Member Since: 3/8/2006
Band Website: meritbadgerock.com
Band Members: John - Guitar and Vocals
Ryan - Bass
Rick - Guitar
Eric - Everything Else
Influences: Influences among the band members are drastically different, so rather than list a bunch of bands in a nonsensical order, here are the influences, listed by band member.
John - The 'Enchantment Under the Sea' dance scene at the end of Back to the Future was a big influence on John's performance ability. Not only did it open him up to the exciting world of live performance, but it also taught him how to dance across the stage in a manner that looks like one leg is on fire while the other spastically kicks in an attempt to put it out.
Rick - Rick's biggest influences are anything that pisses Eric off. This includes but it not limited to ear-piercing guitar solos during band quiet-talk time, using the cord bin as a garbage can, borrowing gear and then dissing it, and anything that has to do with drum sets. He also likes Lagwagon and Nofx, The Vandals, MXPX too many others.
Eric - Eric collects things. Chances are, if you're looking for something, it's probably in his basement. This comes in particularily handy when every other band member manages to lose/forget/break something moments before a show. He's also known to have more connections in the Buffalo area than the Polish Mafia.
Ryan - Ryan measures a band's success by the size of the jeans the band members are able to squeeze in to. The tighter the pants, the better the band... therefore his influences are also ranked similarly.
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