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rudy ptacek is 22, He sits behind the drum kit and spices up the flavor of anything you through at him.he loves music and could give two shits about a material object.he was born in the old pueblo of tucson az. in 1984 on a hot winter day. Grew up learning how to feel the subtle details in music or songs.He had a strong relationship with his dad and thats one of the many trates that was passed on. Rudy didnt start playing the drums until he was about 19 1/2. And with some pointers from fellow friend drummers like Tom larkins,whos played with johnathin richman for years and years. Also Ralph Gilmore who played with our dads band RAINER and das combo for along time. and john convertino of GIANT SAND and CALEXICO another home town hero. Rudy came to visit me in escondido and i had a drum kit set up so we would mess around a bit with some jams and rudy says dude i love this shit! Goes back to tucson where he lived and asks tom if he could play his drums.Tom says of course and also sends him home with a snare and a hi hat , and thats when he set sail into the vast region of music. Shortly after that he decided to move to california to form a band with his older brother gabe. Gabe is 27 or 28 now and plays guitar . writes songs and likes to sing them weather people are listeneng or not. born in the dead of summer in tucson az. 1977 and has a deep rooted connection with the great southwest. lives now in southern california