Adam's band profiles -- **added vid of LP & Tommy speaking**
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Adam's band profiles -- **added vid of LP & Tommy speaking**
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Video chats with the band:
March 2010: Official AO "Meet the Band" video! http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid10172910001?bctid=714518...
2/24/10 Monte, Tommy, and Doug chat w/fans online: http://www.youtube.com/user/Glamfan2011#p/u/5/QR-T4UwSSuY (part 1 of 6 -- see the user's channel for the other 5 parts)
Links to photos, and videos of the band in performance, at the bottom of this post.
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Longineu Parsons III ("LP") (drums)
Born February 16, 1980, in Paris, to a musical family (dad Longineu Parsons II is a jazz trumpeter), LP was playing music professionally and touring the world with his dad's various bands as a teenager. (He discovered the drums at a young age by toying with the drum kit of renowned musician Max Roach, who was playing in his dad's band.) In 1997, LP and friends formed the emo-punk rock band Yellowcard, whose major-label debut, “Ocean Avenue,” went platinum.
LP's musical influences include Anthrax, Slayer, Green Day, Nirvana, Megadeth, and many more. He likes riding Harleys, has tattoos (http://twitpic.com/roic4), is engaged to Joan Murray, an actress (http://twitpic.com/svvki), and has a little dog named Falco (http://twitpic.com/svspo). He calls his fans the Outlaws or Animal's Outlaws (one of his nicknames is Animal).
More fun facts from a December 2009 Twitter party:
How to pronounce his name: "lawn jih new"
He's 5'11" and has been playing drums since he was 2, recorded at age 4.
He can play guitar, bass, piano, and all percussion.
He's also in a band with his dad called Tribal Disorder.
His favorite song on the album is "Aftermath."
He has 22 tattoos, including one on his lip that says "Animal": http://twitpic.com/t4bqu.
He's had dreads for about eight years; his hair has been red, blue, green, and blond at various times.
He lived in Guadaloupe for five years and speaks Creole.
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/Longineu
MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/pizzle420
YouTube channel: uenignol420
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Finland TV interview, May 2010 - LP talks about Adam ("he's one of my best friends") at 6:23: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inqcwdgTXX0
Cover story from Drum magazine, April 2006, and more collected info: http://adamquotedaily.wordpress.com/who-is-longineu-parsons/
Playing a drum solo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AspsjdiOVO8
Giving a lesson on drum technique: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rq-0eFNxII
Longineu's YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/uenignol420) has vids of him talking about drumming, playing "Party in the USA," practicing at home, and playing in Yellowcard.
Also:
http://wiki.yellowcardrock.com/page/Longineu+Parsons+III
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Tommy Joe Ratliff (bass)
According to his MySpace page, Tommy is 28 (birthday = October 18), straight, single, a nonsmoker, an atheist, and a Libra who wants to have children "someday." He is a graduate of Burbank High School, class of 2000. His fave music includes Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, the Cure, and many more; fave films include Velvet Goldmine, Tombstone, and Fight Club. He loves the TV show M*A*S*H*. Heroes include John Wayne, Jimi Hendrix, and Hank Williams. His previous bands (metal) include Mouthlike, Turn of the Screw, and Eat the Crow (see videos below). In a video on Turn of the Screw (w/earlier hairstyle), he claims to be earning $ as a Culligan Man and a dolphin trainer (?!). Adam's nickname for him is glitterbaby, and his for Adam is babyboy. His fan groups include Badgers, Glitterbabies, and Creepers.
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/TommyJoeRatliff
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/TommyJoe18
Address for fan mail: P.O. Box 6261, Burbank, CA 91510
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Tommy speaks!
1. Finland TV interview, May 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n1njjuYY5g
2. To Adamcast at Gridlock, NYE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQeZj82cEPc
Tommy performing! w/band Turn of the Screw: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndQpeHrQ4uc
Turn of the Screw documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl9CYDirBsw (Tommy speaks at 1:38)
Earlier-Tommy pics on MySpace: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&fr...
Eat the Crow documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gKHQLNCz50 (Tommy doesn't speak but can be seen at 2:05, 3:51, 5:00, 6:16)
MySpace pages for Tommy's former bands:
Turn of the Screw: http://www.myspace.com/turnofthescrew (there's a poster for a May 10 show in 2008, but the account is inactive now)
Eat the Crow: http://www.myspace.com/eatthecrow
Mouthlike: http://www.myspace.com/mouthlike
Other Tommy pix:
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1971/23191012.jpg - on couch w/guitar
From a Twitter party:
avarix98 asks: What do you prefer: aTOM or Lambliff?
