the story so far:

jack to my friends is currently mark fern (vox, gtrs), kurt lorence (bass), joe waslousky (drums), and dan osborne (gtrs). all of us have known each other for the better part of 20 years, have played in each others' bands, and have drank in each other's favorite bars in and around Pittsburgh at least twice.

along with the help of several renowned MIT research geneologists, a leading anthropologist, and the guy that does dan's hair, we painstakingly assembled a timeline that quite accurately depicts the scope, breadth and absurdity of this band's heritage. visit www.jacktomyfriends.com to see.

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bands are funny things. people come and go, hair/styles come and go, but beer and pizza consumption seems to remain constant. the album 'for sure' finally came out, and in celebration the guitar player and drummer decided to quit. well, the guitar player decided to come back, so jack to my friends has an almost-brand-new lineup and are currently working on a bunch o'new tunes, as well as re-learning all the old ones.
see www.jacktomyfriends.com for all the sordid details!

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jack to my friends is ben cortese (drums), mark fern (vocals, gtrs), kurt lorence (bass) and dan osborne(gtrs). all of us have known each other for the better part of 20 years and have played in each others' bands in and around Pittsburgh at least twice before - big idea, deadly by desire, like whoa, one hit wonder, the sponges, squid ... all combined two or more jtmf guys at some point in their history. everyone has a job and better than 70% of their original hair/teeth (average across the band).

along with the help of several renowned MIT research geneologists, a leading anthropologist, and the guy that does dan's hair, we painstakingly assembled a timeline that quite accurately depicts the scope, breadth and absurdity of this band's heritage. visit www.jacktomyfriends.com to see.