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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT IS TOOTHLESS GEORGE'S REAL NAME?
What are you-a bill collector?
HOW OLD IS GEORGE?
His birthday is on June 6th.
WHERE IS HE FROM?
He was born in West Chester, PA. Grew up in Malvern, PA, briefly lived in Berkeley, CA back in '95, and lived in South Philadelphia until December 2010. He currently lives in San Diego, CA
DOES HE HAVE A GIRLFRIEND? Yo Momma!
WHY DOESN'T TOOTHLESS GEORGE PLAY ANY SONGS BY HASIL ADKINS?
TG really says it best, so I'm just gonna use his words; "Hasil is the master of the one-man bands. It'd be really cocky of me to think that I could play better than a man who's been a one-man band for 50 years. I feel that destroying his songs would be an insult to his memory."
WHO IS THAT GIRL ON THE BONUS TRACK OF THE "LIVE IN NYC" AND "LONE WOLF" CDS?
“I really can't say! I promised!” -TG
I'VE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR (AN OUT OF PRINT RECORD THAT GEORGE DID), AND CAN'T FIND IT. DOES HE HAVE ANY HE WOULD WANT TO SELL ME?
George only has one personal copy of each record he's done. Some of the records he doesn't own at all!
HOW THE HELL DOES GEORGE PLAY ALL OF THOSE INSTRUMENTS AT THE SAME TIME?
It's magic! He uses smoke and mirrors to create the illusion of playing all the instruments. No, just kidding! He actually pays three elves to stand back stage and play the instruments for him. All George does is sing, but sometimes even that is done by an elf. Once George didn't show up at a club, but as they say, "The show must go on!", so his elven helpers made a lifelike replica of him, and operated it with puppet strings! That's the honest truth! To see diagrams of how it really works click HERE!
WHAT DOES HE LIKE TO DO WHEN HE'S NOT PLAYING MUSIC?
George has been skateboarding since 1985, so it's safe to say that he does that here and there! He practices Yinyassa yoga, and Pilates. He swims half a mile every day. Almost every night you can find him shooting pool with his friends. He loves dancing. He enjoys building little plastic model cars, creating art, and watching old horror movies. He writes a lot, and reads even more.
WHY DOES GEORGE SKATE WITH HIS TRUCKS SO DAMN LOOSE, AND WHY ARE HIS WHEELS SO SMALL?
When George was 17, he went to Woodward Skate Camp in Woodward, PA for a week in the summer. As a practical joke, one of the other campers loosened his front truck all the way, so that while he was skating the nut fell off. He knew it was a "prank" but refused to let anyone know it even phased him. He just kept skating with them the way they were. He found that it was easier to carve in the pools with loose trucks. When he got home, he cut his bushings in half so he could still ride loose, with the nut safely on the kingpin. The reason his wheels are so small is because his trucks are so loose that if the wheels were any bigger, he'd get "wheel bite" all the time. The pranksters also smeared the liner of his helmet with globs of Vaseline. That didn't bother him either. Now he puts grease in his hair on purpose!
I WANT TOOTHLESS GEORGE TO PLAY A SHOW I'M DOING. HOW MUCH IS HIS GUARANTEE?
Send him an e-mail describing the show details. It's different for every event. Obviously, they're not going to charge the same guarantee for a 20,000 + capacity venue, as they do for a basement show. EMAIL: toothlessgeorge@aol.com
HOW DID GEORGE LOSE HIS TEETH?
In October 2001, George was skateboarding at F.D.R. Skatepark in Philly. He fell eleven feet face-first! In addition to losing his two front teeth, he is also lost part of his upper jaw bone, sustained an ACL Separation in his shoulder, dislocated his elbow, broke eight bones in his hand, and suffered internal hemorrhaging in his head which caused him to lose peripheral vision in the left eye. (He was back on his skateboard three weeks later!)
ARE THE BEDROCKERS EVER GOING TO GET BACK TOGETHER?
Bedrockers might play a show here and there, but will probably never be a full time band again. Ed (George's brother) is now married with two kids. Brian is Married with a kid, and Matt Fester is married. That doesn't leave too much time for rocknroll!
ARE THE HALFLINGS EVER GOING TO GET BACK TOGETHER?
I know that George & Donnie had talked about doing a 10 year reunion show, but that date has come and gone. Matt Drastic is very busy drumming for Less Than Jake. It was agreed that it wouldn't happen without him, so who knows?
