A Band With Pacific Northwest Roots

Whit, Larry, Frank and Sammy - RockStock 2002
The Breaks
Kennesaw, Georgia
1998 - Present

Members

Larry "Sticks" Aquilino ~ Drums
Sammy "Swede" Carlson ~ Bass, Vocals
Neil "Schroeder" Davies ~ Keyboards, Vocals
Whit "Three Notes" Gardner ~ Guitar, Vocals
Frank "The Furter" Moncrief ~ Guitar, Harp, Vocals

Alumni

Steve "Buttboy" Osterholtz ~ Drums, Vocals
Beatrice "Lou" Eller ~ Drums, Vocals

The Breaks is our web slave's band in Georgia.  Ya sure, it's not a PNW Band, but he pays the bills for this website, and he is with a NW band (The Regents), so we will forgive him for this one little detour out of the Pacific Northwest.

Okay, here is that mystery band Sammy is playing with down in Georgia
Sam Carlson,. November 2002

The Breaks started out in the Summer of '98 when Whit, Frank and Sammy got together after a Weekend Warrior event at the Atlanta Sports Bar.  The first name for the band was "Sam I Am".  Things just went downhill from there.

We added a female drummer who stayed with us for a short while, then brought in Steve Osterholtz to replace her.  We don't recall her name but Sammy smiles every time he thinks of her.  Shortly after that, Neil "Schroeder" joined us on keys.  Not long after overcoming the language barrier between Neil and the rest of the band (coming from Blackpool, England, Neil speaks the "Queen's English), Lou Eller came in on drums to replace Steve who relocated to North Carolina.  Larry "Sticks" replaced Lou in the Summer of 2001.

They say that it is okay for a band to go through a thousand drummers, but when you are on your third bass player, it is time to break up.  Sammy has been our only bass player, so it looks like we will be around for a while longer.

The Breaks is a classic rock band that plays just about anything that will make people tap their toes and get up and dance.   For bookings, write to SamCarlson@PNWBands.com

Sammy & Neil - RockStock 2002

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