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All you never wanted to know about each
and every band member of The Dick Ourada
Band. (and then some.)
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In the back: Brian, John, Ron, Randy and Russ.
Sitting on his ass: Dick Ourada
Who is this guy? Well it's complex sometimes
because you don't know which Dick Ourada is
going to show up in what set. With a cast
of thousands, Dick enjoys dressing up in character
on stage. Be it the "Bohemian Elvis"
or "Poop Pants The Clown", he's
ready to rock and put a smile on people's
faces. Mostly self taught with a little help
from Mel Bay, Dick says the movie "A
Hard Days Night " featuring The Beatles,
is what made him want to entertain people.
Some of his highlights in life include being
on cable's "Color T.V." show, singing
"Hound Dog" in front of 20,000 people
at the United Center in Chicago, and of course
the 1987 Alpine Valley run by the Grateful
Dead in Wisconsin. His own personal favorite
songs include: 1989's "Crawlspace of
My Mind", 1997's "Crystal Ball"
and "Feel The Mustache" in which
he co-wrote with Ron Rydin in 1999. Dick has
been married to wife Susan for 12 years and
resides in the suburbs of Chiago. In his spare
time he likes to watch the Chicago White Sox
and travels to Arizona for baseball spring
training every March.
As the musical leader of The Dick Ourada Band,
Ron has the task of putting up with everyone
elses inability to take things seriously.
His alter ego "Chris P. Licks" is
more of the layed back type. Ron's rock 'n'
roll life began in 1983 when he was part of
"The Shade", a group he started
with fellow L.T. High School alums Scott Jarrette
& Tony Millincamp.
The Shade rocked Chicagoland for 11 years
and brought a lot of fun to people's lives.
Upon graduating with a degree in music composition
from Columbia, Ron joined up with a band called
"Creek Ramsey" from 93'-95'. They
had a CD that made it big in early 92' around
the "Bucktown" neighborhood of Chicago.
Ron studied under Daryl Thompson with The
Beatles and Phish being just a couple of his
influences in music and life. In his off time,
Ron enjoys drinking Fanta Red Cream Soda while
watching Spiderman shows on T.V. Ron is married
to Dick Ourada's cousin Kara and lives in
the western suburbs of Chicago.
Russ Rydin has no information about himself.
His whereabouts are unknown.
Randy is a born musician, and music has always
been a huge part of his life. He started playing
drums at age 5 and has been a part of several
groups, including a Grateful Dead tribute
band called "High Time" in the early
1990's. He studied under the late Chicago
percussionist Chick Evans for many years,
and calls him one of the all time great drummers
from the 20th century. Known as the mysterious
one in the D.O.B., Randy rarely tells people
what he's up to, and when he does, its hard
to comprehend. His influences are Bill Kreutzman
& Mickey Hart from The Grateful Dead and
Ringo Starr. In his leisure, Randy enjoys
riding motorcycles across the country with
his Dad.
John Kienzle is a lawyer who still can't figure
out how the D.O.B. stays together, even though
he keeps showing up to practices and shows.
Known as the smart-ass of the group, John
met Randy Ourada back at L.T. High School
in LaGrange, IL. and joined him in the Grateful
Dead tribute band "High Time". Besides
playing in the D.O.B.-John likes to build
models of the venues the band plays at in
hopes they will encore with "Godzilla"
and Dick Ourada will smash it to pieces. Some
of John's songs include:"Mungai"
and "Vulcan", the later an anthem
about why the famed Route 66 stops abruptly
in Hodgkins, Illinois. Besides practicing
law, John is married with a son and likes
to watch Star Wars movies..
Brian "Sax-a-ma-phone" Simone
"The Big Deal" Andy P
Jeff "Cesar" Cesario
Dennis "The Man in Black" Kairis
Hollie "Do-wop" Robertson
Tom "Mort-Zilla" Warshauer
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