BAKER NOTABLE
Was nominated by several anons a couple of breads back but didn't make it for some reason. thanks baker. Reposting
Q 's song choice "Green Mind"
band DINK dig
Of Interest:
(pic) "Thank Alyssa Milano for this band"
Band members went to Kent State (remember the massacre there)
Some "hippie" who owned a couple of clubs gave the band their break.
One guy in the band had contacts in the Netherlands.
Local Radio station picks up their one single.
Band tours Europe (via Netherlands connection)
By the time they get back Island Records and Capitol both want to book them & the band plays a big show in New York City.
Immediately after signing things go sideways bad for one band member, Rob Lightbody.
He screws up royally in the NY show, then hits on some woman in a bar who 'happens to be' from Capitol records. (? uh, that's a hella coincidence)
Anyway the band survived but barely. Capitol royally screwed them over in almost every way.
A guy made a documentary about them called Gangrene and couldn't even get the one band member to show up for an interview (Lightbody)
I an't find a photo of Lightbody anywhere either.
sauce: https://www.ohio.com/akron/entertainment/pop-music/documentary-answers-what-happened-to-kent-band-dink
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