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White Ford Bronco is Washington, D.C.'s All-90s band. Here's our story:
April 26, 1992 -- There were riots on the streets, but where were you?
While you mull that over, we'll jump ahead to December 25 of that eventful year.... At the tender age
of 8, little Matty received a drum set from Santa Claus (actually his parents, but don't tell him) and
spent the next decade beating it like a mad man. And he learned to play those drums at some point, too, before
retiring (from the drums) in 2002 and leaving his kit in his parents' lovely Connecticut basement.
A few years later, he met Diego, who'd spent the 90s ripping up the guitar and belting out vocals in a land best known
for its tall cans of delicious iced tea and bargain-priced jeans -- Arizona. The two decided to jam,
until Matt realized a drum set probably wouldn't go over so well in his college dormitory.
A couple years later, the rock gods smiled upon Matt and placed him in a house with a basement large enough for a
drum kit, and a guitar-playing roommate, known only as "McNasty."
The Maryland transplant, McNasty, dusted off a bass guitar found in said basement, a phone call was made to Diego and, BAM!,
the Bronco was alive and kickin'. Not that they really needed it or anything, but they did practice, like, once or twice
before announcing to the world that WFB had arrived to deliver entertainment and salvation to all. But they soon realized
they could use a couple more people in the band. So....
WFB had been very impressed with one friend-of-the-band, Ken's, ability to consume mass quantities of
whiskey and offered him a spot on the roster, which was a really good move, beacause
he'd put Wayne Campbell to shame on the ol' 6 string sex machine. Excellent.
Then, having had great success with the Marylanders (Ken also being one), WFB decided to turn its attention even farther north
to find a female vocalist. After searching high and low, they arrived in a small Canadian town called "Buffalo Newyork"
where the boys heard a dulcet voice emmanating from a local barroom. Using their irresistible charm and old stand-by,
shots of whiskey, the proprietor of said voice, Gretchen, was successfully recruited to join the joy ride that is White Ford Bronco.
DIEGO
- Single Malts.
- Vocals, Guitar.
- General pleasantries.
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GRETCHEN
- Vocals.
- Bitch / Lover / Child / Mother / Sinner / Saint / etc, etc.
- Makin' you wanna Shoop.
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KEN
- E
B
G
D (when it's not broken)
A
E
- The Frequency.
- Hanky Panky.
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McNASTY
- Ensuring the groove is in the heart.
- Having a bigger instrument than the
other boys.
- Pumping up. Airing out.
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MATT
- 1993 New England Pog Champion.
- Lincoln Middle School Marching Band
(1995-1998).
- Having more rhymes than the Bible's
got Psalms.
- Santa Cruz Comic News subscriber.
- Wishing he were a little bit taller,
a baller, and had a girl who looked
good. Says he'd call her.
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Photos by Erika Horn/Cozmik Photography
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