Lynda & the Zeros have Jimmy K dancing in the Lair on Max Ink Radio

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Lynda & the Zeros have Jimmy K dancing in the Lair on Max Ink Radio

Max Ink Radio · Sat Mar 23, 2024

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Are we good?

Are we happy?

We got a lot of things going on tonight, Jimmy.

We have a 10 piece band right here in the in the layer, so yeah, well, let me just ask

because everything are we connected and we had some I believe so I can hear you can hear

I believe so.

Okay.

We're tested this rocket ship there's a little that you're right.

It's very busy in here.

Lots of wires, lots of microphones, lots of people.

Well, let's tell them what's going on, rocker.

Jimmy, when your toes are tapping, your body is moving and the groove has you in the mood

to dance, you'll find Linda and the zeros formed in 2016 with the sole intent of finding

a common thread in the connection of music to audiences, the zeros are based on a unique

blend of soul, both town and funk, uncovering the new and the classic grooves in each song.

Here to perform live in the layer for us tonight is singer Linda and her nine piece backing

band the zeros, Linda and the zeros, welcome to the layer on maxing radio.

Hey, thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Really talking to that microphone and so the zeros open up for iconic three dog night.

Tell us something unique that you learned that night.

Oh, unique could be right out of the gate.

For instance, the tech crew just carried everything in for us, you know, and set it right

on the stage.

It's the important thing in life.

That's right.

And then the moderner mix was good to go with first thing.

So that was pretty well, but the whole arena, I remember sitting behind my kit and looking

out at the empty seats while we were doing our sound check and I thought, wow, this

is going to be full.

It's pretty cool.

So you get a real good vibe for older buildings like that.

Wow.

That's incredible.

Well, there are 10 musicians performing in the studio tonight.

This is a big band formed here in Madison in 2016.

Tell me how this band came together and why we've taken a little break from music for

a little while and Greg who is our drummer manager does pretty much everything for the band

and also happens to be my husband wanted to get back into music and I kind of had a

couple of rules about that.

I said, one, I wasn't going to play any instruments.

I wanted to front the band completely and my name had to be in the name of the band.

So that's how that was the requirement.

Now the rest of the guys being added one by one was kind of firm, consistent pressure

for me to keep adding instrumentation.

The horns are just an essential piece of the feeling that we were trying to promote.

So it's just over time turned into a total of 10.

I love the fact that you came into it with that particular mission.

I want to be the front person.

I want my name in the band.

You went into this knowing what you wanted to do it sound like.

Yeah.

Kind of felt like that.

I think it's easier for people to latch onto a group if you kind of have something.

You just have that name and that representation.

So you just kind of go, okay, yep, that's lend in the zeros.

I know who that is and I think that that's how we can be remembered.

I'm sure there's plenty of reasons because I'm sure the music's going to be memorable

also and I can't wait to hear it.

So we're going to hear everybody's names later on.

Everybody's going to get some love.

But can you tell us a little bit specifically about the instrumentation that we're going

to hear tonight?

Sure.

Arrhythm section consists of lead guitar, bass, keys, and drums.

So that forms kind of like the nucleus of the groove itself.

We kind of set the tone.

And then we have the frosting on the cake with the horns, with four of them.

And each one of them play a different type of horn, whether it's brass or saxophone.

And the timbers of those mix really well and accentuate it.

And then with the fabulous lead singing we have, we also have a fabulous backup singer too.

So we have those two female voices that can do the harmony splits that only two women

can do like that.

That all of those pieces together form that full sound that we like to project.

Can you ever have too many horns?

No.

No, you can.

You got to have more horns, right?

I think the answer is no.

Yeah.

We have so many people here and the horn section is, you know, they're actually in the next

room.

We're taking you guys are taking of two rooms.

This is fantastic.

Well, let's get to some live music in the layer presented by the Aaron Weber group.

The first song you have for us tonight, it's called He Said.

He said, she said, is this a battle of the sexes, a replay?

