LOTTERY LEAGUE IN THE NEWS

Pick up an issue of this week's Free Times and read the Lottery League blurb written by participant and word slinger, Ron Kretsch.

Or if you hate touching newspaper with dry hands, read it online here.

Ron is also letting it rip on his personal blog with an account of his own Lotto experience and some photos. Get acquainted.

LOTTO NIGHT PHOTOS

New bandmates: "Hey! Those guys look like us!"


"Why did I just win a cake?!?"


"Mr. Incompatibility, keeping everything legit."


"Applause for the gorilla."


ALL PHOTOS BY LOU MUENZ: SEE MORE HERE!

BAND LINEUPS

FINAL BAND LINEUPS

These lineups are the results of the official "Lotto League" draft night held at Asterisk gallery, Saturday night, February 2nd, 2008.

Again, each musician and artist were chosen randomly with the only rule being that of "compatibility", which was determined by all players only being allowed to be in bands with others they have never been in bands with before.

And so let it begin:



BAND I
Scott Pickering (Flat Can Co., Speaker/Cranker)
Chris Rager (Cheap Tragedies, Lovekill)
Jen Stiles (Argyle Denial)
Brendan Sedlak (Clan of the Cave Bear, Self Destruct Button)


BAND II
Jonathan Morgan (Disengage)
Chris Smith (Keelhaul, Inmates)
Bubba O'Connor (Machine Go Boom, Burger Boys)
Mike Diliberto (Boatzz, 30 Lincoln)
Matthew T (20,000 Leagues Under the Industry)


BAND III
John Polomsky (Bare Essentials)
Dale Ursic (Homostupids, The X Bolex)
Mike Rodemann (No Peace, Puncture Wound)
Dave Petrovich (The Very Knees, The Perfect Guy)

BAND IV
Chris Cannon (Matter + Memory)
Justic Coulter (Roue, Shells)
Christa Eberts (UnoLady)
Jason Byers (Disengage)
Chris Kulscar (This Moment In Black History, Chargers Street Gang)


BAND V
Sean Djuricic (National Suicide Day)
Ryan Weitzel (Mystery of Two, Home and Garden)
Todd Pincombe (Insurrect, Halving)
Sebastian Wagner (Tall Pines, Southern Trespass)

BAND VI
Jon Thomas (Volcanos Awake)
David Russel (Jerk, A Real Knife Head)
Ken Janssen (Hot Rails, The Vista Cruisers)
Morte Treehorn (Kill The Hippies, Electric Man)
Dave Cintron (Terminal Lovers, Dimbulb)


BAND VII
Lisa Pouluvcin (Hot Cha Cha, The Very Knees)
Matt Majesky (The X Bolex, State of Ohio)
Tony Merritt (Freedom, Chum)
Jenna Barvitski (Giants of Gender, The Devotees)

BAND VIII
Stanton Thatcher (Tall Pines, Tokyo Storm Warning)
John Kalman (Roue)
Michael Marks (To Be A Highpowered Executive)
Chris Frohring (Bedwhistle)

BAND IX
Roseanna Safos (Black River Baby, Kill Shawn's Head)
Paul Maccarrone (The Deathers, Giant Eagle)
Josh Durocher-Jones (Insurrect, Sun God)
Jeff Harris (Roue)


BAND X
Steve Mehlman (Roue, Pere Ubu)
Scott Hosner (Black Wolf, Argyle Denial)
Jacob Trombetta (6 Parts 7)
Buddy Akita (This Moment In Black History, The TKO's)

BAND XI
Dustin Thomas (Casual Future)
Matthew Robinson (To Be A Highpowered Executive, 20goto10)
Kyle Farrell (Giants of Gender)
Dan Polito (Karate For Kids)
Rafeeq Washington (blktygr, Vernacular)

BAND XII
Christina Akita (Short Rabbits, Jukebox Value)
Lisa Ellis (Britches, Volcanos Awake)
Krissy Brannan (Kong Sauce, Rather Honey)
Krauty McKraut (Seers, Puffy Areolas)
John Rodemann (Thumbs Up!)

BAND XIII
Michael Lassins (To Be A Highpowered Executive)
Mike Ocampo (JJ Magazine, Mystery of Two)
Carol Schumacher (Tough & Lovely, Detroit Cobras)
Jarmara (Dad of Rock)

BAND XIV
Nate Schieble (The X Bolex, Self Destruct Button)
Andrew Penmer (Plasma For Guns, Tightrope Kaleidoscope)
Shawn Mishak (Kid Tested)
Leslie Basalla (Vital Mines)

BAND XV
Matt Lindsay (Doktor Bitch, Sockeye)
Paul Sydorenko (JJ Magazine, Sanchpa)
Stephe Kuchna (New Lou Reeds, Prole Art Threat)
Dave Taha (Chloroform, Red Shift)

BAND XVI
Will Scharf (Keelhaul, Craw)
Jamie Bennett (Unsparing Sea)
Matt Valerino (Bella Sylva, Volcanos Awake)
Joe Milan (Uva Ursi, Hookboy)

