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Timeline of The Bad Examples

A written history
March 87
            Greg Balk. Terry Wathen. Ralph Covert. A band is born.

May 87
            MEAT is released.

September 87
            Joe Douglas (Campagna) joins on lead guitar.

March 88
            Greg and Joe quit.
            Tommy O’Brien joins on lead guitar.
             Mark Malbouef, Jimmy Tommasello perform with the band on bass.

September 88
            Pickles Piekarski joins on bass.

November 88
            4-track demos are recorded in Wicker Park in the apartment of soundman Rob Williams.

December 88
            Work begins on Bad Is Beautiful, Michael Freeman producing.

Fall 89
            AEMMP Records approaches band, signs them to a record deal.

Spring 90
            Not Dead Yet 12’ single, b/w Little Disasters and Over My Shoulder is released.

Summer 90
              Dutch label CNR offers the band a European record deal

Summer 90
            Mixing begins on Bad Is Beautiful, Waterdog Records is formed, with Jay Whitehouse running the label. Tommy O’Brien leaves due to inability to tour in support of
            upcoming release, Styx covers Not Dead Yet.

September 90
            John Duich joins band.

October 90
            Band buys “The Rig,” a 27 foot long used motorhome.

December 90
            The “Take It On The Chin Tour” through the Southeast US. Ronald van der Meijden from CNR Records joins the band on the road for the last dates
            of the tour – additional money for recording Not Dead Yet and Ragtime To Rags is released.

January-September 91
            BIB released is delayed to accommodate European release schedule, as band continues touring in the US.

September 91
            BIB is released world-wide. Richard Milne plays Stranger Than Fiction on WXRT.

November 91
            Cheap Beer Night is recorded at Beat Kitchen. “One Perfect Moment” is added on WXRT.

January 92
            First European tour.

January-February 92
            Playing packed shows in Chicago. Other radio stations join WXRT in playing One Perfect Moment, Not Dead Yet. Band leaves for West Coast tour.

March 92
            The Rig dies in Albequerque. The band continues, jammed into a rented Dodge Caravan.

April-July 92
            Continuing touring and gigging, including 31 shows in July alone. Ralph flies down to Albequerque and drives The Rig home after much BS from
            dealer/repair shop.

August 92
            Band returns to Holland to headline at Buitenpop Festival. We meet with Ronald to solidify European release of Cheap Beer Night, discuss future 
            PEuropean touring, and set up budget and schedule for new studio album

October 92
            Ronald’s staff at CNR is eliminated, as president of company embezzles proceeds of CNR and leaves the country for Curacao.

November 92
            CNR goes out of business. Ralph is working on Eat At Godot’s. Morale within the band is very low, all band members are exhausted from touring             
            and disheartened by experiences with CNR.

January 93
            Band continues touring. John’s parents become very sick, and he is taking care of them when in town and worrying while on the road. 
            Ralph continues work on Eat At Godot’s.

Spring 93
            John’s parents die, Godot is finished. Ralph travels to Holland for a solo tour, and while there is able to secure a record deal for Eat At Godot’s.

 September 93
            John asks to leave, but agrees to continue with the band until a replacement is found.

Fall 93
            MEAT is re-released in expanded form, on CD for the first time. 
            Eat At Godot’s is released in the US. WXRT adds Any Twisted Thing in advance of street date. Pre-sales for the album nationally are substantial.

January 94
            Ralph and Jay are in Cannes, France for MIDEM (international licensing convention), and first learn the news of impending problems within 
            Landmark Distributors.

February 94
            Steve Gerlach joins on lead guitar.

Winter-Spring 94
           Landmark Distributors’ war with co-owner’s Profile Records causes the crash of the company. 
            Eat At Godot’s is a casualty of the feud, and Waterdog Records goes loses profitability.

Summer 94
            Adam McCarthy EP is released

September 94
            Band begins work on Kisses 50¢ at Idful Studios. Ralph is also playing acoustic shows with Craig Miller and John Zdon.

November 94
            Steve asks to leave band pending finding a replacement.

January 95
            Kisses 50¢ is finished.

February-March 95
            Ralph pursues management for The Bad Examples, culminating in a fruitless trip to LA in which he meets with about a dozen possible candidates.

Spring 95
            Kisses 50¢ is released in the US, Eat At Godot’s in Europe on Crisis Records.

May 95
            Birthday recording session takes place on Ralph’s birthday in producer/musician John Zdon’s basemen studio, based on the music Ralph has been 
            playing with Craig and John.

Summer 95
            Terry leaves the band, and is replaced by John Richardson. Steve Gerlach leaves the band, and is replaced by John Zdon on guitar/keyboards.

Fall 95
            John Zdon leaves the band, Tommy O’Brien rejoining on lead guitar. Steve Wozny joins the band on keyboards.

December 95
            Ralph spends 3 weeks in Europe touring and having meetings. He meets with Marcel Albers of Double T music to discuss the possibility of The 
            Bad Examples touring as an opening act for The Moondogs, and instead is introduced to bandleader Vincent Van Warmerdam. Ralph co-writes 
            and records The Black Rose Of Texas, and is asked to join The Moondogs as lead singer, replacing Kees Prinz, whose TV series Jiskefet has caused 
            him to leave the band. Ralph flies to London to meet and write with Jason Feddy . They appear together performing new songs on the BBC.

January 96
            The Bad Examples continue to play around Chicago as Ralph plans his Spring European tour.

March 96

Ralph lives in Amsterdam for a month, tours solo (w/China Crisis?), tours and records with The Moondogs. Kisses 50¢ is released in Europe on Crisis Records.

Summer 96
            Popscape is released.

October 96
            The Bad Examples European tour starts off terrible as Dutch promoter fails to deliver on promised shows; Woz, Tommy, and John Richardson 
            leave the tour and fly home early as Pickles and Ralph continue on alone to complete Dutch shows, playing Parisian and London legs of tour.
May 97
            Birthday is released. Sawdust And Spangles premieres.

July 97
            Billboard article is published.

September 97
            Rob Newhouse joins the band on lead guitar.

October 97
            Ralph tours Holland and England solo acoustic, including shows with Jason Feddy. Ralph and Jason play The Blues Bar in Harrogate.

January 98
            John Duich dies from an unexpected heart attack.

March 98
            Two Meter Sessions album is released. Demos are recorded for Double T.

April 98
            Ralph tours in Europe.

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