You know, it's kind of more of a commentary, I think, on what's going on.

You can just say in the, in the media and politics and everything, um, yeah.

So he said, she said is just kind of more of what's a reliable source of information.

There's someone saying this, someone saying that, yeah, so that's kind of about.

All right.

Well, if you're a fan of Linda and the zeros, if you want to, if you've always wanted

to ask the band a question, you could do that right now, eight, four, four, nine, six,

seven, two, seven, eight, nine, eight, four, four, nine, six party.

You could call or text in a civic media app, presented by the Aaron Weber group, Linda

and the zeros are live in the layer.

All hell's spoken loose and the world is on its knees.

I should try to fake it if somebody tells me, please, that's what she said.

Can you believe it?

That's what she said.

Can you believe it?

That's what you said.

All hell's spoken loose and the world is on its knees.

I should try to fake it if somebody tells me, please, that's what she said.

Can you believe it?

That's what she said.

That's what she said.

That's what she said.

All hell's spoken loose and the world is on its knees.

All hell's spoken loose and the world is on its knees.

I should try to fake it if somebody tells me, please, that's what she said.

All hell's spoken loose and the world is on its knees.

All hell's spoken loose and the world is on its knees.

All hell's spoken loose and the world is on its knees.

Greg, you are the drummer and Linda, you're the singer, but in your day relationships, you are a married couple.

Let's get the elephant in the room who gives directions to the gate in the car.

That would be me.

Linda is a wonderful coal pilot, but she tends to fall asleep pretty quickly.

That's the truth, he's absolutely telling the truth.

Linda, how did you get started in music?

My back story is just growing up with a father who was always playing is real to real and then his albums and everything, every type of music.

And he would take, he wasn't your typical father knows best kind of daddy.

He said if he was going out rolling, he would take you with him and rolling meant stopping at country bars and then having you sing.

That's a lot of fun.

Wow, and what age were you doing that?

What age were you rolling?

I'd be in the car probably starting around age six or seven, so dad would take you around.

Wow, that is so crazy.

Let's get back to live music in the air with Linda and the zeros.

The next song you have for us tonight is called Fremey, and we are in the middle of women's history month telling about this song of women's empowerment.

The words say everything, so I hate to paraphrase, but however, yeah, kind of the idea that we're working hard as women, we're trying to gain a foothold and hold on to it and watch us fly as we do it and you know what we're going to bring everybody along with us.

So no worries, no worries anywhere.

Wow.

It's great.

Definitely a great message.

Let's hear some more music.

You're live in the air.

You're on civic media.

It's maxing on Saturday night with Linda and the zeros.

I need you in my chat street.

Well, then you're only got to raise your eyes and see me fly.

Don't tell me that I won't.

Don't tell me that I'm not up and down.

Don't tell me that I'm master plan.

Don't tell me that I won't.

Don't tell me that I won't.

Don't tell me how to think.

Don't tell me cause I know what's real.

What I can do.

Don't think you don't get the game.

Here's a little girl who's on the way.

To a world that's not the break of the Lord to lose.

And if that's something I will say to you,

Is that there's nothing that you can do?

Because it's all about your attitude.

Don't let them get to you.

Don't tell me that I won't.

Don't tell me that I'm not up and down.

Don't tell me that I'm not up and down.

Don't tell me that I'm not up and down.

Don't tell me that I won't.

Don't tell me that I'm not up and down.

Don't tell me cause I know what's real.

What I can do.

Don't tell me that I'm not,

Don't tell me that I'm not up and down.

Don't tell me that I'm not up and down.

Don't tell me that I'm not up and down.

Don't tell me that I'm not up and down.

When I'm not I'm not up.

Can't do it anymore!

A race free me now.

I'm on a race on me free me now.

If you believe me, I'm not up and down.

If you believe me, I'm not up and down.

If you believe me, I'm not up and down.

Free me now!

Free me now!

Free me now!

Free me now!

Free me now!

Welcome to Zero's Dancing on the Radio Tonight,

Mexican Civic Media Live and Lair presented by the Aaron Weber Group Rocker.