Tommy says: i've heard a lot of em i think there all good haha
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Monte Pittman (guitar, vocals)
Monte has been the guitarist for Madonna and for the heavy metal band Prong since around 2000, and has also done some solo work. He played guitar with The Citizen Vein (Adam's mid-2000s band) and co-wrote songs with Adam (including "Crawl Thru Fire," "Pop Goes the Camera," "I Got This," and "Turning On"). Monte moved to LA from rural Longview, Texas, in 1999 to pursue a music career. He began by working at a guitar store but soon decided to earn money by giving guitar lessons instead. The store passed along a call from Guy Ritchie, then dating Madonna, who was looking for a teacher, and Monte ended up teaching them both. Madonna then asked him to duet with her on Letterman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usabNLrRv-8), and then invited him to join her band starting with the 2001 Drowned World tour. Monte lists an eclectic set of musical influences on his MySpace page, everything from Led Zeppelin, Alice in Chains, and The Doors to Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, John Denver(?!), and Bob Dylan. One of his nicknames is Montster, and he apparently has some kitties as pets. Some of his fans call themselves the Angels. His wife is named Lisa (not the same Lisa as in the band) and they have an adorable young daughter, Ariel (pictured here with Adam):
http://i49.tinypic.com/3462m8o.jpg
They are expecting twins soon.
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/Monterrific
MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/montsterpittman
Address for fan mail: P.O. Box 834, Lawndale, CA 90260
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Monte's CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/montepittman
Duet with Madonna on Letterman, 2000: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usabNLrRv-8
Compilation - with Madonna in concert, 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQzjymUVzlw
With Adam in Citizen Vein, 2004 ("Bad Reputation"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8WWakBegN0
Featured as a "Rock God" with Madonna in concert, 2001 ("Ray of Light"):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvLqy4OTsBI
Solo acoustic at the Cat Club, 2008: http://www.youtube.com/user/mlpittman75#p/u/6/GhMN5f8LFNI (the videos numbered 1-4 give you his whole set)
Nice articles/profiles:
-- http://www.bossus.com/boss_users_group/article.php?ArticleId=825
-- http://madonnafansworld.over-blog.com/article-23813683.html
-- http://axestaticprocess.wordpress.com/monte-pittman/
Wikipedia article on Prong: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prong_%28band%29; there are lots of Prong vids on YouTube
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Camila Grey (keyboards, vocals)
Born January 6, 1979, Camila Grey is the latest addition to Adam's band, joining in March 2010 (though she hasn't yet played with them at a public show). For several years she's been part of the duo Uh Huh Her, with "L Word" actress Leisha Hailey. A classically trained pianist and graduate of the Berklee School of Music, Camila Gray has also worked with the band Mellowdrone, Kelly Osbourne, and Dr. Dre.
NYpress.com described UHH's sound as "pretty voices weaving in and out of mellowed out dance beats laced with heavy electronic bursts and echoing melodies ... romantic lyrics and smoothly mixed synthesized notes from the keyboard.... In the song “Dreamer” the singing sounds like it is pouring from above and slowly raining down beautiful words on the listener. The music also has an underscore of 1980s, Depeche Mode-like beats...." Based in LA, UHH sold out shows in London and New York after the release of an EP in 2007.
Camila's MySpace: www.myspace.com/222uhh
Twitter: www.twitter.com/UhHuhHerMusic
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camila_Grey
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Cam chats live with Adam's fans at her first rehearsal w/band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHFE6hZSba4
Video of Uh Huh Her singing their album's title track, "Common Reaction": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4jsNLfa09o
Good video interview--Cam and Leisha talk about UHH, playing music, their histories: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFJ8QrrYpL8
Good print interview: http://www.clubplanet.com/Articles/2136/Common-Reaction-An-Interview-wit...
Slideshow with lots of images of Camila and Leisha, set to their song "Dreamer": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8NZuRseMDs
Video: UHH answer q’s from Canada’s Flair magazine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVsJntNaqzs (cute)
One of the webisodes from UHH’s tour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd5RiU81y20&feature=channel
Adam's previous keyboard players include:
* Lisa Harriton, for the first few months; she was formerly with the Smashing Pumpkins and now plays in Ke$ha's band
* Zac Baird [@justcallmehorse on Twitter], who substituted for Lisa a number of times in late 2009 and early 2010. Zac was the band's musical director and also plays in the band Korn.
