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DEVIN
ARKIN is
a native of Silver Spring, Maryland, which explains his obsession
with former Washington D.C. mayor and ne'er-do-well Marion Barry,
mentioned unflatteringly in two Arkin songs: "Georgia Avenue"
and "Atticus." He sang in a high school band called Echo, a
high school band called Echo, in which he initiated Kiss-inspired
pyrotechnics that only succeeded in setting a girl's hair on
fire. At Tufts University in Boston, he got naked while singing
in the musical Hair;
he has not been as naked since. Devin co-founded The Good with
Tony Rogers in 1993; he writes, sings, and plays guitar in the
band. He lives in Chicago with his cat, whom
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JOHN
GOODMAN grew up on the north side of Chicago in the
suburb of Waukegan, Illinois and sailed into Northwestern University
on a golf
caddy scholarship. He has drummed in several bands, including
The Steppingstones, Even Steven and Asphalt Jungle, and is currently
an official endorser of Pro
Mark drum sticks, which he eats regularly. Although John
joined The Good in January of '96, it was not until the year
2000 that he stepped on his kick drum pedal hard enough to break
it. He lives in Chicago with his wife Julie and their toddling
son Jackson, born in February
of 1999. |
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TONY
ROGERS grew up in the sleepy rural town of Lanark,
Illinois, where he played drums in a rock band ridiculously
named "Ghetto Defendant." After playing trumpet for four years
in the University of Illinois Marching
Illini, he traded his spats, cape, and plume for a guitar
and a Fostex 4-track, co-founding The Good with Devin Arkin
in 1993. Tony writes, sings, and plays guitar with the band,
and has also worked very hard to generate the right sort of
mood lighting in the band's rehearsal space. He lives in Chicago
with his wife Tammy, their two dogs Lucy
& Arthur,
and their infant son Lincoln,
born in October of 1999. |
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DAVE
ROTHKOPF grew up in the Long Island suburb of Roslyn
Heights, New York. He played bass with Black & White Radio and
The Pocket at Cornell University, then moved to Chicago and
hooked up with nationally-touring 80's revival band "80's
Enough." After writing an article for Bass
Player magazine about the rigors of playing with a touring
cover band, Dave decided he did not want to continue enduring
the rigors of playing with a touring cover band. He recorded
a solo CD titled "Plenty," in which he performed all the instruments
(sadly, not all at the same time) then became bassist for The
Good in July of 1997 He has since expanded his role to that
of bassist/guitarist, contributing both high and low tinkerings
throughout Breaking Up & Down.
He lives completely and utterly alone in Chicago. |
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