Updated October 6, 1997

First, the thanks. A number of people have offered kind words and useful information for the Jr. and MMB pages, including Scott Dobson, Tom Hayden, Brendan Boyle, and Wes Borg, among others. Thanks to all.

Angus Wyatt designed the MMB logo. Troy Lissoway digitized it and the MMB band photo. Thanks!

Likewise, thanks to Mark Florence and Nels Johnson, Mark for bringing the digitized video of Jr.'s song "Rhythm of the Rain" to my attention, and Nels for making it available and keeping me informed on changes in URLs and the like.

Mike adds:

Most pictures of Mike or Jr. Gone Wild that have been seen publicly since 1990 were taken by Richard Siemens, including the MMB shot on the homepage. Mike and Rich were old drinking buddies, and Rich kept promising to take Mike's picture and let Jr. Gone Wild practice in his studio for free, and Mike kept taking him up on his generous offers. His work can be seen on other Stony Plain Records artist's albums as well. Beyond all that, Richard Siemens has been a great supporter and pal (an excellent drinking buddy) and is definitely a FRIEND of Carlotta.

If we've missed you, remind us. No web page is an island, and we want to acknowledge the collaborative nature of all this as completely as possible.

Most of Jr.'s albums were released by Edmonton's Stony Plain Recording Co.

If you want to see a portion of Jr. Gone Wild's "Where the Hell Are You" on your computer screen, this is the place. There's a lot of other interesting stuff here, as well.

The home page for the comedy troupe that collaborated with Jr. Gone Wild on Live at the Hyperbole. Don't miss the script for the musical Messiah, the song/dance/comedy/religious speculation collaboration featuring the Trolls and Jr.

In their own words, "Hookahman is the pioneer of Post - Industrial - Acoustic - Grunge - Folk - Fusion - Trouser - Rock.." Mike McDonald was once a member of the band. More recently, MMB's Sherry-Lee Heschel has been involved.

At last, the former Smilin' Jerry Slag, Jerry, of Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm fame, has a home page, thanks to his record company. Don't forget to buy his new album, The Sound and the Jerry.

This is ex-Jr. member Steve Loree's current band. And a damn good band it is, too.

Captain Tractor is an Edmonton-based band with a couple of albums, a growing reputation, a definite Celtic influence, and a fine web page.

Luann Kowalek is an Edmonton-based folk singer-songwriter. Ex JGW member Chris Smith played on her beautiful CD, Grace.

Rockabilly, surf, "Feelings," and more. Featuring former JGW member Lance Loree.

Home of the Piemyn, featuring ex-JGW member Chris Smith.

Jane is the Calgary-based country singer/fiddler. She toured with JGW many years ago.

Home of Tom Hayden, the man responsible for bringing Canadian music to the airwaves of southern California. Reviews, links, and more.

The University of Alberta radio show that spotlights independent bands from Edmonton and beyond.

Ottawa institution Jimmy George (a band, not a person) have recorded two albums but have really made their fame with their live shows, which often feature Jr. Gone Wild songs. They even covered "Slept All Afternoon" on their first album, A Month of Sundays. The band is history now, but there's a recently improved web page.

As Mike says, "I've been pals with the Farmers since around 1986 when Jr. Gone Wild first opened for them at Barrymore's in Ottawa." Though the Beat Farmers are no more, this page is the place to learn about their past glories and to find out what the former members of the band are doing now.

Monster Tracks is Dave Mockford and Bryan Becker. They've done a lot of audio production work for Edmonton bands, including Jr.

SEE is Edmonton's weekly alternative paper, offering a view of life in Edmonton, from politics to music.

David Hathaway's Canadian Music Page is the place to look for links to Canadian bands.

While in Edmonton, be sure to visit the

Uptown Folk Club

Any opinions expressed herein are solely those of Steve Roby, unless otherwise noted.