IN THE BEGINNING

In the beginning there were three;

on guitar, John; on bass, Mr. Kidney; and

on drums, Bob. As things progressed the

band decided to toy with the idea of

introducing a second guitarist to the band.

This position would then be filled by the

most loved member of the current line up,

Bud. But there was a bit of a conflict with

this addition to the band and for a short

period the band lost it’s bassist. In an

attempt to keep things together with the

original lineup the band went on a short

hiatus, putting Bud on hold and hoping for

the best. But all efforts were in vain and

Mr. Kidney left the band for good.

NO BASSIST TO CALL THEIR OWN UNTILL

So the band picked up things with

Bud again and pressed forward with no bassist.

They practiced quite a few times without a

bassist and began sounding more and more like

a band, but something was missing. So the band

went in search of a bassist. Two young able

bodied young lads stepped up to the plate. The

first, a nervous but very cool young man who,

for privacy purposes we will name, Mr. Nervous,

and the second a rather large Walldasaur named

Walldoe. Both worked hard and did a great job,

but after hours of deliberation and debate, to

Walldoe went the prize. Now the band was complete,

and it’s lineup at this time was the same one you

know and love today with Bud on guitar and vocals,

Walldoe on bass and backup vocals, John on guitar

and vocals, and last but most certainly not least,

Bob on drums. Now the band could start taking care

of business.

STILL NO NAME AND NO SHOWS

So now the band was practicing regularly

and getting better by the week. By this time they

only had a few cover songs under their belt and

they had written a few of their own songs, but

their main concern at the time was finding a name.

They thought long and hard about this until their

first inspiration came from, of all places, school.

In a literature class under the tutelage of the

very large, straightforward, and loud Mr. Rash.

The class was receiving their weekly vocabulary list

when one word stood out among the rest, The Indolent

(lazy). It was simple, and accurate to describe the

laid back attitude of this quartet. So now with a

name they moved on to their second item on their

to do list, play at a public venue of some sort. Their

ritualistic sacrifices were finally answered in the

form of the Downey Music center. Bob, the drummer, had

taken guitar lessons their as a lad (go figure) and

knew of a certain night of which the band could give

it a go. So they loaded up their equipment and with

a set list of two cover songs (American Jesus by Bad

Religion and Halloween by The Misfits) they took their

first step towards the future. But as they were

introduced to the audience it was discovered that their

name was much to difficult for some people to understand

or pronounce, so they scratched that one.the name Alex and

His Droogs came from the most unlikely place, the

unreliable Boris mentioned the name to Bob and he presented

it to the band and so Alex and His Droogs were born.

WALLDOE’S SHINDIG AND THE BIRTH OF THEIR FOLLOWING

Now, with their first gig out of the way, the band

was feeling confident and ready to move on to their next

venture. It seemed young Walldoe was about to celebrate the

date of his venture into this wretched world and it was

suggested that they invite a few friends over and turn his

birthday celebration into a “shindig”. And so their first

shindig was planned with guest band Pezz. This loud event

brought about the birth of the bands current following of

loyal and lazy fans who would, for the most part, not miss

a show since. Today this band of lazy followers has become

the groadies (groupie/roadie ::wink::) for the band, and

though lazy as they may be, they do a damn fine job.

DI PIAZZA; THEIR FIRST REAL GIG!!!!

So by now, the band was had done a fair share of

shindigs, and box socials, and had built up quite a good

list of original songs and some baddass old school covers.

But now they were looking for something bigger. They were

looking for a real venue to play at, where the crowd was not

just the same loyal band of punk rock junkies (not that we

didn’t appreciate their enthusiasm and presence at our back

yard shows). So they lined up a few establishments of which

they could possibly attend. First, there was Skate Land (shakes

fist). We are still waiting on them. Their was also a

Lakewood youth center, but that show was scheduled for

many months away. Their first professional gig was found

simply by chance. Walldoe and John had gone to a small but

very happening place, Di Piazza, to watch a show and waste

a Sunday night. While there they had an epiphany. If these

other bands are just local garage type bands and they got

a show here, why not Alex and His Droogs?!? So John and

Walldoe approached Mr. Di Piazza and asked him about getting

a show there. Mr. Di Piazza then handed them a card and told

them to call and schedule something in. John then proceeded

to call Mr. Di Piazza. He called many times but never got a

response. Then, just out of curiosity, Bud asks for the phone

number so that he can give it a go…and sure enough, Bud gets

a show scheduled on the first try (They figure it was just

because it’s Bud. After all, who can say no to Bud?). This

first show was to be the beginning of a long running tradition.

Since that day, Di Piazza has hosted this band of miscreants

and nogoodnicks numerous times and has helped the band grow

so much in such a short time. during their many shows there

they have recorded 2 live albums.

THE DROOGS YOU KNOW AND LOVE TODAY

Alex and His Droogs is currently preparing to record

their first studio album and have a few shows lined up for the

near future. The band would like to thank you for your interest

and implore you to check out their show schedule and come see

them soon. ROCK ON CHILDREN!!

I am tired of this crap so good-bye!