Interview with Edna's Goldfish
(This interview was done on Saturday, April 25 right after their show at Manhattanville College with David Galea, trumpet player extraodinaire of the Goldfish.Now The NY Ska Page takes you into the lives of 8 Long Island boys dishing out the latest dirt, from undies to the 80's!)
| [Guin] | Ok, can you introduce all the individual members of the band and what they play? |
| [David] | {David randomly points at imaginary band members who are
listed m.i.a.} Ok this is Gary, he plays trumpet. This is Brian, he sings. I Play trumpet.
This is Dave, he plays bass. This is Vinnie, he plays guitar. This is...uhh...Mike, he
plays drums. That's Matt over there...he plays trombone.
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| [Guin] | {Giggling with Diane and Cindy} Oh ok |
| [Cindy] | Ok |
| [Guin] | Ok, what does your band name mean? |
| [David] | Nothing. |
| [Guin] | Really? |
| [David] | Somebody made it up. He wasn't even in the band. We don't like it. We actually hate it! |
| [Guin] | Really?!?! |
| [Diane] | Really??? |
| [David] | Edna, Edna from National Lampoon's Vacation...the aunt says it.... |
| [Guin] | How was the band started? |
| [David] | There was an old Edna's Goldfish... |
| [Guin] | Uh huh... |
| [David] | Like me, Brian, and Gary were the only ones in it. It was a much more traditional band. We broke up like a couple of years ago and the name stuck. That's why we stuck with it. |
| [Guin] | Is that why such a big time like between the second Skarmegeddon and... |
| [David] | Yeah we don't count it. The second Skarmegeddon was ummm... a different band. We only put Gone Away on the cd because we ran out of songs to...{turns his head away to answer some guy who was helping out the band} Yeah it's in the front! {turns head back} We ran out of songs to do so we just rerecorded it. Uhhh...so we started this band like December or January '97 or something. |
| [Guin] | So how'd you guys meet? |
| [David] | Umm...I met...I've known brian since I was 8. |
| [Guin, Cindy, & Diane] | Oh that is cute!!! |
| [Guin] | From Long Island? |
| [David] | Yeah we went to Deer Park HS...we went to John F. Kennedy Highschool together. And I met Gary . Me and brian met Gary in highschool....I met Vinnie in college cuz he used to be in Step Lively, a ska band from L.I. |
| [Guin] | That was like the next question. Were any of you in other bands? |
| [David] | Yeah...uhh...um...Brian, Gary, and Vinnie were in Step Lively. Me, Gary, and Brian were the older Goldfish. |
| [Guin] | They maintain your web page. |
| [David] | What? |
| [Guin] | ...one of them... |
| [David] | Step Lively maintains our web page. |
| [Guin] | I noticed! |
| [David] | It's Alex. I was just on it! |
| [Guin] | {Giggles}So when you're not toruing what do you like to do? |
| [David] | Well, I'm the only one left in school. |
| [Guin] | You go to NYU right? |
| [David] | Hmm...oh yeah |
| [Cindy] | We're going there nect year. |
| [David] | Huh? oh really |
| [Cindy] | Do you like it there? |
| [David] | It's ok. I graduate May 15. |
| [Guin] | Oh that's cool!....So what's in the cd player? Like what kinda stuff do you listen to? |
| [David] | I listen to whatever. Well, I used to live with the guitarist from the Pilfers. |
| [Guin & Cindy] | Ohhhhhhhhh (groan filled with desire...hee hee we like the Pilfers!!!) |
| [David] | So my cd player is also his. The band listens to al kinds of different stuff. I usually like Radiohead, Blur...I just got a new Blur import. it's so good! |
| [Guin] | That's neat. |
| [Guin] | What's your favorite 80's movie? |
| [David] | Family Ties |
| [Guin, Cindy, & Diane] | Ooohh....oh good one...yeah |
| [David] | Three's Company...that was funny,,,but it was more 70's. |
| [Guin] | Yeah that's good too. |
| [Guin] | This question's similar to the last one. Favorite 80's movie? |
| [David] | Say Anything, Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful, 16 Candles. |
| [the whole gang] | {Captivated by David's good picks} Wow....awww...we love those movies too... |
| [David] | Yeah I love....During the tour, we watched Pretty in Pink with members of Five iron Frenzy. |
| [Diane] | Oh that's so cute! |
| [Guin] | You probably wouldn't know this one, but what are all of the bands' birthdays? |
| [David] | Actually, I think I know most of them...Let's see...my birthday is _____ (???? Tape recorder problems) 1976, the day JFK was buried. |
| [Guin] | Oh that's neat. |
| [David] | Brian is October 14, 1976. Gary is February 8, 1970 (??? Tape recorder sucks!). Vinnie is May (??? Damned taperecorder) 1978. Matt's birthday is (??? ugh!!!) {David keeps on listing birthdays but the tape recorder had most problems here so not all were recorded, sorry guys} |
| [Sia] | {Starts chucking} BOXERS OR BRIEFS??? |
| {Diane & Cindy} | {Release a nervous giggle} |
| [David] | Boxers definitely! |
| [Guin] | If you were able to play woth any band, dead or alive, which would it be? |
| [David] | {with firm determination} The Beatles |
| [Guin] | What are the band's musical influences? |
| [David] | Uhhhh...I guess now it's more the Toasters and the Specials. Umm...Quicksand. |
| [Guin] | Oh I saw them awhile back...with the Offspring. |
| [David] | Yeah I was at that show too...Their last show here. {continues with influences} Umm...Weezer. |
| [Guin] | I LOVE WEEZER! |
| [David] | Yeah me too! |
| [Guin] | What's your favorite venue? |
| [David] | We like a lot of places. Playing Roseland was pretty cool. It was so big and we weren't used to it.We play Deja 1 alot. |
| [Guin] | Did you guys like the Ska Against Racism tour? |
| [David] | Yeah we made so many friends. Everyone was so nice. Mike Park. Less Than Jake- awesome! So nice to us! |
| [Cindy] | Are they cool? |
| [David] | Yeah they're awesome. All of them. |
| [Guin] | Ok, I guess that's about it. Thank you very much for doing this. |
| [David] | Oh no problem. Thanks for the interview. {Shakes everyone's hands.} |
We then pose for two pictures and all was done. We went our separate ways, all feeling a bit renewed, a bit changed by this powerful interview (well not really but I would wish to think so). This isn't the Breakfast Club.
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