Biography

Juan Carlos Avila

Full Name: Juan Carlos Avila
Instrument played in band: Acoustic Guitar
Other instruments: none
Length of time playing instrument(s): 8 years
Length of time with GOOEY: Since the beginning (it’s my band!)
Other bands played in: Barton Biggs, the WrightWalleys
Musical influences: David Bowie, Beatles, Radiohead, Wilco, New Order, The Smiths
Write music: Yes
Write lyrics: Yes
Favorite saying or philosophy on life: “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Teddy Roosevelt

Brian Vaughan

Full Name: Brian Vaughan
Instrument played in band: Guitar, background vocals
Length of time playing instrument(s): 15 yrs.
Time with GOOEY: About 2 years
Other bands played in: Wanamaker, Metric System, The Baltimores, Monster Truck, Frog, Slippery Jill, Nightsoil Coolies, Girls with Tools
Musical influences: Velvet Underground, Neil Young, Minutemen, Otis Redding
Write music: A Little
Write lyrics: Not really
Favorite saying or philosophy on life: Every day is a new day

Tom Hickey

Full Name: Tom Hickey
Instrument played in band: Bass guitar
Other instruments: Keyboards, guitar
Length of time playing: 25 years
Time with GOOEY: 2 years
Other bands played in: The Pleegs
Musical influences: Beatles, Rolling Stones, Van Halen
Write Music: No
Write Lyrics: No
Favorite Saying or philosophy on life: Take care of family, treat people right and make sure you have fun.

John Noyes

Full Name: John Noyes
Instrument in band: Drums
Other instruments: No
How long have you played: 26 years
Length of time with GOOEY:  4 years
Other bands: Nubile Thangs, Dexter
Musical influences: John Bonham, Elvin Jones, Sam Fogarino
Write music: no
Write lyrics: no
Favorite saying or philosophy on life: “It’d be cooler if you did”  from Dazed and Confused.

Chris Eudy

Full Name: Chris Eudy
Instrument played in band: Guitar
Other instruments: Bass, piano, very bad drums
Length of time playing instruments: 25 years (wow)
Time with GOOEY: About 8 years
Other bands played in: The Nubile Thangs!
Musical influences: Police, Smithereens, Pixies and John Peeler
Write music: Yes, here and there
Write lyrics: No, my poetry is a travesty
Favorite Saying or philosophy: Life isn’t fair and better you than me!

My name is Juan.

I love all kinds of music. I like to write songs.

John is my friend. He plays a lot of instruments. He hears music in his head.
A long time ago, I told John that I was learning to play the guitar. He told me to go away.
A few years later, I told John that I was writing songs. He told me that he was busy.
I forgot to mention that John is grumpy.
Once in a while, I would pick up the guitar when John was around and I would play something that I had written.
John would pretend that he wasn’t listening. I knew that he was.
One day John told me that he liked my songs and that we should record them.

These are my songs.
This is our band.
This is Gooey.

John Peeler: producer
Bobbie Mignin: contact/publicist
email: GooeyGigs@gmail.com