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Cadillac Seville, Rollin' in Normal
I want to give you a little profile on our mild-mannered keyboard player. He cuts a mysterious figure in contemporary society. No one really knows his name. For all intents and purposes, his name is Seville Lilly, but he has more aliases than anyone I've ever known. He would literally answer to any of the following: Sev, Sev Daddy, Sevillily, Sev Nast, The Sev Doctor, Unk, Unkle Sev, Unker McFunkerson, The Unkle, Sdote (pronouced ess-dot-eh), JP, JP Skyfluffer, Skyfluffs, and 'World's Worst Driver'. I haven't tried that last one, but I'm guessing it would work. Mind you, I'm sure I've omitted some names, and I'm sure there are plenty more I don't even know.
Now that you have an idea of what to call him, I'll give you a little background on his life. Like his namesake, no one's quite sure where JP's from either. Experts' best estimates point to the colony of Delaware, but true origins have not been traced. He's also lived in Texas, but ended up in Chicago years ago. A keyboard player by nature, Unk is in the process of becoming a bassist. His keyboard influences include Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Carnival Music and Bill Evans (whose name has recently been transmogrified to "Tasty Blevs"). Skyfluffer's a great player, has a fantastic ear and can learn a tune as quickly as anybody I know. In addition to his immense talent, he has an impressive work ethic. Sev Nast gives himself fully and uncompromisingly to whatever project he is a part of. Without a second thought, he will sacrifice sleep to get done what needs to get done. You can't teach these things, people. Also, the Sev Doctor bowled a four-bagger this weekend at the lanes in Normal. And he has a group of fans dedicated solely to him, that are now called, simply, "Sevillians" (thanks JM).
One thing he doesn't do well is drive. Now, I wouldn't feel right christening him the 'World's Worst Driver' without providing some support. Let me use this weekend in Normal as a case in point. Normal, IL is not a big town. Nor is it incredibly complicated. To illustrate the trip we had to make (with Seville at the helm), I've pulled up the directions on mapquest, (please open this link in a new window, as you will need to refer to the map during my explanation):
The Route We Were Supposed to Take
Simple enough, right? Well, we were driving north on Linden St. (we took an "alternate route"). Seville missed the left turn onto Beaufort, and we came to the corner of Linden and Mulberry. So we had pretty much arrived at our destination (point B on the map), we just went a little bit past. In an honest effort to get us closer, he made a few turns. After some dead ends and construction zones, we found ourselves, no joke, at point A on the map again. Literally. We were sitting in front of the house that we had left about 15 minutes earlier. You'll notice that when he missed the turn at Beaufort, we were no more than 100 meters from our destination. We literally could have parked where we were, and I would have thought 'oh we're here...just a small walk to the bar'. Instead of being done with the drive, Seville unintentionally got us back to the very start of our journey. Also, at one point during this same drive, we came to a dead stop on some train tracks for no apparent reason whatsoever. This is one of many sterling exhibitions of Unkle Sev's vehicular ineptitude.
Driving aside, he's a great guy and a great musician. He rocked Normal this weekend.
A huge thanks to everyone who came out with us this weekend. We absolutely love playing in Normal. Can't wait to come back next month. See you all then!!
Now that you have an idea of what to call him, I'll give you a little background on his life. Like his namesake, no one's quite sure where JP's from either. Experts' best estimates point to the colony of Delaware, but true origins have not been traced. He's also lived in Texas, but ended up in Chicago years ago. A keyboard player by nature, Unk is in the process of becoming a bassist. His keyboard influences include Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Carnival Music and Bill Evans (whose name has recently been transmogrified to "Tasty Blevs"). Skyfluffer's a great player, has a fantastic ear and can learn a tune as quickly as anybody I know. In addition to his immense talent, he has an impressive work ethic. Sev Nast gives himself fully and uncompromisingly to whatever project he is a part of. Without a second thought, he will sacrifice sleep to get done what needs to get done. You can't teach these things, people. Also, the Sev Doctor bowled a four-bagger this weekend at the lanes in Normal. And he has a group of fans dedicated solely to him, that are now called, simply, "Sevillians" (thanks JM).
One thing he doesn't do well is drive. Now, I wouldn't feel right christening him the 'World's Worst Driver' without providing some support. Let me use this weekend in Normal as a case in point. Normal, IL is not a big town. Nor is it incredibly complicated. To illustrate the trip we had to make (with Seville at the helm), I've pulled up the directions on mapquest, (please open this link in a new window, as you will need to refer to the map during my explanation):
The Route We Were Supposed to Take
Simple enough, right? Well, we were driving north on Linden St. (we took an "alternate route"). Seville missed the left turn onto Beaufort, and we came to the corner of Linden and Mulberry. So we had pretty much arrived at our destination (point B on the map), we just went a little bit past. In an honest effort to get us closer, he made a few turns. After some dead ends and construction zones, we found ourselves, no joke, at point A on the map again. Literally. We were sitting in front of the house that we had left about 15 minutes earlier. You'll notice that when he missed the turn at Beaufort, we were no more than 100 meters from our destination. We literally could have parked where we were, and I would have thought 'oh we're here...just a small walk to the bar'. Instead of being done with the drive, Seville unintentionally got us back to the very start of our journey. Also, at one point during this same drive, we came to a dead stop on some train tracks for no apparent reason whatsoever. This is one of many sterling exhibitions of Unkle Sev's vehicular ineptitude.
Driving aside, he's a great guy and a great musician. He rocked Normal this weekend.
A huge thanks to everyone who came out with us this weekend. We absolutely love playing in Normal. Can't wait to come back next month. See you all then!!
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'The route we're supposed to take'
Do I smell the name to your second album???
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