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Dancers!
Adam introduces the dancers @ end of Fever, 4/26: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZPI6VzsPp0 (at Heaven in the UK)
Short behind-the-scenes snippets from Sasha:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qVdk73JlNE
They are:
1. Brooke Wendle
Brooke is the woman with the long hair. She is from Plano, Texas, and was in the Wicked ensemble with Adam and Terrance. She has danced with Cirque du Soleil and on tour with Pink. Brooke is also a choreographer, and she choreographed Adam's "Crazy" for Art4Life (where he wears the red track pants).
* Crazy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwDLgjRzGGI
* Wicked cast listing from a 2007 program, with Brooke, Terrance & Adam:
http://www.mspt47.com/writings/wicked_la_20070331mat.php
2. Terrance Spencer
Terrance was in the Wicked ensemble with Adam and Brooke.
* Terrance dances: http://www.casttv.com/video/jnrqx01/terrance-spencer-holly-hyman-and-nek...
3. Sasha Mallory
She appeared on So You Think You Can Dance 6 in the Phoenix auditions at age 21, and is from Bakersfield, California. She auditioned in Season 4 as well.
* Twitter: www.twitter.com/SashaMallory
* YouTube: dancinsquash
4. Taylor (Green?)
No info yet.
No one but Sasha seems to have Twitter.
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Other personalities
Doug Anderson
Doug, 49, was the road manager for the Citizen Vein, Adam's earlier band. His Twitter page says he "makes sure Adam's band gets everything they need to ROCK!"
Twitter: http://twitter.com/dougasauris
Photo of Doug at NAMM with Monte and Tommy: http://gossipcandy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/namm_montedougtommy.jpg
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Early videos of the band in performance with Adam (not a comprehensive list because there are just way too many!):
12/31/09: Gridlock ("Whole Lotta Love") from the stage (shot by Doug): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFpH7Jo56-E
12/31/09: Gridlock - Intro of band & Strut - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BUebHMKo3Q (same user posted vids of rest of concert)
12/21: Leno - WYWFM - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX16qZPeR7I
12/16: So You Think You Can Dance - WYWFM - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXYDzgP-UTw
12/14: Conan - WYWFM - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6xL38vDdBw
12/8: The View - WYWFM - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm6D2aUJRhA
12/1: Ellen - WYWFM - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmnezPYI1t8
11/25: Early Show - WYWFM - http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5772614n&tag=ap
11/25: Early Show - Music Again - http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5772878n&tag=api
11/25: Letterman - WYWFM - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X7I2iSGEPo
11/22: FYE on the AMAs - http://video.yahoo.com/watch/6472997
FYE music video - http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid51728971001?bclid=237542...
Particularly choice fanvids featuring the band:
Sweet fanvid w/individual photos of each (and S.O.'s, if any) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UsKcxnTB50
"Welcome to Our Master's Plan" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvoJHuNbATM
Tribute to Adam & Allison's bands: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE0tfHJRlHc
Photos:
Conan: http://twitpic.com/tjmr2
Tommy, Monte & Longineu at Metallica concert: http://i50.tinypic.com/2lu6ycn.jpg
Vevo launch: http://i45.tinypic.com/359d82p.jpg
The View: http://tweetphoto.com/6059227
Initial photo: http://twitpic.com/pukkb
Band and dancers: http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd281/kthorpe74/16336_1253575054423_1...
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Thanks for the new information below
The sound guy at the Albany show told me Warnwillis is the keyboard tech. We were sitting right in front of the sound guy and I asked him if he was Warnwillis and he said "no, warren is the keyboard tech". He also told me about the LA show in December (was not posted at the time and I didn't even believe him - but turns out he was telling the truth so I think he is telling me the truth when he said Warren is the keyboard tech.)
