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Rich began singing and playing rhythm guitar in the band God's Green Earth in 1992. Rich grew up in a bland but safe suburb of Chicago and his personal life was rather unpredictable so being in a rock band was a great way to express his frustration. After 5 years of focusing his time & energy on writing, recording and performing original songs with God's Green Earth he began to experience creative differences with his band mates and left in 1997 to pursue a solo career. Rich released "Elysium" under the alias Spill in 1999 and "Waiting for the Tide" in 2002 under his Christian name, Richard Neal Miller.
In December, 2007, Rich met bassist Jeff Harrison and then found drummer Lucas Frantom in May, 2008. With a live lineup in place, Waiflike began performing at venues in Chicago including Underground Lounge, Silvie's Lounge and Martyrs.
In February, 2009 Jeff Harrison left Waiflike to pursue other opportunities which led to the addition of Rick Arrow (bassist) and Mark Vee (keyboardist/2nd guitarist). Rick was the bassist/tiple/mandolin player for Revelator prior to joining Waiflike and Mark is an excellent multi-instrumentalist/singer/s
In 2009, Waiflike Mach II (Rich, Lucas, Rick & Mark) recorded 4 new songs that Rich wrote: "Being Apes", "Dime Store Daisy", "Go-getters & Gold Diggers" & "Sober Now". In November of 2009, Mark Vee parted ways with Waiflike. After Mark left the band, Rich dissolved the band for a few months. However, the 4 songs that the band recorded in 2009 were mixed & mastered in the winter of 2010 by Andy Lagis. Rich posted the songs online in April of 2010 and received many encouraging reactions to the new material. He hopes to eventually release a full length CD containing these songs (tentatively titled "The Death of Nostalgia/Candy & Arsenic").
In the Spring of 2010, Rich & Lucas agreed that the band should reform, at least temporarily. In June, 2010, Rod Homor auditioned and was asked to join Waiflike as the new bassist. Rod played a handful of shows with Rich & Lucas and also offered to take over the booking responsibilities, artwork and website development for the band. In the summer of 2010, Waiflike debuted a new song called "Puppets & Kings" that Rich wrote which was inspired by watching Hollywood crime dramas. On October 11th, 2010, after 3 shows with the new lineup, Rod decided to leave the band. Tired of dealing with a revolving door of bassists, Rich decided to put the band on hold.
In January, 2011, David Bash (founder of the International Pop Overthrow Festival) asked Rich if Waiflike would like to play a show in Chicago in the spring of 2011. This proposition motivated Rich to once again resurrect the band. Waiflike will play on Saturday, April 23rd at The Abbey Pub in Chicago. Lennie Dietsch (Verbow, The Ladies & Gentlemen) will play bass and Waiflike will open for the recently reunited Material Issue at this show.
Hometown:
Evanston
Country:
United States
Occupation:
Performer, Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, Customer Service Representative.
Schools:
National-Louis University, Oakton Community College
Interests:
Acting Goofy, Animal rights, Animal welfare, Dry humor, Exercising, Grunge Rock, Karaoke Music, Parodies, Power pop, Raw Food, Sarcasm, Singing, Sleeping, Vegetarian food
Movies:
3:10 to Yuma, 16 Candles, A Boy and His Dog, A Christmas Story, American Psycho, Batman: The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Cast Away, Clean and Sober, Coupling, Criminal Minds, Equilibrium, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fight Club, Grey Gardens Groundhog Day Harsh Times Home Movies, Kids In The Hall Law & Order: Special Victims Unit M*A*S*H Napoleon Dynamite National Lampoon\'s Vacation Office Space Person of Interest Planes, Trains and Automobiles,Pretty in Pink Public Enemies Punch-Drunk Love Reign of Fire, Rescue Dawn Rushmore Space Ghost Space Ghost Coast to Coast Terminator SalvationThe Amazing Spider-Man The Breakfast ClubThe Buddha The CoveThe Criterion Collection The Dark Knight Rises The Dark Knight Rises The Dead Zone The Future Movie The Great Space Coaster The Green Mile The Grinch The Machinist, The Prestige The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, Uncle Buck, Yellow Submarine
Books:
All Summer in a Day, Armageddon in Retrospect, Coffey on the Mile, Fahrenheit 451, Great Expectations, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Pulling Your Own Strings, The Green Mile, The Power of Positive Thinking, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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Who rocks? YOU DO! Thanks for subscribing!
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Hey thax for subscribing good stuff. I'm trying to get to 100 subscriber dont ask me why but I just got to... Cheers
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Thanks for sub:)
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cardwell
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Thanks mate - glad you like the IASTS video!
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funsoulgirl
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Lovinâ the work!....have fun and stop by sometime
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RichTurtle32
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Nice :-)
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cardwell
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Thanks! Glad you like my Jellyfish cover. It sounds like you could be very influenced by them. Your music sounds great. But of a Bowie influence too, maybe, and Beatles, and powerpop. Maybe Zep too. Anyway - wherever it comes from, it's good.
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Hey Richard...thanks for the invite...cheers!
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