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Politely Pondering*

Lighting Fires & Fighting Liars

About Me

Dearest Friends & Fans,
Hey everybody. If anyone still goes to this site, I figured I'd let you in on a few things. Matt and I have not been playing together lately cuz I've been out on the road. I'm out there working as a sound man for a country rock band called the Drew Davis Band. I wanna let you all know that this doesn't mean I'm not writing still. I'm still writing songs and waiting to get a chance to record them whenever I'm home long enough. I'm not sure what the makeup of this band will be whenever we pick up again, but it will still be around in one form or another. I'm going to try to post more music as I write it. For now, you'll have to settle through crappy recordings. However, I want you all to be as honest as possible on the new material. I'm really trying to figure out how I want to go about this whole thing and I need as much help as I can get. Thank you all very much for listening and I will keep in touch. And by the way, Matt still writes as well. Check out myspace.com/mattkleinmusic. He's got some great stuff up there that I know you all will love. And if you get a sec, check out myspace.com/drewdavisband. Thats who I spend every moment with these days.
Thanks alot.
Love,
JOHNO
The following video is *PolitelyPondering* performing "Friend of the Devil" by The Grateful Dead @ Stage83 in Lemont, IL on April 23rd, 2006
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/26/2004
Band Website: politelypondering.com
Band Members: John Koklys (AIM- Johno11)
Singer/Songwriter
Fortes...
-Acoustic Guitar
-Electric Guitar
-Piano
-Keyboards
Matt Klein (AIM-JackStraw1280)(www.myspace.com/JackStraw1280)
Singer/Songwriter
Fortes...
-Acoustic Guitar
-Electric Guitar
-Percussion including...
.....Bongos, Congas, Shakers, Guitongo(Patent Pending)
-Harmonica
-Bass
Wicked crazy effects & Pedals
Band Email- [email protected] profile was edited with Thomas' myspace editor™ V2.5
Influences: The Beatles, John Mayer, The Grateful Dead, SRV, Pearl Jam, Phish, Van Morrison, Simon & Garfunkel, Ben Harper, Her, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello, Alcohol ,The Beach Boys, John Prine,Jaik Willis, Sublime, Warren Haynes, The Allman Brothers, MOE., The Doobie Bros., Incubus, The Everly Bros., G 'N' R, Deftones, The Frames, Clapton, Jinxpack, Phantom Planet, Nirvana, Hendrix, Radiohead, Gareth Woods, Split-Habit, Rupp and The Group
Sounds Like: "Talking about music is like dancing about Architecture" - Elvis Costello
Record Label: THIS SPACE FOR SALE !
Type of Label: None

My Blog

*PP* LIVE @ Nelly's Piper

We, *Politely Pondering* are playing at Nelly's Piper(formerly Sean Kaleys)  this coming thursday !!!     We go on at around 7:30 pm followed by the Jake Dilley Band.&nb...
Posted by Politely Pondering* on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

This Friday is gonna be good.....but only if YOU go!!

We are going to be a Crush on Halsted and Diversey this Friday night, and I really think that you should go. This is why. We love you and we want to share a musical experience with you. This could be...
Posted by Politely Pondering* on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Uptown Lounge

WOW !!! First of all ,let me give you the new schedule. Tuesdays - 9pm - Uptown Lounge (Broadway & Lawrence) Wednesdays - 9pm - Fearon's Public House (Ashland & Wellington) So......We play...
Posted by Politely Pondering* on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

CRUSH!!!!!

You all should come see us at Crush this Friday. Last time we played there...a bunch of people came out, and it was a great time. If nothing else, at least come out to hang out with us.....It'll be ...
Posted by Politely Pondering* on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Too Good To Feel Good

If for some strange reason, you actually know or like our song "Too Good To Feel Good", I apologize for taking it off of MySpace. The problem is....it was severely messed up, and the live version jus...
Posted by Politely Pondering* on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST