The who's who of Franky Town |
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Frantic Franky Master of Ceremonies, lead and backing vocals PROFESSION: Car mecanic, mild-mannered journalist, professional wrestler and serial killer IDOLS: Hasil Adkins , Dean Martin, Tom, George & Spike Jones FAVOURITE SONGS: All the songs I sing FAVOURITE FOOD: Meat, seafood, pasta and Mexican, and loads of it FAVOURITE DRINKS: coffee and alcohol, notably beer and gin-pisang-orange HISTORY: Franky & The Rednecks, Frantic Franky’s Hod Rod Rumble, The Midnight Ramblers |
Franky Dell Rio marracas, accoustic and electric rhythm guitar, tambourine, backing and lead vocals, guiro, cowbell, woodblock, scratch-o-caster PROFESSION: bakin’ hamburgers, Chief editor of The Rock’n’Roll Calendar IDOLS: Country Dick Montana, Johnny Cash, Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Van Eaton and The Muppet Show’s Animal FAVOURITE PASS-TIME: imitating Garfield (alternating eating and sleeping) FAVOURITE SONGS: "Happy Boy", The Beat Farmers, "Bohemian Polka", Weird Al Yankovic FAVOURITE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS: The Seatsniffers, Number 9, The Blazers, Smokestack Lightnin’, Rowwen Hèze, Mike Ness & Social Distortion and The Supersuckers FAVOURITE FOOD: anything, as long as it’s greasy and spicy FAVOURITE DRINK: Tequila, Stella Artois, or the combination (desperados) HISTORY: The Crawlin' Kingsnake Rhythm & Blues Band, Big Trouble, The Shuttlecocks, Sin Alley, Lovesteaks, The 5 Somethings CURRENT BANDS BESIDES THE FRANKIES: Runnin’ Wild, Hètten Dès |
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Super Franky slap bass, electric bass, backing and lead vocals, motorcycle noises PROFESSION: Electrician and Fashion Model IDOLS: Elvis Presley, Number 9, James Dean, Eddie Angel and Chris Isaac FAVOURITE MUSIC: Rockabilly FAVOURITE FOOD: Witloof in den oven, T-Bone (Walker), and (Ray) Scampi Diabolique FAVOURITE DRINKS: Hoegaerden, Tequila, ice tea HISTORY: Frantic Franky’s Hod Rod Rumble, The Rattle Kings, The 5 Somethings CURRENT BAND BESIDE THE FRANKIES: Clark & The Aces |
Franky El Uno electric and semi-acoustic lead guitar, baritone guitar, backing vocals PROFESSION: Fixing stuff FAVOURITE BANDS: Number 9, Elvis, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Seatsniffers FAVOURITE MUSIC: everything rockin’ HISTORY: Boozy, The A-Bombs, The 5 Somethings
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Franky El Gato bass drum, snare drum, little tom, floortom, hihat, several cymbals, cowbell, tambourine and backing vocals PROFESSION: sittin' behind a desk, movin' things IDOLS: Gene Krupa, Elvis, Ronnie Dawson FAVOURITE SONGS: "Drums a go go", anything that starts with "Wèèèèèèll" AMBITION: To play in time with the rest of the band FAVOURITE FOOD AND DRINK: Duvel (Belgium's -and so world's- best!) FAVOURITE TOY: shakin' eggs WANNA BE: all rite tonite! HISTORY: Boozy, The A-Bombs |
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