Oh man, that was great.

That was very anthemy.

It was just so like the chorus, where you don't tell me what to do,

don't tell me what to think, don't tell me how to feel.

And I felt that, and like by the third time I was singing along,

and I'm like, don't sing out loud, it's not your show.

But I think that, you know, anytime that you can get some kind of like a statement,

like you kind of like wrapped up how I think a lot of women feel,

and I would love to see that song everywhere.

So, love it, thank you.

Well, let's give the drummer some Greg Bert,

how did you get involved in music?

And what is your backstory?

The backstory is my mother.

My mother was an organist for the church,

and we always had a piano playing in the house,

and she was very open to different styles of music.

When she passed her library music was actually quite astounding.

And so, I had this environment of not only her playing music all the time,

but I had older brothers and sisters that were buying 45s back then.

And so, the formative beach boys, beetles, experiences, the kinks,

and all those kind of things came in.

And then I took drum lessons, piano lessons, taught myself guitar.

Which came first.

Drums.

Okay.

Drums.

Because we couldn't buy a trumpet.

And the mom had pots.

And so then I took piano lessons to learn more formal training,

and taught myself guitar after that.

Just the formal training that you had on the piano,

does that really tie in with what you're doing on the drums?

That's a really good question.

Sometimes in original music it does.

As a drummer, I listened to all the different instruments to see what I can pick up on in my own playing.

Because accents just don't have to be the bass guitar.

I mean, it's great.

But there are little things that happen with the other instruments that are really cool.

The bass guitarist is over here going, what?

So, yeah, sometimes.

Bass player, do you want to say something to rebut that?

He'll have his chance.

He has a question coming up.

The horn section is the lounge.

They're in the lounge tonight and they can't speak for themselves.

Greg, tell us about the members of your horn section and the other skill that each one possesses.

Oh, yeah, that's a great question.

So we start with Michael Ruger on the trumpet.

Michael is part of the harmony of the band also with infectious smiles and good attitudes.

He brings a skill set of bringing that high register and that attack that a trumpet can do to our overall mix.

So he can really punch a nice solo when a solo is needed in that kind of timber

and then help orchestrate the layered approach to the horn sectional.

And Jonah Rodemacher is right next to him.

He is our trombonist.

There's another word for that that I've forgotten.

It's ack butt.

And so Jonah brings that lower timber in the brass to it and also is very funny.

Has a great sense of humor and has an unbelievable mustache.

He does. Yes, he does.

And he does.

He needs its own room.

He doesn't act at all like he looks, which is totally a radio statement right there.

So he took theory when he was in college.

I think he had a minor in music if I remember it or something like that.

So his skills are quite good.

Then we have John Kerry on the saxophone, which could be a mix of different saxophones.

He has the alto and the tenor tonight.

And John is a very good soloist.

Has good inflection on how he works his instrument.

So he's able to add a punch as well as a legato smoothness to his rolling saxophone sounds.

And at last we have Chad Ophcek, who is our Barry sax player and also our conga player.

So he serves two roles.

And of course the Barry has the punch.

It's the wolf of the horn section.

And we like a lot of wolf.

So that's it.

The four of them together with all the different instruments make for a cool horn section.

It's a killer horn section.

I got to give a comment out to Chad on a personal experience.

He's a pet sitter for a hotel.

And he's one of the best petitors in Madison too.

So freebellyrobs.com.

Get the shameless self-promotion in their rocker.

Well, he's a pretty good drummer too.

And we're going to hear from him later.

But right now let's get back to live music in the layer with Linda in the zeros presented by the Aaron Weber group.

The next song you have for us tonight, it's called What You Want.

Is this an election year song about politicians?

God, I hope not.

No, no, it's not.

You know, what you want from me.

So the song speaks to more of what society demands on us.

And also in kind of the biting and negative ways that, you know, are you taking a piece of me?

That kind of thing where it's how much of me do I have to give to this when maybe necessarily it doesn't have to be that way.

