{"id":3500,"date":"2010-09-30T10:10:45","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T18:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2010-09-30T11:25:39","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T19:25:39","slug":"gimme-five-rob-ruin-of-wild-wild-geese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2010\/09\/gimme-five-rob-ruin-of-wild-wild-geese\/","title":{"rendered":"Gimme Five! Rob Ruin of Wild Wild Geese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/machine_gun.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3610\" title=\"wild wild geese\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/machine_gun-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/machine_gun-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/machine_gun-120x73.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/machine_gun.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong>When your house burns down in the middle of a torrential hurricane, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a pretty good bet that whatever almighty there is up there is telling you to get the hell out of Florida.\u00c2\u00a0 At least that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what Rob Ruin and his wife Allison thought when in 2004 Hurricane Frances threw a transformer down on their home and left them with little more than some clothes, a Clash LP and a silver hollow body guitar.\u00c2\u00a0 The couple took the hit, packed up and moved to Chapel Hill to be near a few long lost childhood friends.<\/p>\n<p>Now, years later, Ruin found a new home and new musical inspiration\u00e2\u20ac\u201d first in Spider Bags and now in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/wildwildgeesemusic\/\">Wild Wild Geese<\/a>. The Geese, Ruin, drummer John Jaquiss, bassist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/americansinfrance\">Kent Howard<\/a>, and guitarist\/keyboardist Nathan Toben, play spunky garage rock that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s as beautifully noisy as it is playful. \u00c2\u00a0Click on over to their Odessa Records page to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.odessarecords.com\/artists\/wildwildgeese\/\">download their debut EP <em>Are You a Baby?<\/em> for free<\/a>. Then, be sure to head out to The Nightlight Oct 8<sup>th<\/sup> where they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be celebrating the release of their full length <em>Sorry, Earth<\/em>, along with their pals Drunk Tigers and Bad Cop.<\/p>\n<p>And now just five questions for one of the geese to gander:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong><strong>If your band were a mother goose story, which would it be?<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/mother_goose7.jpg\"><strong> <\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/mother_goose7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3611\" title=\"Cover illustration (book) Mother Goose's Melodies Set To Music\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/mother_goose7-280x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/mother_goose7-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/mother_goose7-74x80.jpg 74w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/mother_goose7.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is going to sound horribly depressing, but I say this with a smile; I have no clue. I have long had this theory that, being the youngest of three, by the time I was born my mother had kind of given up on the typical childhood teachings that my older siblings and most kids were raised on. It always cracks me up how thin my knowledge is when it comes to nursery rhymes, bedtime stories and the like. Being wild wild geese though, I guess we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d have our own story as the wayward children of Mother Goose herself. I might have to start writing this, hmmm\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. When did you first think music was something you would like to try?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As long as I can remember, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve always been attracted to the raw response people have to music. For me, more than any other art form, music has the potential to completely shift a mood or kill a room with a single change in notes. That said, I remember my father went to England on business when I was younger and he asked the clerk in a record store what \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the kids were listening to\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in order to bring a hip gift home for my brother and me. He brought home a Simple Minds record and the Cure\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Disintegration\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and let us fight over them. Lucky for me, my brother chose the Simple Minds record. I remember how sad I became popping the cassette in and hearing \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Plain Song\u00e2\u20ac\u009d for the first time. I think that was when I started thinking about playing and creating these devastating sonic concoctions myself.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/wwg300X300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3612\" title=\"cover of wild wild geese's &quot;are you a baby?&quot; ep\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/wwg300X300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/wwg300X300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/wwg300X300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/wwg300X300-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a>3. Describe the last time you totally geeked out about a song.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As any of my friends can tell you, I was the obnoxious, music-pusher friend, cranking a car stereo and forcing passengers to suffer through whatever I was obsessing over at the time. Recently, it has been this track \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ocean City\u00e2\u20ac\u009d by Kurt Vile; a warbling, stripped down acoustic pop gem that cross fades into an ambient, spaced out keyboard line. Two instruments, vocals, perfection.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Who\/what might be a few inspirations or influences that would really surprise people?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My wife and I have a Greater Swiss mountain dog named Meatball that makes the strangest noises when he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s excited. We call it the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153woo woo,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and I think all along I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve just been trying to replicate that musically.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. What did you want to be when you grew up? (How did that work out?)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Big three:<br \/>\n1. photographer: I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m terrible at it.<br \/>\n2. chef: I watch a lot of Food Network.<br \/>\n3. musician: I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m havin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 fun with it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c \u00e2\u20ac\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Help Wild Wild Geese celebrate the release of their new record, <em>Sorry, Earth<\/em> at <a href=\"http:\/\/nightlightclub.com\/\">The Nightlight<\/a> Friday, October 8th. And, by all means, give Rob a high  five when you see him!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When your house burns down in the middle of a torrential hurricane, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a pretty good bet that whatever almighty there is up there is telling you to get the hell out of Florida. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[311],"class_list":["post-3500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","tag-gimme-five"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3500"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3634,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3500\/revisions\/3634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}