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by The Vista
Plumeros: 'We want to be in the news...'
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April 23 Wantland Stadium —CAIN Vocalist By Jarrod Briley StallWriter 4 1 4 don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to," Elvis Presley said.
This admission by Presley, sums up the attitudes of a band of youthful energetic rock 'n' roll musicians from UCO — the Plumeros.
As they sat around the table in The Vista news room, waiting to be prodded with questions, the energy that emanated from the motley crew was almost visible.
The band members are: CAIN, vocalist; Captain Crunchwell, guitarist; Dr. Drain, drummer; and Flush, bass player.
They are a group who loves life, loves rock 'n' roll, loves the thrill of getting on stage and sending shock waves of emotion and sound through their audiences.
Plumeros is not a band concerned with the pitfalls of life — like failure = they don't believe in it. "It's not a matter of 'will people like us,' it's just a matter Of getting the right things together to make it happen," CAIN said.
The determination to prevail in the face of adversity — in the cut throat world of the entertainment business — is the driving force behind the band. And they will not allow anything to stand in the way of their success. "The band is everything. As far as girlfriends and all that, everything is second — everything," CAIN said. "I have no dreams of owning my own house, or my own car, kids or a wife, none of that."
What the band does dream of is becoming famous, and with that fame they hope to the influence needed to make a difference in the world. "There is a lot of stuff that happens in the world that people have no control over as a commoner — all they can do is watch," CAIN said.
Captain Crunchwell said, "We're participants. We want to be in the news, not watching it."
But the Plumeros have no delusions of becoming an overnight success. They are prepared for long nights on the road, years of anonymity and stingy club owners, who pay them a pittance to play. "We know we're not going to make much money from the cover charge, probably barely enough to pay for the gas to get to the club," Flush said.
But the sly drummer has a plan, a foolproof way of ensuring the Plumero's always have a few dollars in their pockets, no matter how stingy the club owners may be. "We're going to have a lot of merchandise. That's where the real money is. Those kids — 13 to 18 years old — buy shirts, stickers, anything. Just putting something a little obscene on it — sold," Flush said with a smile.
Originally, known as The Plumbers, the band changed their name after discovering another band was already using the moniker.
They decided on the name Plumeros, thinking that it was the Spanish equivalent of "plumber" — it actually means "The band is everything. As far as girlfriends and all that, everything is second— everything." feather duster.
The Plumeros will perform at the Battle of the Bands from 4 to 11 p.m., April 23 in Wantland Stadium. Admission is a can of food or $1. The concert will features numerous local bands.