Sounds like a great story and a great song coming up is Linda and the zeros.

They are live in the layer presented by the Aaron Weber group.

844-967-2789 if you want to call a question.

Linda and the zeros live in the layer.

I've searched my sky for an answer.

I've searched my sky for an answer.

I asked my God to help me find a way.

I can't ignore the way I'm feeling.

This bit of pill has got the best of me.

I'm lost in this world.

I know how I feel.

It's not in my mind.

I know how I feel.

But you, I believe, can only set you free.

I stand the sky to pretend to be old.

The reason has been this is that so strange.

You speak through us, but things don't seem to change.

No, a lot of times coming is my only win.

I can't believe it, but still fighting for this.

You've got the power to set me free.

You've got the answer.

So what do you want from me?

I'll reach my limit, done all that I could.

I ain't done nothing.

So what do you want from me?

Tell me what you want.

What you want from me?

Tell me what you want.

What do you want from me?

Tell me what you want.

What you want from me?

Tell me what you want.

What do you want from me?

So I've been down on my knees.

Pray for peace.

Tell me somebody to find some relief.

I'm not an old woman.

They held back my fear.

They put us down, but we're still standing here.

Your talk is also critical.

But without a change,

there won't be a hollow world.

We'll care for the innocent.

With a hopeful voice, he's waiting to be heard.

Love isn't happiness.

Is that so wrong?

You speak for change.

Don't ever seem to come.

I've been smiling at you.

We fight, it's fight.

The dream will reach you for.

It's still inside.

You've got the power.

Set me free.

You've got the answer.

So what do you want from me?

I'll reach my limit, done all that I could.

I ain't done nothing.

Don't know what you want from me.

Tell me what you want.

What you want from me.

Tell me what you want.

What do you want from me?

Tell me what you want.

What you want from me?

Tell me what you want.

What do you want from me?

Tell me what you want.

Tell me what you want.

Tell me what you want.

Tell me what you want.

Tell me what you want.

Tell me what you want from me.

Tell me what you want from me.

Tell me what you want from me.

Solutions

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Linda and the Zeroth live in the Larer.

Everybody was moving around and dancing down

the student.

Just take 2 minutes or we are going to take care

of some business here.

You are live on malac Melbourne on public media.

If it's local music from Wisconsin, it's heard here.

This is Max Ink Radio.

We are local music.

Okay, Jimmy, we're back with Linda and the Zeroth live in the Larer.

Vocalist, Deanna Heyes, you have big band experience

and you're rocking it tonight.

How did you get started in music?

What is your backstory?

Oh, well thanks for asking.

You know, it's funny.

I've known Linda for over a year now.

I consider his friends and I don't know

that I've ever heard her backstory

because she was busy singing in bars.

I was busy singing in church.

So in that many years later, which is great.

So yeah, so I started in church.

I feel like that's a story for a lot of people.

You start in choirs.

You start in a Quebec kind of area.

And then all through high school and college,

all the musical theater and all the vocal jazz and all that kind of stuff

was really important to me and I loved it.

And then I kind of got away from it.

And then in my young adult years

and more recently, I was like,

when was I my most happy?

What really sparks my passion and its music?

And so I got connected with these ridiculously talented people

and I feel really lucky to be able to be with them

and be here tonight.

Are you always a singer?

Yes, yes.

I play a little bit of piano.

I can get by, I can fake it.

But singing is, yeah, that's where my heart is.

Talk about, or tell us about that crossover

or the experience that you gained in church,

singing gospel and the vocals there.

What is that experience?

What did that bring to where you are now with Linda Nezeros?

Yeah, you know, it was a lot of four-part stuff in church

because a lot of hymns are designed to be four-part harmony.

So I think that's really where I got an ear for harmony,

which allows me hopefully to hear it pretty quickly

and find a spot to be able to add something

that hopefully gives the song a little more luster,

a little more fullness.

And so I think that's probably where I got developed an ear for it.

