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All images courtesy of Gene’s mother, Carole Gilliland (continued from part 1) Gene in Little League Graduation photo Gene’s first car Senior picture Early live shots, band and date unknown. Gene with his brother Todd Gene’s sister Lisa Gene practicing, date unknown.
All images courtesy of Gene’s mother, Carole Gilliland Christmas 1970 (Gene, Todd, & Lisa) Gene in “The Wake” 1971 Baby photo Newspaper ad for “Cannon” 1972 Baby photo Various promo shots (continued in part 2)
I loved my brother very much. As we were growing up he teased me all the time because we were so different. He loved to tease me about the music I listened to, stuff like Donny & Marie Osmond and The Jackson Five. Gene had incredible talent and I looked up to him so...
I didn’t ask Carole the typical questions that I asked everyone else, she obviously had a very different relationship with Gene. It was somewhat difficult asking a Mother about her deceased son, but she was very comfortable and eager to talk about Gene. Carole has been through a lot, as I stated earlier, she...
1) When did you first meet Gene? At a Daniel Amos record release party. 2) What projects were you involved in with him? 1994 Spill Plankeye Engineer 1995 Starflyer 59 (Gold) Starflyer 59 Mixing 1995 Spark Plankeye Producer, Mixing 1996 Art Core, Vol. 2: Art of Drum & Bass Various Artists Mixing 1996 Commonwealth ...
1. When/how did you first meet Gene? Well, I’m not really good with years, but I’m thinking it was probably the mid ‘80’s… somewhere in there. I knew about AA and had seen them perform a couple of times, I knew their records. The first time I ever talked to Gene… it was Gene...
1) When/how did you first meet Gene? I first met Gene back in 1982 when he was in a band called Martus. Sim of Undercover was also in that group as well. If my memory is correct I believe Gene was on keys. Anyway, it was this outdoor gig and both Martus and us...
1) When/how did you first meet Gene? That’s one of my favorite stories… It was back in 1990 in Albrecht, Holland and The 77’s were playing a festival there. I had seen Gene and Michele on the streets around town, but hadn’t met them yet. Anyway, we were staying at this hotel and I...
1) When/how did you first meet Gene? I met Gene in May 1983. I remember the date because the very day the God Rules album came out, we played with Gene’s band Martus. Sim Wilson was also in that band with Greg Lawless, Paul Valadez and Riki Michele, and they would go on to...
1) When/how did you first meet Gene? I’m not sure when or how I first met him, but my earliest memory of Gene is when they recorded Ten Songs for Adam Again simultaneous with our recording of Chase The Kangaroo. It was Derri’s studio, and The Choir would work most of the day, and...
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