’n garage with ...
Posted by DanO von Drat on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:58:00 PST

Queen West Rumble!

Thursday April 3rd, we square off against Christian D. and the Hangovers!  
Posted by DanO von Drat on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:33:00 PST

The 3rd Annual Great Lakes Surf Battle Lineup!

The official lineup for the Wrestlemania of reverb, the Indy 500 of instro, has been announced! Check out the roster for these two nights! Friday June 6th - Night1! RANCHO RELAXO 300 College Street &n...
Posted by DanO von Drat on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:27:00 PST

The von Drats; Spooking up a town near you!

Here’s some scheduled gigs for the very near future. April 3rd-Mitzi’s Sister, TorontoApril 5th-The Legendary Red Rooster, Burlington May 8th- The Underground, HamiltonMay 10th- The Atria,...
Posted by DanO von Drat on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:28:00 PST

Great Lakes Surf Battle on Myspace!

The event that has rocked and reverberated Toronto for two years in a row has a myspace page now. Join up, there is music, updates on the 2008 Surf Battle, pics, and more! The Great Lakes Surf Ba...
Posted by DanO von Drat on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:51:00 PST