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TiMES: So, how did this band come to be?
Daryl (Bass Guitar): It started as idle bar talk in December ‘98.
Paul (Rhythm Guitar): Then we had a practice in February, so we had
to do something
about it.
TiMES: Where’d the name come from?
Tom (Lead Vocals): We used to play in my basement, and my dog would
sit and watch us. Since she was our only fan, we thought we’d
name ourselves after her -- Sadie. But then Paul simplified it
to Tom’s Dog.
TiMES: What do you play?
Tom: Beatles, Eric Clapton, the Stones.
Paul: Neil Young. Bob Dylan.
Daryl: Classic Rock.
Paul: Our own stuff.
TiMES: What’s your own stuff like?
Tom: Blues Rock.
TiMES: Who writes it?
Paul: Tom writes a lot in the restroom.
Tom: No...You guys usually play some music, and if it sounds good,
I put words to it.
Paul: I wrote a song called, "Cheesehead Girls." Tom changed one word
and wanted a
co-writer credit .
TiMES: If I made a request...say, "Twist and Shout," could you do it?
Paul: Yeah! We do that one!
Tom: We don’t take requests because we play everything we know.
TiMES: Do people dance when you play?
Daryl: We had ‘em dancing on the tables two gigs in a row.
TiMES: What kind of musical background do you have?
Paul: Tom does karaoke.
Tom: Paul used to play in Belfast bars. He played for a band that
opened for a band that opened for U2.
Daryl: I never played an instrument until February.
Paul: You can tell.
Daryl: Paul’s my mentor.
TiMES: Why would you choose a guy who never played an instrument?
Paul: He was a founder. But Josh can make a guitar sing, though. Josh
-- Tom’s son -- plays lead guitar.
Daryl: Effie is our drummer. She’s the roommate of somebody who works
here. We practice in her basement every Thursday night now.
Tom: We want to start doing more of our own stuff. We’re going to
make a CD.
TiMES: What are you going to do with the CD?
Tom: I don’t know.
Paul: We have T-shirts, too.
Daryl: Yeah. We gave two of them away, I think.
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