So I'm really grateful.

And you said your parents got you into all this into church, right?

But did they play as well?

Or were they instrumentless?

They're both singers.

My dad has an amazing baritone voice.

My mom has a great alto voice.

She played piano.

So yeah, I do come from a musical family.

Fantastic.

So your next show is coming up March 30th at the Red Rooster here in Madison.

And then April 7th, you're at the High Noon for the Max Inc. Matinee concert series,

which we're very excited about,

along with Latin salsa funk band Absolute Lover.

Doors open at noon.

The show is done by four.

People are loving that.

Sunday afternoon shows.

So are you ready to give up late night shows on Saturday night for the Sunday gigs?

We'll do it all late early Sunday, Monday, Friday.

You call us.

We'll be there.

We're ready to rock.

Wow.

Let's get back to live music in the air with Linda and the zeros presented by the Aaron Weber group.

The next song you have for us tonight.

It's called Too Hot.

Is this another day in the life?

Actually, it is.

It is.

I got it right.

Yeah, Greg came up with this great song that he wrote.

And I was pondering on things and one of my commutes between Milwaukee and Madison and started thinking about my parents.

And so it's loosely based on experiences from them.

Too Hot is an expression for a lot of different things and maybe even stolen merchandise.

So there you go.

Too hot is actually one of the first songs you sent us to play on Maxing Credio.

And I love it.

Is it one of my favorite songs in the playlist?

Can't wait to hear it live right now.

You're live in the air presented by the Aaron Weber group.

Once again, you want to call and ask Linda a question.

She'll be happy to ask or to tell you the answer.

844-967-2789.

It's live in the air on Maxing Credio.

844-967-2789.

It's just like Christmas morning.

It's just like we found it in a car.

I think yeah, I'm just gonna start writing.

It's too hot.

Oh, let me tell you all.

It's too hot.

Better watch yourself.

Don't count you while they're in the cabin.

We're a little sparkling ton in the flames.

And with the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

She's got a 1, 2, 1.

Do you know you had to come?

Too hot.

Yeah, she played with fire.

Too hot.

God, how sweet was that?

Too hot.

Yeah, that was aaze when she's smoking.

I love that.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Too hot.

Too hot.

Too hot.

Oh!

Oh!

Oh!

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'm gonna catch a ride with you to Rio.

This pussy said we'd find it there.

You said this might be much more than you can handle.

You're a little bit like you might just be where.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Too hot.

Oh, all right.

Oh!

You're gonna give her a baby.

Too hot.

All right.

Too hot.

You're gonna give her a baby's ride.

Linda, the zero.

Slide in the layer.

Too hot.

Hey, the, the rail reference.

Well, what, what happened in rail there?

Is that rail Wisconsin?

Nope.

Rail Wisconsin.

The rail reference in too hot.

Yeah, the rail reference is rail Wisconsin.

After my father had passed, there was a shoe box full of car titles.

And he didn't necessarily, I didn't know who there's cars.

Yeah, I didn't know where they belonged or whose cars they were and kind of things.

Okay.

Yeah, there's a place in rail that I think cars are auctioned and we went that way to try to figure out that conundrum.

It's just a great little town, like 500 people.

But, you know, May bash happens there in Memorial Day weekend too.

And of course, Johnson's meat market, the best election of bacon everywhere, anywhere.

I, I digress rocker.

Yeah, but you're talking about bacon, so it's okay.

Oh, thank you.

Jimmy, the bass player, you're never gets any.

So let's give the bassist some.

Wait a minute.

Joe, the bass player, the new guy, good with all the tools except for handsaws.

What is your backstory?

How did you get involved with music?

I shot a man just to watch him die.

Oh, that's one red.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

No, I started really early.

It's a tragic story, but you know, it is what it is.

I lost my parents very young.

So I was raised by my brother-in-law and sister who were hippies.

And this is back in 1971.

And okay, they did.

I wanted a drum set.

And they said, my IQ was too high.

We had a small.

Hey.

He's sitting right there.

