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It will be a homecoming, of sorts, for Baciocco
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| Grant Baciocco and his 'one-man group' will perform comedy-rock at Mollie's restaurant, Lounge & Truck Stop Saturday, Nov. 22. |
Published Nov. 14, 2003
By LEE JUILLERAT
It isn't home, but Grant Baciocco has good reason to appreciate Klamath Falls.
He was born in the San Francisco Bay area and lives in Burbank, near Los Angeles.
But Klamath Falls is where his parents, Christina DeVore of Klamath Falls and Greg Baciocco of San Francisco, met and fell in love while both were students at Oregon Institute of Technology. As he likes to say, "The end result was Grant Baciocco."
As a boy, Baciocco routinely spent two weeks each summer visiting his mother's parents and other relatives. His grandfather, Jim DeVore, who is retired from Weyerhaeuser, an aunt and three cousins still live in Klamath Falls.
Baciocco, 29, hasn't made as many Klamath Falls visits in recent years. He works as a substitute teacher but his love is comedy music.
His one-man group - more about that later - is Throwing Toasters. They/it will perform Saturday, Nov. 22 at Mollie's Restaurant, Lounge & Truck Stop off Highway 97 for a 7 p.m. show.
"Going to Klamath Falls is going to bring back so many memories," says Baciocco. "I used to look forward to going up there every summer and I was kinda sad when that stopped."
His trips became less frequent during his high school years because of his various activities, including band and drama. Although he shows off at family functions, he's never done his performance for his extended Klamath Falls family.
"It's just an excuse for them to see me perform," says Baciocco of his appearance, which will wrap-up a two-week Oregon trip. "This show at Mollie's is going to be a lot of fun. I'll get to perform for several members who haven't ever seen me play before, and I'll give Klamath Falls the dose of 'Comedy Rock' it's been needing. Plus, this is where my Mom grew up and met my Dad. I have to pay tribute to that."
Baciocco's act has charted several hits on the comedy music charts, including "Bad Influence" and "N.R.L. (Nursery Rhyme Lawyer Song)," which were the No. 7 and 8 most requested songs of 2003 on the nationally syndicated Dr. Demento Show.
He says the shows are "filled with a lot of high energy hilarity and wry, witty observations, all in song form. It's all original comedy music. It's basically stuff from life experiences," such as frustrations at waiting in lines for ATM machines and ponderings on things like children's nursery rhymes like Jack and Jill, and the legal implications. "Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, they all 'fall.' They must need a lawyer to help them."
While not geared for kids, Baciocco says the performances are free of vulgar language and a marked departure from the crude, in-your-face humor. He writes all the lyrics and music, and plays guitar. Although promotional material features his band, "part of the joke is the rest of the bunch never shows up. It's just me."
Baciocco hit the road earlier this month to spend time in Portland at a conference for college campus activity talent buyers.
Throwing Toasters has two CDs, "Throwing Toasters: Chrome," and the earlier release, "Throwing Toasters, Burnt." For more about Throwing Toasters, featuring Grant Baciocco, visit the Web site at www.throwingtoasters.com.
By LEE JUILLERAT
It isn't home, but Grant Baciocco has good reason to appreciate Klamath Falls.
He was born in the San Francisco Bay area and lives in Burbank, near Los Angeles.
But Klamath Falls is where his parents, Christina DeVore of Klamath Falls and Greg Baciocco of San Francisco, met and fell in love while both were students at Oregon Institute of Technology. As he likes to say, "The end result was Grant Baciocco."
As a boy, Baciocco routinely spent two weeks each summer visiting his mother's parents and other relatives. His grandfather, Jim DeVore, who is retired from Weyerhaeuser, an aunt and three cousins still live in Klamath Falls.
Baciocco, 29, hasn't made as many Klamath Falls visits in recent years. He works as a substitute teacher but his love is comedy music.
His one-man group - more about that later - is Throwing Toasters. They/it will perform Saturday, Nov. 22 at Mollie's Restaurant, Lounge & Truck Stop off Highway 97 for a 7 p.m. show.
"Going to Klamath Falls is going to bring back so many memories," says Baciocco. "I used to look forward to going up there every summer and I was kinda sad when that stopped."
His trips became less frequent during his high school years because of his various activities, including band and drama. Although he shows off at family functions, he's never done his performance for his extended Klamath Falls family.
"It's just an excuse for them to see me perform," says Baciocco of his appearance, which will wrap-up a two-week Oregon trip. "This show at Mollie's is going to be a lot of fun. I'll get to perform for several members who haven't ever seen me play before, and I'll give Klamath Falls the dose of 'Comedy Rock' it's been needing. Plus, this is where my Mom grew up and met my Dad. I have to pay tribute to that."
Baciocco's act has charted several hits on the comedy music charts, including "Bad Influence" and "N.R.L. (Nursery Rhyme Lawyer Song)," which were the No. 7 and 8 most requested songs of 2003 on the nationally syndicated Dr. Demento Show.
He says the shows are "filled with a lot of high energy hilarity and wry, witty observations, all in song form. It's all original comedy music. It's basically stuff from life experiences," such as frustrations at waiting in lines for ATM machines and ponderings on things like children's nursery rhymes like Jack and Jill, and the legal implications. "Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, they all 'fall.' They must need a lawyer to help them."
While not geared for kids, Baciocco says the performances are free of vulgar language and a marked departure from the crude, in-your-face humor. He writes all the lyrics and music, and plays guitar. Although promotional material features his band, "part of the joke is the rest of the bunch never shows up. It's just me."
Baciocco hit the road earlier this month to spend time in Portland at a conference for college campus activity talent buyers.
Throwing Toasters has two CDs, "Throwing Toasters: Chrome," and the earlier release, "Throwing Toasters, Burnt." For more about Throwing Toasters, featuring Grant Baciocco, visit the Web site at www.throwingtoasters.com.
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