Frequently Asked Questions

WHAT IS TOOTHLESS GEORGE'S REAL NAME?: George Somethin' or Other? What are you-a bill collector?

HOW OLD IS GEORGE?: His birthday is June-06-75. He just turned 30 (gasp!)

WHERE IS HE FROM?: He was born in West Chester, PA. Grew up in Malvern, PA, briefly lived in Berkeley, CA back in '95, and has lived in South Philadelphia ever since.

DOES HE HAVE A GIRLFRIEND?: No.

WHO IS THAT GIRL ON THE BONUS TRACK OF THE "LIVE IN NYC" CD?: We really can't say! We promissed! We can however tell you that there are some even better drunken phone messages, from the same girl, that will be used on future TG records. She also has a few drunken phone messages of George that might end up on her band's new album.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR AN OUT OF PRINT RECORD THAT GEORGE DID, AND CAN'T FIND IT. DOES HE HAVE ANY HE WOULD WANT TO SELL ME?: George only has one personal copy of each record he's done. Some of the records he doesn't own at all! Your best bet is to check out Ebay!

HOW THE HELL DOES GEORGE PLAY ALL OF THOSE INSTRUMENTS AT THE SAME TIME?: It's magic! He uses smoke and mirrors to create the illusion of playing all the instruments. No, just kidding! He actually pays three elves to stand back stage and play the instruments for him. All George does is sing, but sometimes even that is done by an elf. Once George didn't show up at a club, but as they say, "The show must go on!", so his elven helpers made a lifelike replica of him, and opperated it with puppet strings! That's the honest truth! To see diagrams of how it really works click HERE!

WHAT DOES HE LIKE TO DO WHEN HE'S NOT PLAYING MUSIC?: George has been skateboarding since 1985, so it's safe to say that he does that here and there! He is also a referee for Philadelphia's all-girl roller derby league, The Philly Roller Girls. Almost every night you can find him shooting pool with his friends. He loves dancing. (He used to teach East Coast Swing (a.k.a. Jitterbug), and Charleston at Temple University.) He enjoys building little plastic model cars, designing flyers, posters, and album covers for bands, and watching old horror movies. He also writes a column and record reviews for Wonka Vision Magazine. He is currently writing a book about the history of the punk rock/hard core scenes in Philadelphia.

WHY DOES GEORGE SKATE WITH HIS TRUCKS SO DAMN LOOSE, AND WHY ARE HIS WHEELS SO SMALL?: When George was 17, he went to Woodward Skate Camp for a week in the summer. As a practical joke, one of the other campers loosened his front truck all the way, so that while he was skating the nut fell off. He knew it was a "prank" but refused to let anyone know it even phased him. He just kept skating with them the way they were. He found that it was easier to carve in the pools with loose trucks. When he got home, he cut his bushings in half so he could still ride loose, with the nut safely on the kingpin. The reason his wheels are so small is because his trucks are so loose that if the wheels were any bigger, he'd get "wheel bite" all the time. The pranksters also smeared the liner of his helmet with globs of Vaseline. That didn't bother him either. Now he puts grease in his hair on purpose!

IS TOOTHLESS GEORGE ON FRIENDSTER OR MYSPACE?: He is not on Friendster, but is on Myspace Music. If you want to be his friend, here is his Myspace URL.
TOOTHLESS GEORGE & HIS ONE-MAN BAND

I WANT TOOTHLESS GEORGE TO PLAY A SHOW I'M DOING. HOW MUCH IS HIS GUARANTEE?: Send The Nomad Agency an e-mail describing the show details. It's different for every event. Obviously, they're not going to charge the same guarentee for a 2000 + capacity venue, as they do for a basement show.
EMAIL: nomadagency@aol.com

HOW DID GEORGE LOSE HIS TEETH?: In October 2001, George was skateboarding at F.D.R. Skatepark in Philly. He fell eleven feet face-first! In addition to losing his two front teeth, he is also lost part of his upper jaw bone, susstained an ACL Separation in his shoulder, dislocated his elbow, broke eight bones in his hand, and suffered internal hemhoraging in his head which caused him to lose peripheral vision in the left eye. (He was back on his skateboard three weeks later!)

WHAT DOES GEORGE WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?: To get drunk!

Buy Toothless George a Beer!

ARE THE BEDROCKERS EVER GOING TO GET BACK TOGETHER?: As of January 29th, 2006 The Bedrockers are back! Shows won't be as frequent as they once were, and most likely there will NOT be a full scale tour any time soon, if at all, but they are an active band again. Ed Rocker is currently building a studio in his house, so there will be new Bedrockers song available eventually.

ARE THE HALFLINGS EVER GOING TO GET BACK TOGETHER?: I know that George & Donnie have talked about doing a 10 year reunion show, but nothing is set in stone. Matt Drastic is very busy with his new band, Bullets To Broadway, and it has been agreed that it wouldn't happen without him, so who knows?

HOW MANY INSTRUMENTS CAN GEORGE ACTUALLY PLAY?: seven (7) instruments, but not ALL at the same time (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Upright Bass, Harmonica, Kazoo, Piano, and drums.)

WHY DOES GEORGE USE THAT CRAPPY GUITAR?: That "crappy" guitar just happens to be a 1965 Harmony Rocket, and once belong to the legendary Ray Coleman of The Skyrockets! George uses that "crappy" guitar 'cause it's fuckin' bad ass! He just recently retired it from stage use 'cause it won't stay in tune, but he still uses it exclusively to write songs in his bedroom.

I'M IN A BAND. WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO FILL IN ON (BASS, GUITAR, DRUMS, etc.) DO YOU THINK GEORGE WILL WANT TO DO IT?: Send him a CD or MP3. Let him know what skills you need from him. If he's into it, he probably will, unless he's busy.

FAVORITE COLOR?: Black, dark black. So dark, that you can't even see it.

FAVORITE FOOD?: McDonald's value meal #2

FAVORITE MOVIE?: La Vita è bella (Life Is Beautiful) which was directed by Roberto Benigni, has recently taken the place of the classic John Hughes film, Some Kinda Wonderful, as his all time favorite movie!

FAVORITE BOOK?: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

TOP 10 FAVORITE BANDS?: Dion & The Belmonts, The Cramps, Danzig, The Explosion, Social Distortion, The Clash, Sex Pistols, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, Circle Jerks, Tiger Army (This list changes regularly!)

FAVORITE LOCAL PHILLY BAND?: Nate Wiley & The Crowd Pleaser (Jazz Trio-House Band-Every Friday, Saturday, and Monday, @ Bob & Barbara's Lounge, 15th & South St.)

FAVORITE FINGER: Middle (duh!)