Gary can be found bumping around Lamp post pizza in Newbury park, CA. He usually trolls the parking lot looking for edible grub tossed into the garbage bins, and he always has a brown bag with a cheap bottle of Merlot in it. I became pretty close to him, as I would go to lamp Post daily after work and get completely drunk, see him outside the window, and end up buying him a large pepperoni pizza. That's where I started to sing like Cronin. He and I would fuck around out there in the lot, and had each other laughing our asses off. He does own a fairly nice house(I'd say about 350-450K), in that neighborhood. Oh and he always wears this God forbidden shit stained 49er's sweatshirt. I had a deep talk with him once about his falling out from the band. he started off angry, complaining that REO Speedwagon had become the Kevin Cronin Band, but after about 60 minutes and 2 more bottles of merlot, he was blaming himself for alcohol abuse as well as the inability to eat right and stay clean altogether. Cronin wanted the band to really get in shape and they did so for the most part- except Gary. Gary played a mean axe. He had a sound uniquely his own. Now Cronin lives in Agoura Hills and Gary lives in Newbury Park. Next time I am up there(60 miles west of me), I will find that cockroach and drive him to Cronins' house.
Note- last time I saw Gary was last year.
PS- For the record, I personally think REO continued to make good music.
Good Trouble was ok, and
Wheels was superb i thought. Also, I found the
Earth, a Small man, his Dog and a Chicken was great. I like
Building a Bridge a lot as well. The new one though, Cronin sounds thinner than Lindsay Lohan's pussy lips.