Brooke now has a twitter account. It's @brookesauce75. Everybody should go check it out. YEAH!!!!! By the way, in case anybody doesn't already know, the other dancers twitters are:
@taylorg90
@terrancedlibra
@sashamallory
The new drummer is @isaacthecarp
The keyboard tech guy is @warnwillis
Adam's makeup guy is @sutanamrull
@littleblackdress will you continue updating this thread? New drummer has been quite chatty in twitter and really amazing on stage too. Fits well after Longineu Parsons
Adam and band performed Enter Sandman cover as bday present for Tommy in NZ concert last night. Apparently they rehearsed only once so Tommy would not know about it, managed to surprise him too
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Bumping to get Brooke's twit added
Oh and for lack of a better place to post and not wanting to start a thread >>>>
This is friggin hilarious, most don't know why, I think it's the final *thud* at the end
http://www.twitvid.com/B312G
Monte is having gig
_curlyfry : For whoever wants to follow the group at @Monterrific's Genghis Cohen show tomorrow, here's the twitter list! http://bit.ly/aV0e1f
Make-up artist Sutan is back w international part of tour:
JeniChua :Thanks for the memories glam fans!!!! Sutan is back fr his top secret mission and will be taking on the International leg w the glamily!!
Of course, google, silly me. So used to checking out everything here first
I loved the warm farewell band and Adam gave to Longineu, wigs during encores songs were hilarious too!
I Googled the new drummer the other day. Decent information Wikipedia and a few other sites.....
So Longineu has left, does anyone know anything about new drummer?
Any profile info on the new drummer? I know absolutely nothing about him!
Oh and not sure if you had planned to but can we please leave LP posted? It feels weird taking him down. I'm gonna miss him, he was the first member I ever met and ws so sweet, set the tone for the whole GNT for me 
@LiveFreeLuvHard yes, new drummer is already chosen. Here is tweet from LP just now, LP is leaving after Atlanta:
Longineu :I am saddened to inform you that the Atlanta dates are my last shows with Adam!! It has been amazing getting to rock with you, see you soon!
Wow, I'm gone for a few days and have tweets in my feed of a new drummer, run here to see...Is it true or are these rumors?
More information about new drummer:
4evrmomof4 :Q94 Interviews @AdamLambert youtube.com/watch?v=BSABWn… via @youtube Adam speaks about new drummer! (Isaac Carpenter)
Apparently this is new drummer, according to tweet feed:
Please RT Here's the twitter for Adam Lambert's new drummer Show him some love! @IsaacTheCarp
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What, no one has posted Monte Pittman's Rockstar Weekly interviews?
Here is video part 2, he is such down to earth cool guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58bU21I2L2w
part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sfHCZw7XVk&feature=channel
@adamlambert4ver those guitar pics must be great to have
Have you seen Sasha's latest tweet? :rolling with laughter:
SashaMallory
The bands bus has golden balls http://i38.tinypic.com/ne6k35.jpg
So i just found out that my uncle is friends with Doug... how weird is that?! And awesome!! He got me two guitar picks.. one with tommys sig and one with monte's
Taylor Green's Twitter account is www.twitter.com/taylorg90
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I finally re-did and updated the OP under a new username, since the spam filter continues to block me from editing or adding to this one. Let's let this one die, and follow this thread over to:
http://www.adamofficial.com/us/node/1538671
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Band and dancers totally rocked last night in Wilkes Barre! Adam + band have so fantastic chemistry on stage
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thanks for posting all these links
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OMG!! the link with Tommy speaking to AdamCast at gridlock - lol that girl was like properly kissing him
This is such an awesome thread!
http://www.twitter.com/SashaMallory
http://twitpic.com/1tffh8
Our door lol youll never see whats behind it
Also from Cam
Wilkesbarrefuntimes.jpg http://twitpic.com/1tcx3x
Thanks for this pic of Cam http://tweetphoto.com/24952942 Dare I hope that tour outfits will be partly like Adam weared in Fantasy Springs concert?
The band is excellent! Adam is so lucky to get a great talented band, and they all are very friendly and cute! And the very good dancers too! We're lucky to watch them!
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Photo of Cam with feathers for tour:
http://tweetphoto.com/24952942
Here's a little about Tommy's friend Chantala Parris, who is designing feather jewelry for him, Adam, and Cam (see above photo) for the tour:
Chantala Parris
Twitter: @HideUrFeathers
Website (artwork): http://chantalaparris.webs.com/apps/photos/
Website (jewelry store): http://www.etsy.com/shop/hideyourfeathers
Answering questions on Formspring: http://www.formspring.me/hideyourfeather
Thank you for the updates, you've added so many other things since I last read it.
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As far as I know! Haven't heard about any changes!
We will know for sure in a very few days!
This is the band and dancers for tour, yes?
