Tight Shoes
Seattle, Washington
1982 - 1985
Members
Steve Erickson ~ Lead
Guitar,
Vocals
Mel Mandville ~ Bass (1982
- 1983)
Jackie Montana ~ Keyboards
(1985)
Lloyd Poole ~ Drums, Vocals
Steve "Sarge" Stransky ~
Saxophone, Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
Huge McParty ~ Bass, Vocals
(1983
to1985)
Chuck Gnarley Warner ~
Vocals
(1985)
Crew
Johnny Poole ~
Sounds
of sorts including thunder under the covers
Bruce Pritchard ~ Sound,
Lights
Vladimir
Ringo ~ Sound
In
Memory of
Steve
"Sarge" Stransky
b:
31 December 1950 - d: 9 February 2012
I got a call from Lloyd Poole
asking if I was interested in joining Tight Shoes. I was very
apprehensive
at first because I was not crazy about the band. A friend
convinced
me that it would be a good choice since they were constantly working.
As soon as I joined I realised that
these
people liked to party as much as I did! It became a well known
fact
that while the rest of the bands practiced, we partied and now it was
our
turn to play!
It turns out that we were the most
pampered
band at Kebo's in Moses Lake and feared at Golden Gate in Port
Angeles.
We had to drive our truck to the Sheriff's Office while being chased by
bikers with chains. Then saved by Bambi, the Sheriff's wife... Just
like
a movie! A never ending one.
We hired Chuck Gnarley Wagner from
Moses
Lake as a lead singer and drinking buddy as Sarge exited the band . We
were singing Elton John's hit from the early 80's: "I Guess
that's
why Sarge's leavin' Tight Shoes". In 1985 we followed Sarge's
footsteps
and quit at the same time.
Huge McParty, October 2011
Some of the venues where Tight Shoes
performed
were: The Black Angus - Renton, Kebo's - Moses Lake, Bonnie and
Clyde's
- Longview, China Chef - Seattle, The Holiday Inn - Ellensburg, The
Islander
- West Point, and The Golden Gate - Port Angeles
