Photos
Courtesy of Barry Breen
Trigger
Bellevue,
Washington
1980
- 1988
Members
Mary
Beswick ~ Vocals
Barry
Breen ~ Bass, 12-String, Vocals, Sound
Bill
Brodie ~ Drums, Vocals (1980-84)
Jerry
Browning ~ Bass, Vocals (1980-81)
Bob
Day ~ Guitar, Vocals (1980-88)
Rick
Erickson ~ Guitar (1987)
Dave
Getch ~ Drums (1984-88)
Gregory
Kreider ~ Guitar, Vocals (1980-88)
Leon
Kreider ~ Guitar, Vocals (1980)
Steve
Wolfstone ~ Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals
(1984-88)
Ron
Gangnes ~ Producer, Audio Engineer (1985-88)
In
Memory of
Gregory
Kreider
d:
27 February 2012
TRIGGER
- 1980 to about 1986, came in three incarnations. For the first
one
I was the sound man from Feb-Oct 1981. The bass player left in
October
and I brushed off the Fender and became the bass player to the
end.
Trigger played lots of eastside bars and private functions. We
were
the house band for two bars at different periods: The Juanita Tavern
(now
Blarney's), and the Irish Rose Tavern on Rose Hill in Kirkland (just
closed
as the Rose Hill Alehouse in January, 2002). Our last gig was at
Waldo's Tavern in May of 1986. At that gig, Rick Erickson, who
has
an Eastside amp repair business now and still plays, substituted for
Gregory,
the original lead guitar.
The first two
incarnations
of Trigger were country/rock cover bands (Eagles, Alabama, etc).
After the original drummer (Bill) left, in August of 1984, we
transitioned
to an "original" music pop band, while also continuing to cover current
hits. Too bad all the originals had a mid-70's feel - we
were
no competition to the emerging garage/grudge groups.
Barry
Breen,.
September 2002
What a great
website!!!!
Hey FYI: I am the (Mary?) listed with the 80's band, "Trigger."
My
maiden name then was Mary Beswick. I sang with the group briefly
in the early 80's in all the "great" Eastside taverns. Wow, a
million
years ago. Since then I have been travelling the world. I
did
USO (DoD) tours in Europe and South Pacific, worked for Greg Thompson
productions
in Miami, St. Thomas and Nevada. I've been in too many big hair and no
hair bands, but always worked!
Now I am old,
but
still performing. I am the lead vocalist and leader of the group
The Rave, with many NW's best musicians Mike Langdon- guitarist (The
Jesters,
The Trolley), Dave Moore-keyboards/bass (Harbor Band) and Dave
Heath-drummer
(wish I knew the names of his old bands). Anyway, we have been
the
house band on The Royal Argosy, since 2002. Before that we were
the
house band on The Spirit of Puget Sound (1994-2000).
Probably too
much
information, but glad to see such an amazing website. Keep up the
good work!
Mary
(Beswick)
Marchese, The Rave Band, September 2007
Trigger was
together
from 1980 - 1988. Gregory Kreider was the Lead Guitarist
throughout.
Rick Erickson played one or two shows with the band, substituting
for Gregory because of Gregory's back problems and ensuing surgery.
The last gig
was
at Waldo's Tavern in May of 1987. The band was recording for at
least
a year after that, with Gregory contributing songs, guitar and vocal
parts.
Ron Gangnes began working with the band about a year after I joined,
but
was no longer working with the band during our final recording project.
With great
sadness,
I must report that Gregory Kreider died on 27 February 2012 following a
heart attack. He founded Trigger, and was its essential
foundation.
He played the guitar with real fire. I've spent most of my life playing
in bands with him, learning how to play a guitar by watching and
listening
to him. Our nonverbal communication was extraordinary.
Barbara
Glagola
& Steve Wolfstone
March 2012
