Trog (Randy) used to post here on occasion (several years ago), but like many of us he has scaled back and I believe he mostly keeps to his own board "The Cave".

I noticed that he fleshed out his one-man "Troglodyte Dawn" project (doom and ambient music) into a full fledged band and actually performed at Cornerstone this year. John Tinker (Tink has also been known to post here on some rare occasions) of "Stevie and the Saints" fame was filling in on drums, but has had to leave. I was shocked to find out who will be replacing him.......

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The big news in the TD camp is that our drummer, Big John Tinker, had decided that the UFTA show would be his final performance with the band. We are forever grateful to him for his efforts that helped get the band out of the Cave and on to the stage. We wish him well in his new endeavors and remind him that he will always be a part of this family whether he likes it or not...blood in...blood out, brother! The rest of the story is that we have, after a six year long search, finally found a local drummer with the right stuff to propel us into the next chapter of our history. Enter Greg Chaisson, former bassist for BADLANDS, DIE HAPPY, RED SEA and BLINDSIDE BLUES BAND. Greg, having switched to drums several years ago because he wanted a new challenge musically, saw the ad we placed online, heard the music and was intrigued enough to contact us for an audition. Of course, my first question after he introduced himself was: "But Greg, you're a bassist and I'm looking for a drummer." Yeah, yeah, yeah...nobody had asked him that question up to this point in time, right? Right. Once he shared the specifics of his migration to drums, we scheduled a date and time for him to come play with the band. After that short audition, Kev, Justin and I were convinced we had found our man and offered him the job on the spot - which he accepted. Along with his natural drumming abilities, Greg also brings his years of professional experience to Troglodyte Dawn and a personality that fit so well with the rest of us, it felt as though we had already known each other for years when we met. Many exciting things are on the horizon, but for now we will be returning to the Cave for a short time to work out a new live set for some local gigs in the near future and focus on writing new material in order to get this lineup into the studio as soon as possible. It's been a long road here...many thanks to those of you who have walked beside us and not faltered!

How cool is that!?

That sounds pretty good to me. Bring it on!

Fundy

I found it cool for Randy, but it sucks for those of us who loved Greg playing bass. I guess that guitar is boring him too as he was doing that in studios for the past few years.

I hope this addition really helps them get TD off the ground again.

Let's see how Greg will do in Troglodyte Dawn.

I got that message. Cool news, but I do wish Greg would do another project in the vein of Badlands/Red Sea. Since it doesn't look like that was going to happen, I'll take what I can get.

This is good news- looking forward to hearing some new TD.

Yes I did have the same user name.
I remember you and I where one of the few people who would post in the "reading section" I believe you actually encouraged me to read C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity" and "The Screwtape Letters" (both great recommendations btw).
I was something of a baby Christian at the time. (I don't know why I remember all of that).

Sweet! I can't recommend CS Lewis highly enough.