Anyone know is this going to continue, meet the band? http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid10172910001?bctid=714518...
Congratulations to Monte's family for twins!
Thanks for the Sasha answers qs link!
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@shelbybb: I don't know anything about Lane! Would love to!
Sasha continues to answer lots of questions on Formspring, though:
http://www.formspring.me/dancinsquash
Lots more since I last checked -- she has answered 799 questions so far!
Lisa did have the twins (Beatrix and Atticus), but I can't update the OP because of the spam filter. Still hoping that gets fixed, but may have to give up and re-establish thread under this new username.
--eclectic, aka littleblackdress
Good question about Lane. But she is not member of band or dancers so I did not thought about it. She seems to work with Adam 24/7. I wonder will she stay with Adam after Idol season 9 ends?
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Where's the info on Laine?
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Isn't Tommy the cutest little thing ever!? Has Monte had the twins yet?
Adam and band dancers killed it on Ellen
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7xLW9vUJbkk
@eclectic thank you you are sherlock holmes level detective
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Hi everyone, littleblackdress here in my alter ego. Spam filter is rejecting all my edits/posts, so I created another account. Hope to work it out eventually. Meanwhile, here's some newer stuff on the dancers:
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**Sasha Mallory**
Sasha has tweeted behind-the-scenes photos and held online Q&As (see below for links). Born in Torrance, Calif., and raised in Bakersfield, she will be 23 on August 6, 2010. Her heritage includes Irish, West Indian, and African American. She started dancing at age 5 and is trained in many dance styles including ballet, hiphop, and some ballroom. She has one tattoo, going down her spine, of Chinese writing that translates "Everything happens for a reason" or "for everything there is a reason."
How she got the gig with Adam: “I worked with Brooke [Wendle] with another dance touring company, and Adam wanted a new dancer, so she told him about me. He watched a video of me dancing and liked it, then he hired me :)” Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVyVRbDv_24
Sasha has a miniature schnauzer named Penny; she also loves cats but is allergic to them. Loves the band Paramore and the TV show Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Fave color is purple, likes the clothing store H&M. Friends nicknamed her "Squasha," thus her Twitter name "dancinsquash." Her mom, who's Trinidadian, has been a huge fan of Adam since Idol and was just as thrilled as Sasha about her new gig. She was on So You Think You Can Dance 6, but left to take a dance job. Before dancing with Adam, she was on the faculty with West Coast Dance Explosion, a traveling dance convention and competition, with Brooke.
A fan asked her: "Is the fame you are experiencing now and the passion of Adam fans hard to get used to?" She said, "I just feel so lucky to be a small part of his amazing journey... that man is a gift and hes just starting out and has so many amazing fans..."
--Transcript of Q&A with fans: http://www.formspring.me/dancinsquash
--Sasha's Ustream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sasha-cant-sleep
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**Terrance Spencer**
Terrance is in the "Kiss & Tell" video with Adam.
--Video of 'Wicked'-era Adam singing happy birthday to Terrance: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1258022344899
--Kiss & Tell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90GravlaXzA
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**Taylor Green**
Taylor is 19 or 20 and is the biggest partier among the band/dancers, according to Sasha.
--Taylor’s Twitter: www.twitter.com/TaylorG90
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And an addition to LP's section:
--LP's Ustream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/outlaw-morning-after-video-shoot (LP and Joan have Ustreamed from their home and from band rehearsals!)
--Twitter of Joan Murray, LP’s fiancee, who often tweets photos from shows and helps with Ustreams: www.twitter.com/JoAnCMurrAy
Adam tweeted thanks to dancers and band 10 hours ago awww
"Wango Tango! I love my Band and Dancers!!! Thank you Monte, Tommy, LP, Cam, Brooke, Terrence, Taylor, Sasha! http://youtu.be/j-QJp-qSQrk about 10 hours ago via web "
@littleblackdress I came to post Tommy and Monte interview from Finland but you already had it, you are fast
Loved Tommy and Monte interview. Poor Tommy, so hangover
Thanks for all your work!
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LP and Tommy both got interviewed in Finland.
Tommy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n1njjuYY5g
He tweeted this and said:
omg everything was spinning i was so hungover here! haha ,,, ya i would have been on my butt if it werent for that clothes rack! hahaha
LP talks about Adam at 6:23 here ("he's one of my best friends"). Awww!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inqcwdgTXX0
Thanks for all the great information. Very nice.