history

history 101.
this is going to be my account of how so many bands have come from so few people.

deadletteroffice is where i am going to start but i'll just mention a couple of bands before that.
all my fault (AMF) is what i would say is the root of many things. members; Steven Arkins, Laurence Coleman, Philp Kos. I came across AMF at shows in Navan, where i used to engineer the gigs. they played many shows with No Big Thing and the two bands are the start of great things.

after AMF broke up, Steven A joined No Big Thing. there himself, Steve C, Barry and Antony began to make some of the best pop punk tracks ever. but unfortunately it did not last. Steve A left and joined "15 minutes" which changed there name to "wait for the day" after his arrival. today we know them as "Homestar Runner."

Laurence Coleman joined his brother Mark and good friends Jay and Gareth in the search for a drummer for something new. there they had thought of me, and then deadletteroffice was born. before the first gig for deadletteroffice Jay left and rejoined his old band 15 minutes which lead into Homestar Runner. deadletteroffice needed a guitarist for this gig and were graced with Ciaran Smyth.
After the first gig, deadletteroffice decided that Gareth was not strong enough on bass to carry on with the band, then it was the arrival of Chris Mahon. after that Ciaran decided that deadletteroffice was not the place for him.
deadletteroffice carried on as a four piece for a while until faced with the dilemma of Laurence leaving. in the search for a new guitarist they found Daragh McSherry. After Laurence had played what were to be his last 2 gigs, he decided that he didn't want to leave so deadletteroffice decided to have two guitarists again.
Unfortunately Chris was let go, which in turn he joined the Upgrades as their bassist. after playing with them for a while, he left and was replaced in the Upgrades by Barry from No Big Thing, Chris then played bass for Dear Catastrophe. up to the end of dear catastrophe Chris had joined/formed First Death in Nova Scotia.
Replacing Chris in deadletteroffice on bass was Neil Keating. deadletteroffice went onto to many gigs with this line up and then came the day when Laurence decided to leave, again. deadletteroffice went again on the search for another guitarist. they found Jay Donahey and played one gig with him but saw that it wasn't going to last. they played one final gig in the music centre. after that gig they had gotten in contact with Steve C from No Big Thing. Barry from No Big Thing was playing with the Upgrades on bass and Antony was playing drums for Little Nightmare with Ciaran Smyth. after deciding that Steve C was perfect for deadletteroffice, deadletteroffice decided that it was the end of the year and a half long journey with all the line up changes and 162 gigs.
this was when Born A Ghost was born.
during the time of Born A Ghost, Neil had started singing with Barntown Water Tastes Like Blood. after that Born A Ghost's time with me as the drummer had ended and they got Paul to play drums for them. this did not last very long as Born A Ghost was on hiatus since Neil and Daragh went to the states for the summer. upon their return Born A Ghost was no more. except for a couple of reunion shows.
Neil carried on with Barntown Water Tastes Like Blood and also joined many many other projects, notably Another Day in Hell.
Mark joined the Black Martyr until he got all that heavy out of him. he is now singing with 30 Nights of Violence with Steve C on guitar. I played with A Name to Kill For till its demise last October.

i hope that helps you in playing 6 degrees of separation