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store. I had met him in the early 2000's. In his own words he elabo- rates,


" My relation- ship with Stanroy


began in the early 90's when I visited the store weekly to take guitar lessons from Steve Smyth. In 2001 I began working at the store. I was employed there for a few years before my life long interest in theatrical makeup inspired me to move back east to attend a special effects school.


After school I returned


to California where I worked at Stanroy briefly before jet- ting off to Cairo Egypt for 9 months to work on a TV show. When I returned to the states I immediately moved to LA where I worked on films such as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and James Cameron's Avatar until 2008 when I returned to Sonoma County to be married and raise a family. I've played guitar


and drums in many Sonoma County bands including Me & Mark, The Drone, Burnpile, The Secret Courtesy, Stump Removal Kit, Luv'n Rockets, Add it Up and more. I also occasionally serve as guitar player and backing vocalist for David J. (original mem- ber of Bauhaus and Love & Rockets) for shows around the Bay Area, LA and Las Vegas. Stanroy has been with me since the beginning, so when Steve came to me and asked if I wanted to help him guide the store into its second century, I didn't have to think about it very long."


One of the greatest facts there is about music is the fact that it has been around since the beginning of time in some form.


Ancient civilizations


probably had their own form music stores and traded goods


Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. UPBEAT TIMES • November 2013 • 19


UPBEAT TIMES • November 2013 • 19 Stanroy Rocks On! Weird Facts & Trivia - 5


and services for music & edu- cation. At Stanroy's they have all that and more, although real


money is used these days. If you want to learn to


play the guitar,


flute, drums plus many more instruments, they have lessons available through many fine accomplished musicians and educators. Also available is a huge selection of quality instruments in many makes & models. If they don't have it, they'll find it for you. Tons of sheet music is always avail- able too!


On that note the Upbeat


Times welcomes Steve and Dustin on their new venture and we know you are in good hands with these gentlemen and their staff. There is no doubt that they will survive another century successfully! See ad on back page for more!


Maxwell House's famous advertising slogan is "Good to the last drop." While it was adopted as the coffee company's tagline in the mid-1920s, it was purported to have been coined by none other than President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907.


Kurt Vonnegut's book "Breakfast of Champions" took its name from the ad slogan of Wheaties. A disclaimer was added to the book, stating that Vonnegut was not intending to suggest a connection between his novel and the cereal, nor was he attempting to "disparage their fine product."


"Have it your way" was one of the first attempts at a Burger King slogan that did not fail immediately. The campaign lasted from the 1970s (with the memorable "hold the pickle, hold the lettuce" song) until today.


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