GEARS OF BREMEN @ The Homebrew Cafe

by Jim Jefferson
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Renee Belamont was sitting across from me with a cigarette smoking calmly in her left hand. She constantly looked towards the Cafe's door, hoping that at any moment her bandmates would pop in but after several minutes, they didn't show.

"The band'll be coming shortly." She said, I could tell by the way her eyebrows lowered that she was a little embarrassed.

"It's no problem, I just want to get things started is all." I told her, licking my lips as a waitress winked at us and placed a cup of coffee on the table before me.

"You could interview me first then." She said and I could only nod in return.

RENEE BELAMONT
Q: Gears of Bremen is prepping for their new, debut album. After a successful E.P. release and a single peaking(so far) at 6 on the Top 20 Airplay Charts, what's it like to be Renee Belamont?

A: Stressful. Bremen is and has always been a big dysfunctional family, for example Winston is really depressed since he hasn't gotten the vim to call Brenda Callaway yet. The rumors about Katie are tearing Greg apart and Gary, well he's an odd bean to start with. He's the type to sit in silence for 20 minutes with you before asking, 'Christ, if porn wasn't invited then metal would be dead now right?' He's focusing on the Music Video directing game. Hell, Paul is the most normal out of the whole bunch of us, he makes the jokes and all but he also is the type of guy who will settle down after getting married. After Paul gets married, he's told us he's out of the game for good and I believe him. With me, I've got to be a double sided coin really. I've got to be fun and zany to keep the mood levels high when Winston or Greg hit the bottom of their depression runs, and I have to be stern as well seeing how I'm really the person who mediates between the band and other stuff.

Q: Sounds like you have it rough. We heard you performed in a few other bands before Bremen, care to elaborate?

A: Oh god, I did alot of stuff before Bremen and man it's hard to remember some of them because of how weird they all got! [Laugh] There was uh, Mistresses of the Dark Bouquet, that was the one where I had to bathe in blood to get into the moment. It was Goat's Blood I think and a little got in my mouth. I remember it tasting good so I got the title of Vampire in my next band Eiffel Faller, it was a punk band where I was the bassist and I think that's where I first met Gary outside of school. He was the drummer actually.

Q: What made you join with Gary to make Gears?

A: Well, Eiffel Faller broke up and I was left with nothing for months of work. I was pissed, and Gary...I remember the day he asked me. It was on the Rooftop of this huge building and we both looked up at the sky where the moon lay, calm and serene. He told me, 'I want to make a sound, that transcends race, religion and all of that trivial shit. I want to make a sound that people can just jam too...The Ultimate Riff and Renee, I need you to help me.' Then he stood up on the edge of the skyscraper, with his hand extended towards me and I did the one thing I could do. I grabbed it then he pulled me up and well...that's a story for another day.

Q: OK...so here's another interesting topic that we like to throw in from time to time. Gary's headed to the IMA's with Birdie, Winston seems to be pursuing Brenda Callaway, Greg to Katie Coyle and finally Paul headed to the IMAs with a member of Korean Girl Group MiStar. You noticeably went alone, why is that?


A: I don't know. [She blushes] I guess because, I was looking for someone that wasn't just hot. Someone that was a complete dick either, I wanted someone who would be more than a date y'know. Someone who would pick me up after Gigs and we would go watch Clouds or drink at a nice bar. Someone who I could see being my husband, that's always been my thing.

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With a thin chime Winston Marsh with a courier's bag around him. He looks to me then Renee who takes a drag from the cigarette. "Am I late?" Me and Renee chuckle as Winston shrugs. He prepares to sit down...

(Part 2 in whenever)