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Buck Shot History - 3

In 2006 Joe-Joe Foot was playing music with a band which broke up and asked me if I wanted to work with him putting another band back together.  At the time I had met a lead guitar player named Mark "Bogomoe" Volgamore who said he was interested.  We then found bass player, Roy Field.  Joe-Joe had a rented practice room.  We learned some tunes, sang some songs, and did a gig for Joe-Joe’s daughter’s high school graduation party.  We all got along fairly well.  

One day while at my Chiropractor’s office receiving a massage before my treatment, the masseuse, the lovely Dawn Lundberg, asked me what kind of music we performed.  When I told her Johnny Cash and old rock n’ roll she asked if she could sit in on one of our practice sessions.  She had played and sang with several bands.  After a couple of songs, it was apparent that we needed her for the band and she agreed to play with us.  She also started seeing Joe-Joe and within a few weeks they were an item, dating exclusively.  We played some more gigs and recorded a CD for Dawn.  

The First FULL SIZE O3zone Rangers Band

However, the direction of the band was in trouble.  I wanted to sing old songs and I think the band wanted to play newer and less ‘Old People’ stuff. I am 10 years older than Joe-Joe & Roy, almost twenty years older than Mark, and about the same age as Dawn‘s late father.  I understood their position and the band split up with Joe-Joe & Dawn seeking a new musical path.

Left to Right:

Mark Volgamore, Joe-Joe Foot, Dawn Lundberg, BuckShot, Roy Field

Left to Right:

Mark Volgamore, Bridget March, Mark Irwin, Gina Slay Bronson,

Nate Bangs, Bain "Buck Shot" Cheshire, Roy Field

After the first full size O3Zone Rangers Band split up, along with Mark "Bogomoe" Volgamore I started another O3Zone Rangers Band. This one included Roy Field on Bass, Mark Irwin on Harmonica, Nate Bangs on Drums; Regina (Gina) Slay Bronson featured vocalist and Bridget Whalen March as Backup singer.  

The Second FULL SIZE O3Zone Rangers Band

For a short period of time Mark Volgamore left the group to spend more time with his wife and family and pursue job opportunities. During this brief time we had a guitar player that Roy Fields had found by the name of Nikolas Nordstrom.

BACK ROW Left to Right: Nate Bangs, Mark Irwin, Roy Field

FRONT Left to Right: Nikolas Nordstrom, Bridget, Gina, Buck Shot

NIKOLAS NORDSTROM

Nikolas was from Sweden. He played credible blues and lead and had a good singing voice. While he played with the band his day time job was working as a barista at Star Bucks. When he heard me discussing that I had contacts with a Consulting Agent he asked if I might give them his resume. I said I’d be happy to do it.

    

At the next practice Nikolas brought me his resume when I perused it and noted that he had a Doctorate in Computer Science from the University of California Berkeley (UCB), a masters from UCB and a BS from the University of Sweden. To put it mildly the man was a computer genius. I asked why was he working at Star Bucks and playing “pass the hat” gigs. And he replied that he “wanted to try to be a working musician.” After he left the band I contacted him and he advised he found a job with a startup computer company that was paying him very well, but not leaving him much time to play music.  I wished him luck.

MARK "BOGOMOE" VOLGAMORE

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Mark is an accomplished guitar player who can play all the Rock, Rock N’ Roll, Country and Blues licks. He is a very serious musician and besides his guitar playing is capable but very hesitant to perform as a singer. Mark played in the band and performed several gigs with just me and Regina.

    

Mark is also devoted to his wife and family and the teachings of Jesus Christ, is an upstanding member of his church and plays in the church service band.

Mark and I hit the proverbial fork in the road after an argument that was preceded by a few cocktails and Vicodins. We parted ways in June of 2012.  I believe Mark was tired of playing the type of music I wanted to play; and wanted to find a better job, be closer to his wife, and church, and far away from my retired life style.  Although our split was not the most amicable, I wish Mark all of the best and enjoyed the gigs we played together.

REGINA SLAY BRONSON

Regina” Gina” is a singer/songwriter with a beautiful melodic voice. She can also be a power blaster vocalist of up tempo vocals with a stage presence that makes you want to listen. Gina has played with several bands and performs solo when she has the time. Gina spends a great deal of her time travelling and visiting family and friends around the country with her husband Ken. Gina always strives for perfection and gives her all in her performances. 

MARK IRWIN

Mark is a very accomplished Harmonica/Harp player and singer.  His driving blues harp solos and vocals were a huge part of the second O3Zone Ranger Band. Mark’s contributions were very important to the performances and music selections of the band.  He constantly strove for perfect timing and pitch of the performances. 

    

Mark is also a Mechanical Engineer and being precise goes with the M.E. degree. Mark wasn’t very pleased with my song selections and arrangements and left the O3Zone Ranger Band and joined the Cider House Blues Band that plays in various Bay Area venues. Mark also has a beautiful wife and two beautiful children and a successful career with a prominent large construction company in the bay area.  

NATHANIEL "NATE" BANGS

Nate Bangs has a music degree from Sonoma State and is quite a good drummer. He played with the band for a few gigs but it was apparent that he was too well educated in the refinement and precision of music to last with the O3Zone Ranger Band. Most of the songs we were playing were older than he was and the members of the band were older than his parents. The band’s loose timing and improvisation wasn’t a good match for Nate. Plus Nate was used to being paid and most of the Band gigs were gratis.

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