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* Stig and Stan *
Question: Who in the name of Aunt Bessie are Stig & Stan?
Answer: Born Kurt Kendig and Dan Hannan 11 days apart (Kurt
being the elder half of the musical duo), they first met in
Kindergarten in the late ‘60’s. Cultivating their early friendship
throughout their grade school years, Kurt took up the guitar and
proceeded to invite Dan to his domicile to sing and try to play along
to Bad Company’s Feel Like Makin’ Love over and over. As Junior
High led to High School, the two joined forces with the other
original members of what would eventually become the band Pieces
of Eight at the ripe old age of 16. While attending Wickliffe High
School the two maintained a strong focus on their academic
accomplishments when not hung over from the previous weekend’s
performances at local bars. With Dan as the Wickliffe High School
Band President, and Kurt as his trusted advisor, confidant and Vice-
President, the two searched for endeavors outside of their current
realm of performances. While Kurt continued to master his picking,
strumming, and “Deedle-dee-deedle-dee” solo style over the years,
Dan just recently learned to play a few major chords on the guitar
to accompany his pal. Amazingly, with a great deal of patience on
Kurt’s part, Dan has actually acquired the ability to add minor and
even a few minor 7th chords to his repertoire.
Question: Where’d they get such ridiculous nicknames?
Answer: With Kurt requiring corrective lenses at a young age due
to an optical shortcoming commonly known as astigmatism, he
acquired the shortened version of the ailment as a nickname in the
form of Stig. Due to his prowess in navigating the Pieces of Eight
equipment transporter (band truck), he was later promoted to his
current title: Captain Stigomajig.
Dan’s nickname came about in a much less dramatic fashion when
fellow band mate, Rob Vincent, in a rare moment of extreme
inebriation, slurred his words when addressing his trombone toting
pal, turning the traditionally easy to pronounce “Dan” into
something sounding more in the neighborhood of “Ssssdan”.
Question: Have they always been known as Stig & Stan?
Answer: Prior to settling on their current moniker, the two futuristic
visionaries focused their talents on various musical projects best
known in the entertainment world as:
· Stigmon and Stanfunkel
· Stig and the Family Stan
· Stiggy Pop
· The Rolling Stans
· Stan Temple Pilots
· Stantana
· Cleveland’s own SSB - The Stigael Stanley Band
As you have undoubtedly surmised, these start-up projects, with
minor alterations being made to their names, later blossomed into
international, national and semi-national acts with varying degrees
of popularity and longevity as a result of Stig & Stan’s prodigious
inspiration.
Question: By golly, how’d they get to their current level of
success?
Answer: While the potential to continue to enable, inspire, and
motivate lesser acts into future stardom remained ever present,
the duo returned to their local roots to focus their agenda on
becoming an opening act for Pieces of Eight known as “Stig and
Stan the Warm-up Band.” Initially, these occasions presented
themselves sparingly at weddings, private parties, Put-in-Bay, or
when the unsuspecting twosome was pushed into duty to fill dead
air during power failures or sound system malfunctions. Although
Stig and Stan never enjoyed any financial or spiritual reward, or
even a token thank you beverage of choice for their additional
efforts, they subliminally sensed the heartfelt appreciation from
their band mates for going above and beyond the call of normal
duty.
Question: Is there a fire that burns deep within them?
Answer: The admiration of their peers (see above) have evoked
strong emotions which have been the catalyst and inspiration for
the duo to ascend to the next level of their performance art and
emblazoned upon them a strong will and desire to perform as a
headline act (the word “play” is no longer utilized in this particular
context, as the wives may get the impression that this is an
enjoyable, leisurely hobby as opposed to a professional,
occupational responsibility with numerous demands and potential
hazards).
Question: Do they perform (since we can’t say “play”) any
songs by the Partridge Family, Tupac Shakur, Helen Reddy, The
Bay City Rollers, The Archies, or Iron Maiden?
Answer: While they have been working diligently to add some of
the hits from the aforementioned entertainers to their repertoire,
their current set list is a comprehensive mixture of Rock & Roll from
the 60’s to today (which some may equate to a Pieces of Eight
“Unplugged” type assortment), country, ballads, and original
songs.
Question: They play original music??? Would any of their songs
be familiar to us?
