“ Like my bandmates said, we play our asses off for anyone that’s there and don’t sweat if it’s 10 people or 200. We came up with it after attending a youth leadership conference.”Ĭoffey echoes the sentiments of the King and Burleson: “ SPELLS is an acronym for Stupid People Elevating Lonely Losers Socially. That is, how they came up with the band name: Oh, and Burleson also answered a query I’ve had for a while. I’ve played to a room full of stuffed animals, GI Joes, and Kathy Ireland posters, and having a chance to play live in a club in a city we love (Chicago) to people we love is THE BEST.” Play to the people who are there and not the ones who aren’t. “ We made everyone get on stage and had a dance party. IT WAS AMAZING!“Īnd he had some invaluable advice to other musicians: We ended up playing to a room full of maybe 6 friends of friends, the bartender, the door person, and the sound person. He proceeded to take the opening band and all of the people who were there and went to another (bigger) show. “ One time we played in Quebec and the promoter got mad cause we were stuck in traffic and showed up a little late. But for those who venture out to the dance party, we want to give them a complete 80% effort.”īurleson shared some amusing memories from lesser-attended shows: Staying in is the new going out so we get it. “We are never really concerned about who attends shows. Still, there is a crackling dynamic when they abandon the stage to mingle amongst the crowd, even more so when they draft fans to be a part of the show.īurleson also spoke to the sometimes smaller crowds which every band experiences at some point: Roy and King shared vocals and played off of each other in a dynamic way unmatched since Sandy and Danny hit the Rydell High Senior Fair. The band, consisting of “Little Stevie Shithead” (aka Ben Roy), Charlie “Continental” Stimsell, Don Bersell (aka Duke “Box” Standard), Robert Drew Burleson (aka Peter “P.” Bohner) and Dawn “Dusk Monarch” King were clad in matching golf shirts, and at least partial tracksuits, as is their modus operandi, though they do maintain a rotation of different patterns. Instead, we got the hyper-goofy fun of SPELLS. No drunken, cringy renditions of “Don’t Stop Believing” sung along to a Karaoke machine. You know how there are always a few friends who decide to break out into song during parties? It just happened to be that these friends are all excellent musicians. Having become friends with several of the musicians who performed, as well as some showing support, it felt, to me, more of a personal house party. In fact, in many ways, this situation enhanced the experience. But not the trio of bands on the bill this night. Many bands would be disheartened by the situation. SAE's Training and Professional Development capabilities have been expanded in the past 20 years - SAE now produces more than 450 separate professional development events every year.On this weekend Punk Rock Bowling lured many punk rock fans away from the Windy City, leading to a smaller crowd in attendance. SAE's broad array of technical, historical, and statistical publications are distributed to customers in more than 65 countries annually. Through its globally-recognized magazines, Automotive Engineering International, Aerospace Engineering, and Off Highway Engineering, SAE informs the mobility community about the latest developments in the field. SAE's charitable arm is the SAE Foundation, which supports many programs, including A World In Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series.įounded in 1905, SAE strives to serve its primary constituents in a variety of ways. At our core, we champion diverse collaboration across companies and borders that embodies our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Our core competencies are life-long learning and voluntary consensus standards development. SAE is a global association of more than 128,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial vehicle industries. SAE International is the leader in connecting and educating mobility professionals to enable safe, clean, and accessible mobility solutions. SAE International – Advancing Mobility Knowledge and Solutions Our Mission is to advance mobility knowledge and solutions for the benefit of humanity.
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