ARE THE PERCS EVER GOING TO GET BACK TOGETHER?
Nothing has been discussed.
HOW MANY INSTRUMENTS CAN GEORGE ACTUALLY PLAY?
Seven (7) instruments, but not ALL at the same time (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Upright Bass, Harmonica, Kazoo, Piano, and drums.)
He is learning to play alto saxophone, but he's still really bad at it!
WHY DOES GEORGE USE THAT CRAPPY GUITAR?
That "crappy" guitar just so happens to be a 1965 Harmony Rocket, and once belong to the legendary Ray Coleman of The Skyrockets! George uses that "crappy" guitar 'cause it's fuckin' bad ass! He actually retired it from stage use in 2005 'cause it won't stay in tune, but he still uses it almost exclusively to write songs in his bedroom.
I'M IN A BAND. WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO FILL IN ON (BASS, GUITAR, DRUMS, etc.
DO YOU THINK GEORGE WILL WANT TO DO IT?
Send him a CD or MP3. Let him know what skills you need from him. If he's into it, he probably will, unless he's busy.
FAVORITE COLOR?
Black, dark black. So dark, that you can't even see it.
FAVORITE FOOD?
Coffee
FAVORITE MOVIE?
La Vita è bella (Life Is Beautiful) which was directed by Roberto Benigni, has recently taken the place of the classic John Hughes film, Some Kinda Wonderful, as his all time favorite movie!
FAVORITE BOOK?
The entire Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
TOP 10 FAVORITE BANDS?
Dion & The Belmonts, Johnny Cash, The Cramps, Danzig, The Explosion, Social Distortion, The Clash, Sex Pistols, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Tom Waits (This list changes regularly!)
FAVORITE LOCAL PHILLY BAND?
Nate Wiley (R.I.P.) & The Crowd Pleasers (Jazz Trio-House Band-Every Friday, Saturday, and Monday, @ Bob & Barbara's Lounge, 15th & South St.)
FAVORITE LOCAL SAN DIEGO BAND?
Los Sleepwalkers
FAVORITE FINGER
Middle (duh!)
WHAT IS TOOTHLESS GEORGE'S REAL NAME?
What are you-a bill collector?
HOW OLD IS GEORGE?
His birthday is on June 6th.
WHERE IS HE FROM?
He was born in West Chester, PA. Grew up in Malvern, PA, briefly lived in Berkeley, CA back in '95, and lived in South Philadelphia until December 2010. He currently lives in San Diego, CA
DOES HE HAVE A GIRLFRIEND? Yo Momma!
WHY DOESN'T TOOTHLESS GEORGE PLAY ANY SONGS BY HASIL ADKINS?
TG really says it best, so I'm just gonna use his words; "Hasil is the master of the one-man bands. It'd be really cocky of me to think that I could play better than a man who's been a one-man band for 50 years. I feel that destroying his songs would be an insult to his memory."
WHO IS THAT GIRL ON THE BONUS TRACK OF THE "LIVE IN NYC" AND "LONE WOLF" CDS?
“I really can't say! I promised!” -TG
I'VE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR (AN OUT OF PRINT RECORD THAT GEORGE DID), AND CAN'T FIND IT. DOES HE HAVE ANY HE WOULD WANT TO SELL ME?
George only has one personal copy of each record he's done. Some of the records he doesn't own at all!
HOW THE HELL DOES GEORGE PLAY ALL OF THOSE INSTRUMENTS AT THE SAME TIME?
It's magic! He uses smoke and mirrors to create the illusion of playing all the instruments. No, just kidding! He actually pays three elves to stand back stage and play the instruments for him. All George does is sing, but sometimes even that is done by an elf. Once George didn't show up at a club, but as they say, "The show must go on!", so his elven helpers made a lifelike replica of him, and operated it with puppet strings! That's the honest truth! To see diagrams of how it really works click HERE!
WHAT DOES HE LIKE TO DO WHEN HE'S NOT PLAYING MUSIC?
George has been skateboarding since 1985, so it's safe to say that he does that here and there! He practices Yinyassa yoga, and Pilates. He swims half a mile every day. Almost every night you can find him shooting pool with his friends. He loves dancing. He enjoys building little plastic model cars, creating art, and watching old horror movies. He writes a lot, and reads even more.
