Who are these guys anyway? The Story of “PiZZaDuDE”
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when we were auditioning for singers & guitar players (when
we found Joe), we received several calls from Stewart. To know Stewart
just flash back to "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
and Think Spicoli…
Jeff Received a Call from Stewart that Went Something Like this:
Jeff: Hi Stewart what Can I Do For You This Time.
Stewart: Hey Dude, Like, I Still Want to Come Audition But
, Like, My Boss is, Like, a Dick.
Jeff: I Know, You’ve Said that Before Stewart.
Stewart: Hey, Like, Have You Ever thought about, Like, Changing
the Name of the Band?
Jeff: No, Stewart, Do You Have A Suggestion for Us ?
Stewart: Yeah, Like, Pizza Dude
Jeff: (Stunned Silence)Why?
Stewart: Because, Like, Everybody Loves the Pizza Dude.
Jeff: (REALLY Stunned Silence) We’ll Think about it Stewart...
Some Names Just Stick…So We
Became…PiZZaDuDe
So you wanna know who the PiZZADuDES are:
Designation "#00" Joe (Bernard) Alfers - grevity. - "Duder"
Remember the words of the Dude: "To
Dig, and be Dug in Return" and "if the phone
doesn’t ring, it’s me." |
Guitar and Vocals
I grew up in the 1970’s listening to Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck,
Todd Rundgren, Black Sabbath and partying. I had to play the guitar.
I had no idea that the women would flock in droves, "Just to
hear me sing and play my axe" but that’s okey doky with
me.
I answered an ad in the paper to try out for a "Rock Band",
and that’s where I met the PizzaDude Dudes and have been having
a blast playing with the DuDes ever since. I also do a Solo Acoustic
act whenever I get the chance.
Bernie enjoys watching a low budget horror movie with a pint of
beer and a Red Barron frozen Pizza with all the trim’ins. He
also enjoys playing his PRS, Gibson and Epiphone guitars though
Line 6 Amplifiers.
Come out and party with the PizzaDude Band and Get ready to "Party
Hardy and Rock 'n Roll".
#3 Dean ( Brandon Dean)
Remember… Do unto others before they
do unto you. |
Drums and Vocals
I started playing drums in Jr. high school by sneaking down to
the band room and sitting behind the jazz drum kit. Since I wasn’t
in band, this caused problems when I was caught.
I grew up listening to KISS, Aerosmith, Queen, ect… in
the late 70’s, I then got caught up in the hair bands of the
80’s.
I was the sound man for the band for a few years, then moved
into playing drums when our original drummer unexpectedly graduated
college. (We were as surprised as you are!)
I prefer a thick crust, not pan, with Canadian bacon, saurkraut,
green olives, and a smattering of hamburger, with extra cheese.
Of course an ice cold bud light is manditory.
#13 Ed (Phred) Harris
Ed Also Plays Music for His Church on Sunday
Mornings to Make His Mother Proud. |
Bass Guitar and Vocals
Phred Started Playing Rock & Roll in College in a Beach Boys
Cover Band… that Never got a Gig… "We Sucked but
no One Pressed Charges".
After Years of Band, Orchestra, Choir, and Singing in the Pews
with the Choir, and Those Weeks at Band Camp, Phred started Working
With Jeff Richards in His Day Job. This Turned out to Be Monumental
in that Phred Started Playing Rock & Roll with Jeff And Formed
a Band. "We Sucked Less and No One Pressed Charges this Time
Either".
Jeff and Phred Went through 4 Band Names, 5 Lead Singers, 5
Guitar Players, and 23 or so Drummers on the Way to Becoming a PiZZaDuDe.
Phred Prefers a Hand Tossed Crust Pepperoni, Sausage and Mushroom
Pizza, and Plays Basses By Ibanez and Yamaha, Fender Amplifiers,
Custom Speaker Cabinets, a Nady Wireless, and Occasionally Effects
by Korg.
# 10 Jeff (Scotty) Richards
Scotty’s #10 reflects his other dream
of being 10 feet tall, and if you have seen him, you know
he didn’t save any pizza for the other DuDes! |
Scotty was born in Kansas City, Missouri where he tested his musical
roots. The first time he saw the Beetles on television, he knew
he had to play guitar. However, he soon discovered that all the
girls liked drummers, but he persisted with his dream. Making the
"guitar face" during a deafening lead was all he cared
about.
Playing Violin, and Guitar, Scotty jammed with many different
musicians and bands such as Faze One, Starry Cope, Phoenix, Now
* Here * This, and now a KC Favorite, PiZZaDuDe.
His musical favorites include Rush, Toad the Wet Sprocket,
John Mayer, Bush, KISS, and many others.
Scotty plays guitars by Paul Reed Smith, Charvel Jackson, Epiphone,
and a Johnson 250 amplifier. He has a Real Sweet tooth for good
Scotch…
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