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Name: Melodie
Zapata
Role in Hell's Belles:
Drummer ( Phil Rudd)
Instruments and
equipment: Gretsch Drums
(22" kick, 12" rack tom, 14" & 16"
floor toms), Pork Pie snare (6.5x14" maple), Evans heads,
Tama pedals, Gibraltar hardware, Zildjian Cymbals, Vater 5B
wood tip sticks.
Your hometown? Bremerton,
WA
Where do you live
now? Austin, TX
When did you start
playing? 1980
What other instruments
do you play? Hand Percussion
What other instruments
would you like to learn? My
computer e-mu midi setup
Musical
Influences: Ween, King
Crimson, Rancid, Earthworks, Mahavishnu Orchesta, Frank
Zappa, Radiohead, Mr. Bungle, Primus, Tool
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you play in: Adrian and the
Sickness
What makes your job
playing AC/DC most enjoyable? The crowd energy
What's the worst part of the job?
Being
away from my dog, Dennis.
Do you have any formal music training or
are you just a genius? Some
formal training, schooling, private lessons and whatnot
Do you have a "favorite moment"
story about playing in Hell's Belles? Santa Cruz, we were playing Jailbreak, during the break
when Om put the mic into the crowd for an audience member to sing "
with a bullet in his ...back!" and instead he shouted " WITH A
BULLET IN HIS...ASS!" It is tied with the time that a broken string forced Adrian to
perform an air guitar solo in Bellingham, which she did with as
much vigor as
if she had her guitar in hand.
What's your favorite AC/DC song to play?
Shoot to Thrill
What's your favorite venue to play?
That's hard....um...that's really fuckin hard...that is asking a lot...I don't know what
to say. I will have to give it a tie between 8150 Vail, Co...Bottom of the
Hill, San Francisco, CA and Neumo's in Seattle, WA
Favorite sexual position:
Oh GOSH......hmmm
boy, gosh......The Sea Turtle or the Saddled Swan
Favorite TV show:
South Park
Random fun fact about yourself:
I like
eggs.
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