1984 - 1989
Absolutely the best band I've ever been associated with. Sidekick was conceived by its founder, Dave Kotinek based on the simple idea....play as much as possible and carry the least amount of equipment as possible. We averaged 5-6 nights per week for a solid 5 years. The majority of the jobs were in town, but we did play a lot of out-of-town gigs, mostly on weekends. Most of the jobs were one-nighters and we played 27 nights in a row once during the band's run. Thanks to the band's original drummer, Ron Lewis, who I knew from my previous band, I was asked to play bass guitar for this band after their original bass player moved out of town. Even though I had never played bass before, the transition from lead guitar to bass went smoothly. I found that bass is really my favorite instrument and thanks to this band, it is now my main instrument. This band has so many memories its impossible to list them all here. There will never be another band like this one.
Members
- Dave Kotinek — Lead Guitar & Lead Vocals
- Myself — Bass Guitar & Vocals
- Ron Lewis — Drums & Vocals (1984 - 1985)
- Dana Myzer — Drums & Vocals (1985 - 1987)
- LaMont Foster — Drums & Vocals (1987 - 1989)