WHY DOES GEORGE SKATE WITH HIS TRUCKS SO DAMN LOOSE, AND WHY ARE HIS WHEELS SO SMALL?
When George was 17, he went to Woodward Skate Camp in Woodward, PA for a week in the summer. As a practical joke, one of the other campers loosened his front truck all the way, so that while he was skating the nut fell off. He knew it was a "prank" but refused to let anyone know it even phased him. He just kept skating with them the way they were. He found that it was easier to carve in the pools with loose trucks. When he got home, he cut his bushings in half so he could still ride loose, with the nut safely on the kingpin. The reason his wheels are so small is because his trucks are so loose that if the wheels were any bigger, he'd get "wheel bite" all the time. The pranksters also smeared the liner of his helmet with globs of Vaseline. That didn't bother him either. Now he puts grease in his hair on purpose!
I WANT TOOTHLESS GEORGE TO PLAY A SHOW I'M DOING. HOW MUCH IS HIS GUARANTEE?
Send him an e-mail describing the show details. It's different for every event. Obviously, they're not going to charge the same guarantee for a 20,000 + capacity venue, as they do for a basement show. EMAIL: toothlessgeorge@aol.com
HOW DID GEORGE LOSE HIS TEETH?
In October 2001, George was skateboarding at F.D.R. Skatepark in Philly. He fell eleven feet face-first! In addition to losing his two front teeth, he is also lost part of his upper jaw bone, sustained an ACL Separation in his shoulder, dislocated his elbow, broke eight bones in his hand, and suffered internal hemorrhaging in his head which caused him to lose peripheral vision in the left eye. (He was back on his skateboard three weeks later!)
ARE THE BEDROCKERS EVER GOING TO GET BACK TOGETHER?
Bedrockers might play a show here and there, but will probably never be a full time band again. Ed (George's brother) is now married with two kids. Brian is Married with a kid, and Matt Fester is married. That doesn't leave too much time for rocknroll!
ARE THE HALFLINGS EVER GOING TO GET BACK TOGETHER?
I know that George & Donnie had talked about doing a 10 year reunion show, but that date has come and gone. Matt Drastic is very busy drumming for Less Than Jake. It was agreed that it wouldn't happen without him, so who knows?
ARE THE PERCS EVER GOING TO GET BACK TOGETHER?
Nothing has been discussed.
HOW MANY INSTRUMENTS CAN GEORGE ACTUALLY PLAY?
Seven (7) instruments, but not ALL at the same time (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Upright Bass, Harmonica, Kazoo, Piano, and drums.)
He is learning to play alto saxophone, but he's still really bad at it!
WHY DOES GEORGE USE THAT CRAPPY GUITAR?
That "crappy" guitar just so happens to be a 1965 Harmony Rocket, and once belong to the legendary Ray Coleman of The Skyrockets! George uses that "crappy" guitar 'cause it's fuckin' bad ass! He actually retired it from stage use in 2005 'cause it won't stay in tune, but he still uses it almost exclusively to write songs in his bedroom.
I'M IN A BAND. WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO FILL IN ON (BASS, GUITAR, DRUMS, etc.
DO YOU THINK GEORGE WILL WANT TO DO IT?
Send him a CD or MP3. Let him know what skills you need from him. If he's into it, he probably will, unless he's busy.
FAVORITE COLOR?
Black, dark black. So dark, that you can't even see it.
FAVORITE FOOD?
Coffee
FAVORITE MOVIE?
La Vita è bella (Life Is Beautiful) which was directed by Roberto Benigni, has recently taken the place of the classic John Hughes film, Some Kinda Wonderful, as his all time favorite movie!
FAVORITE BOOK?
The entire Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
TOP 10 FAVORITE BANDS?
Dion & The Belmonts, Johnny Cash, The Cramps, Danzig, The Explosion, Social Distortion, The Clash, Sex Pistols, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Tom Waits (This list changes regularly!)
FAVORITE LOCAL PHILLY BAND?
Nate Wiley (R.I.P.) & The Crowd Pleasers (Jazz Trio-House Band-Every Friday, Saturday, and Monday, @ Bob & Barbara's Lounge, 15th & South St.)
FAVORITE LOCAL SAN DIEGO BAND?
Los Sleepwalkers
FAVORITE FINGER
Middle (duh!)
