Gordon Clarke  
Instruments: Electric & acoustic guitars, backing vocals, also keyboards.
Aliases: Gordo. Gaffer.
Education: Diploma in Applied Art [Finished Art]. And a graduate of several one-hour "Photocopier Operator" courses.
Background: Drafted via a first round pick in 2000, previously fronted Melbourne punk-funk outfit Snorkel.
Attributes: Expeditious, au fait.
Punctuality: Very good [with the occasional late arrival to see if fellow band members are paying attention].
Greatest rock moment:

There's so many to choose from ... meeting Steve Harris backstage at Festival Hall when Maiden toured in the late '80s. Surviving the front row of the mosh pit at Metallica in '89. Nirvana at the Palace in '92. Touring with the Clowns of Decadence in the mid '90s. But there are memorable Kinematic gigs too ... like the time I broke a guitar string in the first 20 seconds of a song. Changing guitars became a comedy of errors: untwist guitar strap, untangle leads, strap falls off, put strap back on, lead falls out, plug lead back in, etc, etc. I was finally back in action ... just in time to strum the very last chord of the song to big cheers from the punters.  Felt just like Derek Smalls finally making it out of his plastic cocoon, a perfect 'Spinal Tap' moment.
Most likely to: Own some cartoon memorabilia. Offer a practical solution. Work late.
Most prized possession: Collection of 'Family Guy' DVDs.
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