We had a very small apartment in Brooklyn.

So I couldn't get a drum set, but I got a bass.

Yeah.

Which, you know, it was sort of like a drum set.

It's in the same family as the drum set was doing.

A drum set was doing.

Yeah, that's it.

So yeah, that's what happened.

And I got a bass.

And it was the early 70s.

And bass was, you know, a happening instrument back then.

Yeah.

Well, you know, I'll tell you something about bass.

Is the drummer tells you when to dance.

But the bass player tells you how to dance.

Hey, man.

That's right.

So your parents didn't have a role in this because it was your big brother.

So.

And then how did you get into this band?

I lost a bet.

No, I got into this band.

I actually, the friend of mine was the bass player in three dog nights.

So he invited my wife and I to go see them.

Oh, really?

Yeah.

And then they opened and I was like, wow, man.

That's, I would love to play with this band.

They were really great.

Wow.

And they called me, you know, I touched bass with them.

And great called me to play.

I think it was the Italian festival.

And then like, COVID happened.

Oh, wow.

Which I blamed for.

And then they, we kept in touch and I subbed for them once or twice.

And they offered me the game.

You're like the comedian clown of the band, aren't you?

Yeah.

He claims it right away.

Yeah.

It's a different mechanism.

It's an important job.

It's got to keep everybody smiling and stuff.

That's it.

Or break the tension.

Whatever happens.

Well, now that the bassist has finally gotten some, let's get back to live music in the

air with Linda and the zeros presented by the Aaron Weber group.

The next song that you have for us tonight, it's called Time.

Is this a song about me writing interviews on Saturday afternoons?

This is a song about being in love and wanting to be close to someone

and never feeling like there's enough time together.

Boom.

They're gone.

Blink of an eye.

We don't have enough time.

That's like real life.

Yeah.

It really is.

The things we enjoy.

We're always wishing more time.

Yeah.

So that's what it's about.

So value that script writing time on Saturday afternoons, rocker.

That's right.

That's right.

You're alive in the air.

Linda and the zeros.

They're just making us dance on Saturday night.

844-967-2789.

It's Linda and zeros.

Time.

Like a thief into the night.

Stole away my precious time with you.

Ooh.

And then ran away.

And you've got to walk.

Time opens your step.

Like a dancer sent to love you.

Oh, I feel my patience slip away.

But when I need you,

Well, when I need you,

Oh, some out of time.

And when I call you,

Oh, some wanted to.

Yeah, but let me go.

Oh, baby, come on.

Can you feel my heart beating?

Can you feel my hands moving?

A fresh train.

From the past to the good.

50 cents to a dollar's worth.

Well, when you want me.

And you've got to wait.

And not once before.

You make time.

Oh, when you love me.

So how can me and you be out of time?

And when I call you,

Oh, some wanted to.

And call the clock starting to go.

In the blink of an eye.

I, I, I, I, I,

Oh, baby.

Oh, baby.

Oh, baby.

Oh, baby.

Oh, baby.

Oh, baby.

Oh, baby.

Oh, baby.

Oh, baby.

And when I give,

Oh, I'm out of time.

And when I call you,

Oh, I'm out of time.

Oh, baby.

Oh, baby.

Oh, I'm out of time.

Oh, baby.

Oh, baby.

Oh, baby.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And Linda, why don't you want to play instruments?

Favorite venues, do you?

You know, I got to say why don't I want to play instruments?

It isn't that I don't enjoy playing instruments, but it's that I feel like when I am dancing as singing, I need to move and dance.

When I was behind a keyboard, it felt very, it impeded my movement.

And I just didn't want anything, yeah, I didn't want to be encumbered by anything.

So that was really what it was about.

Because I can't sit still when music's playing.

And that question is from Shelley, a friend of yours, I guess.

Oh, Shelley.

Hey, Shelley.

Thanks for listening tonight, Shelley.

She can't even stand still singing in the studio here.

It's not even just like a live performance.

I'll tell you.

