tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post498701468655331972..comments2024-03-22T00:10:34.801-04:00Comments on Beyond Failure: Roosevelt - Athens Nth Golden EraJames Joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12716336694530802193noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-66621240423331733802010-01-29T22:10:11.237-05:002010-01-29T22:10:11.237-05:00I think Ballard use to work at Steverinos in Athen...I think Ballard use to work at Steverinos in Athens as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-1108524285672028312008-09-17T22:19:00.000-04:002008-09-17T22:19:00.000-04:00Ballard was also the nicest Grit employee there wa...Ballard was also the nicest Grit employee there was, always respectful. If I'm not mistaken, he was also in Monsters Of Metal who played late 70s early 80s hard rock covers. <BR/>My favorite Ballardism was getting the chance to go to the movies with him as a guest of Steven Tanner and Kyle Spence (I never really knew him beyond the typical Athens "nod of acknowledgement"), as Ballard had his movie review show on local cable at the time, and would spend entire Saturdays at the Georgia Square Mall Cinema watching movies back to back to back. Talk about endurance. <BR/><BR/>James, I'll bring you that Hayride lp so you can do a post on them in the future.Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15433633246671535202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469040123326158640.post-86756132041257995292008-09-16T21:05:00.000-04:002008-09-16T21:05:00.000-04:00When I moved to Athens in '91, Roosevelt was one o...When I moved to Athens in '91, Roosevelt was one of the few bands (along with The Woggles, Dashboard Saviors and JackONuts) that I knew of. Although Jerry and Kyle are stellar drummers in their own right, Ballard was always bedrock. The Bun E. Carlos of the Athens scene, if you will. Not a flashy drummer, but you could go to the bank with him. Elf Power? Rock*A*Teens? Hayride? Bam. All great uses of his talents. I should also add that Ballard continues to be an extremely close friend even though he sadly moved back to Charleston. His Fall cover band "Fiery Jack" was one of his many hijinks. Another one being, of course, when he performed Chronic Town at the Engine Room and Stipe got up and sang with him. Ballard always was, and continues to be, one of the most charming and talented people I've met since I moved to Georgia almost 20 years ago.chnkltgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108420222807320747noreply@blogger.com