Answer: If you are among the ranks of the lucky few to have
acquired copies of their critically acclaimed albums (for those under
the age of 30, these used to be vinyl sound discs much larger than
CD’s which contained approximately 10 songs each and typically
added a great deal of static, ticks and pops to the musical
compositions) you have been blessed with good fortune. Their first
album, Lost in California, based on the painful, yet intriguing
experience of a confused young lass being bound about the ankles
and shipped to San Diego in a refrigerated box to be trained as a
Roller Derby coach only to come to the traumatic realization that
her older brother was actually younger than her. Among the hits
were California Bound, Lost in Myself, Morning Bats, and That’s All
We Need.
Their follow up effort, Fall Softly Rainman, while less introspective
than their initial album, featured the title track as well as Sharon’s
In Love and Last Summer’s Eve. Album three, entitled Parka Clad
Nomads contained a variety of musical styles inspired by the
experiences of other musicians who had previously partaken in
mind altering substances. The country hit Forget About You All,
while a strong contrast to the controversial Nymphs and Maniacs,
synergized the cosmic energy of Look Out, You’re in the Way, and
Sweet and Salty Children.
While they are proud to have influenced such notable bands of
today as The Quincy Magoo’s, Brady Dog Tiger, Lovey and Thurston,
Bucket Gimmies, and Corn Cob OOO, their most recent original
material tends to provoke images of efforts to avoid redundancy by
repeating, replicating, duplicating, rehashing, mimicking,
recapitulating, echoing, carbon copying, imitating, and reproducing
past mistakes over and over and over and over and over.
Question: It seems like there might be something desperately
wrong with these guys. Should we contact the authorities?
Answer: We’re sorry…..we were unable to receive your last
transmission.
Answer: Born Kurt Kendig and Dan Hannan 11 days apart (Kurt
being the elder half of the musical duo), they first met in
Kindergarten in the late ‘60’s. Cultivating their early friendship
throughout their grade school years, Kurt took up the guitar and
proceeded to invite Dan to his domicile to sing and try to play along
to Bad Company’s Feel Like Makin’ Love over and over. As Junior
High led to High School, the two joined forces with the other
original members of what would eventually become the band Pieces
of Eight at the ripe old age of 16. While attending Wickliffe High
School the two maintained a strong focus on their academic
accomplishments when not hung over from the previous weekend’s
performances at local bars. With Dan as the Wickliffe High School
Band President, and Kurt as his trusted advisor, confidant and Vice-
President, the two searched for endeavors outside of their current
realm of performances. While Kurt continued to master his picking,
strumming, and “Deedle-dee-deedle-dee” solo style over the years,
Dan just recently learned to play a few major chords on the guitar
to accompany his pal. Amazingly, with a great deal of patience on
Kurt’s part, Dan has actually acquired the ability to add minor and
even a few minor 7th chords to his repertoire.
Question: Where’d they get such ridiculous nicknames?
Answer: With Kurt requiring corrective lenses at a young age due
to an optical shortcoming commonly known as astigmatism, he
acquired the shortened version of the ailment as a nickname in the
form of Stig. Due to his prowess in navigating the Pieces of Eight
equipment transporter (band truck), he was later promoted to his
current title: Captain Stigomajig.
Dan’s nickname came about in a much less dramatic fashion when
fellow band mate, Rob Vincent, in a rare moment of extreme
inebriation, slurred his words when addressing his trombone toting
pal, turning the traditionally easy to pronounce “Dan” into
something sounding more in the neighborhood of “Ssssdan”.
Question: Have they always been known as Stig & Stan?
Answer: Prior to settling on their current moniker, the two futuristic
visionaries focused their talents on various musical projects best
known in the entertainment world as:
· Stigmon and Stanfunkel
· Stig and the Family Stan
· Stiggy Pop
· The Rolling Stans
· Stan Temple Pilots
· Stantana
· Cleveland’s own SSB - The Stigael Stanley Band
As you have undoubtedly surmised, these start-up projects, with
minor alterations being made to their names, later blossomed into
international, national and semi-national acts with varying degrees
of popularity and longevity as a result of Stig & Stan’s prodigious
inspiration.
Question: By golly, how’d they get to their current level of
success?