Chad, oh, Barry Sacks, Kongas, drummer.

We've known you all these years as a drummer for Uncle Eddie, Helephant, Brainerd.

I mean, I could go on and on.

But now you're Barry Sacks.

How and when did you start playing Barry Sacks?

I started in high school.

You know, it wasn't an option in elementary or middle school.

And then I got to high school and there was just so many alto saxes, which is what I played.

And there was only one Barry Sacks player and one unplayed baritone saxophone.

So my band instructor asked if I'd be interested.

And I was like, well, maybe who's the other guy?

And it was my buddy Nate, who to this day I'm still in bands with.

He's a killer bass player.

So yeah, so I jumped on the other Barry Sacks.

And it was a great change.

And it also really helped me bond with Nate, who was the bass player of Uncle Eddie.

And we've been in other bands together.

And we still playing bands together.

So I think it was the right choice.

Now was Barry Sacks a phone then your first instrument or drums?

Because I mean, I met you as a drummer, right?

Yeah, that's right.

I did start on the sax in middle school.

But when I turned on about 19 or 20 and I started playing in bands,

the sax took a back seat to the drums.

It was just way cooler, way more fun.

I was in the band circles.

There were no sax players hanging out.

So it was more fun to just hang out with all the other drummers and the other bass players.

How did you take lessons that they had 19 to learn drums for the first time?

Nope. I taught myself.

Wow.

Yeah, learned by ear.

It was one of those things that, you know, a lot of people say you either have it or you don't.

Right.

I was down on a kit and I was lucky enough that I had it.

Wow.

My neighbor played drums in a cover band and I sat down on his kit.

Next thing you know, I was playing Guns and Roses.

The rest is history.

He's like, oh no.

What door have I opened here?

Now, what brought you back then to Barry Sacks?

During COVID, I was actually dealing with an elbow injury.

So I had to stop drumming for a couple of years and decided to go ahead and jump back into the saxophone.

I had a friend who worked at Ward Brott who hooked me up with a great deal on a baritone.

So I decided to go that route, played in a couple bands, Linda and Greg,

saw me perform with the Blues Brothers tribute, approached me as well as Jonah after the gig

and next thing you know, here I am.

Wow.

It's a great story, Chad.

Good to see you.

Thanks, Jimmy.

We got one more song here for the Linda and his earls, right, Rocker?

Well, we do, Jimmy.

But before that, I actually wanted to talk about some more shows that are coming up from you guys this summer.

Linda and the Zeros are performing later this summer at high noon saloon on June 14th,

Memorial Union Terrace on July 19th and headlining arts on the square in Wapaka on the 17th of August.

How can we keep up with Linda and the Zeros online?

Linda Zeros, Linda and the Zeros have an Instagram page and we also are on Facebook and

Linda, is it Linda.Zeros Greg?

I have to look for him to shake his hand.

Oh, LindaZeros.com, we have a website.

And that's a L-Y-N-D.

So spell it with a Y, you'll find it no problem.

Okay, well let's get back to live music in the layer with Linda and the Zeros presented by the Air and Webber group.

We have one more song for us tonight.

It's called Talking Loud.

Will this song raise the consciousness of mankind?

We hope so.

It definitely, that is a lyric in the song.

And I have to say that it's kind of a call and a nod to the wonderful young next generation,

great thinkers and people involved that are doing a lot of hard work to make the world a better place.

Well, that's awesome. Let's get into it.

We've got about four minutes before the hard break at the top of the RFR dues.

Maxine Kevys coming up after 10 o'clock.

Interview with Conipcion with M. Shell.

You're live in the layer on Maxine on Civic Media.

It's something fun.

Revelations to the right generation.

Linda and the Zeros live in the layer.

Absolutely amazing.

Thank you so much, Linda.

We appreciate you.

Great band.

Wow.

I'm speechless, rocker.

It's from all that dancing, Jimmy.

Yeah, all the dancing.

Maxine Kevys coming up.

Interview with Conipcion with M. Shell.

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