Answer: While the potential to continue to enable, inspire, and
motivate lesser acts into future stardom remained ever present,
the duo returned to their local roots to focus their agenda on
becoming an opening act for Pieces of Eight known as “Stig and
Stan the Warm-up Band.” Initially, these occasions presented
themselves sparingly at weddings, private parties, Put-in-Bay, or
when the unsuspecting twosome was pushed into duty to fill dead
air during power failures or sound system malfunctions. Although
Stig and Stan never enjoyed any financial or spiritual reward, or
even a token thank you beverage of choice for their additional
efforts, they subliminally sensed the heartfelt appreciation from
their band mates for going above and beyond the call of normal
duty.
Question: Is there a fire that burns deep within them?
Answer: The admiration of their peers (see above) have evoked
strong emotions which have been the catalyst and inspiration for
the duo to ascend to the next level of their performance art and
emblazoned upon them a strong will and desire to perform as a
headline act (the word “play” is no longer utilized in this particular
context, as the wives may get the impression that this is an
enjoyable, leisurely hobby as opposed to a professional,
occupational responsibility with numerous demands and potential
hazards).
Question: Do they perform (since we can’t say “play”) any
songs by the Partridge Family, Tupac Shakur, Helen Reddy, The
Bay City Rollers, The Archies, or Iron Maiden?
Answer: While they have been working diligently to add some of
the hits from the aforementioned entertainers to their repertoire,
their current set list is a comprehensive mixture of Rock & Roll from
the 60’s to today (which some may equate to a Pieces of Eight
“Unplugged” type assortment), country, ballads, and original
songs.
Question: They play original music??? Would any of their songs
be familiar to us?
Answer: If you are among the ranks of the lucky few to have
acquired copies of their critically acclaimed albums (for those under
the age of 30, these used to be vinyl sound discs much larger than
CD’s which contained approximately 10 songs each and typically
added a great deal of static, ticks and pops to the musical
compositions) you have been blessed with good fortune. Their first
album, Lost in California, based on the painful, yet intriguing
experience of a confused young lass being bound about the ankles
and shipped to San Diego in a refrigerated box to be trained as a
Roller Derby coach only to come to the traumatic realization that
her older brother was actually younger than her. Among the hits
were California Bound, Lost in Myself, Morning Bats, and That’s All
We Need.
Their follow up effort, Fall Softly Rainman, while less introspective
than their initial album, featured the title track as well as Sharon’s
In Love and Last Summer’s Eve. Album three, entitled Parka Clad
Nomads contained a variety of musical styles inspired by the
experiences of other musicians who had previously partaken in
mind altering substances. The country hit Forget About You All,
while a strong contrast to the controversial Nymphs and Maniacs,
synergized the cosmic energy of Look Out, You’re in the Way, and
Sweet and Salty Children.
While they are proud to have influenced such notable bands of
today as The Quincy Magoo’s, Brady Dog Tiger, Lovey and Thurston,
Bucket Gimmies, and Corn Cob OOO, their most recent original
material tends to provoke images of efforts to avoid redundancy by
repeating, replicating, duplicating, rehashing, mimicking,
recapitulating, echoing, carbon copying, imitating, and reproducing
past mistakes over and over and over and over and over.
Question: It seems like there might be something desperately
wrong with these guys. Should we contact the authorities?
Answer: We’re sorry…..we were unable to receive your last
transmission.
Pieces of Eight’s acoustic duo singin’ and strummin’ favorites of the
‘60’s to today…. including Rock & Roll, Country, and original songs
Bare Naked Ladies.. Beatles.. Garth Brooks.. Bruce Springsteen..
Jimmy Buffet.. John Cougar.. John Denver.. Neal Diamond.. Gin
Blossoms.. Everly Brothers.. Simon and Garfunkel.. Southside
Johnny.. Van Morrison.. The Who….. and many more!
Call Kurt at 216-470-9980 for booking info or email DAN
HANNAN for booking/scheduling information
‘60’s to today…. including Rock & Roll, Country, and original songs
Bare Naked Ladies.. Beatles.. Garth Brooks.. Bruce Springsteen..
Jimmy Buffet.. John Cougar.. John Denver.. Neal Diamond.. Gin
Blossoms.. Everly Brothers.. Simon and Garfunkel.. Southside
Johnny.. Van Morrison.. The Who….. and many more!
Call Kurt at 216-470-9980 for booking info or email DAN
HANNAN for booking/scheduling information
Frequently Asked Questions