BAND XVII
Matt Clement (Kong Sauce, Bella Sylva)
Nathan Bowers (Tusco Terror, Dirty Lords)
Lawrence Caswell (National Suicide Day, Lives of the Saints)
Tony Vorell (Expecting Rain)

BAND XVIII
Matt Fish (Lives of the Saints, Chargers Street Gang)
Davis Straub (State of Ohio, Neo Nothing)
Adrian Bertolone (Ay, Shells)
Noah Hrbek (To Be A Highpowered Executive)
PP Envy (Kill The Hippies)

BAND XIX
Bob Zieger (Darvocets, Cider)
Mandy Aramouni (Hot Cha Cha, Poor Sailor)
Carrie Bukala (Machine Go Boom, Kill Shawn's Head)
Wyatt Howland (Skin Graft, Dead Peasant Insurance)
Skot Thompson (OnePointThree, Rancid Yak Butter Tea Party)

BAND XX
Kevin Jaworski (Sun God, Nine Shocks Terror)
Matt Jauch (Boatzz, Chalkline)
Rodny Davis (Dad of Rock)
Brittany Hudak (The Very Knees, Shesus)

BAND XXI
John Delzoppo (Clan of the Cave Bear, Yeti Scalp)
Josh Banaszak (Homostupids, McShitz)
Jack Smiley (Hard Luck Trio, 9 Volt Haunted House)
Steve Stanaszek (???)

BAND XXII
Shawn Flowers (Chum, Tachyon Lane)
Jae Kristoff (The Deathers, Land of Buried Treasure)
Gabe Schray (Houseguest, Genetically Yours)
Mike Uva (Hookboy, Emily Rock Group)
Pete Levine (Sun God, Mystery of Two)

BAND XXIII
Mike Baranick (Machine Go Boom, Washout Corporation)
Zach Starnik (JJ Magazine, Sammy Slims)
Matthew Gengler (Aloha, The Perfect Guy)
Tara Klein (Unsparing Sea, Akron Symphony Orchestra)


BAND XXIV
Jon Csicsilla (Big Barn, New Lou Reeds)
Craig Rockwell (To Be A Highpowered Executive)
Aaron Melnick (Inmates, Integrity)
Joshua Jesty (This is Exploding)
Ken Picklesimer Jr. (Kill The Hippies, Lionel Jefferson Airplane)

BAND XXV
Carl Holt (Zyklus II, In Cold Blood)
Tony Erba (Cheap Tragedies, Face Value)
Ted Flynn (Theodore Vril, Flux Up 10%)
Nick Lacotta (Hot Rails)

BAND XXVI
Greg Hyland (Kiddo, The Twilight)
JP Gamier (Zyklus II, Glocknein)
Gheramy Demery (Poor Sailor, Golden Ox)
Rob Resch (Ohm's Law, I Sing The Body Electric)


The Anal Cheetahs*
Nick Riley (Mystery of Two, The Lobster Clause)
Brian Straw (Low Lamps, 6 Parts 7)
Katherine Koenig (Maximum Consumption)
Stephanie Griffin (Afternoon Naps, Cleveland Country Band)
Julius Kwolek (Hoagie Tres, Plus Ultra)


BAND XXVIII
J Guy (Dead Peasant Insurance, Scarcity of Tanks)
Rich Raponi (Self Destruct Button, The Deathers)
Jim Karpinski (Burger Boys, Giant Eagle)
Jeff Curtis (Iron Ixide, Gem)
John Neely (Tokyo Storm Warning)

BAND XXIX
Marc Russo (Sun God, No Peace)
Beckett Warren (ICUP, Beckett and Friends)
Michael Pultz (blktygr, Seers)
Victor Anaya (McShitz, Pathetics)

BAND XXX
Ryan Kearney (The Twilight, Volta Sound)
Heather Gmucs (Hot Cha Cha, Decline)
Nick Kelley (ICUP, Cripple Kid)
Ron Kretsch (Lives of the Saints, Proletarian Art Threat)

BAND XXXI
Matt Chasney (Poor Sailor, 6 Parts 7)
Miss Melvis (Flat Can Co., Chump)
Scott McHenry (Lionel Jefferson Airplane, Hobble Hoof)
Kat Stewart (Iron Oxide, Black Cabbage)

BAND XXXII
Glen McNeil (JJ Magazine, Space Age Miracles)
Edward Angel Sotelo (Cobra Verde, The Conservatives)
Karen Wegryn (Panterydactyl, Mother Button)
Lou Arocho (The X Bolex, Small Object A)

BAND XXXIII
Jim Konya (Nunslaughter, Schnauzer)
Roxanne Starnik (Blisse Anonyon Atu, JJ Magazine)
Mike Tolan (Tusco Terror, 6 Parts 7)
Jimmy Donadio (Flat Can Co., Speaker/Cranker)

*The band "The Anal Cheetahs" (drafted as Band - XXVII) in the proper spirit of this, and in following the very few important rules of this league, has already named their band. As all the other band names get sent into the Council they too will replace the only temporary roman numeral naming.

Good Luck, Ladies and Gentlemen.

-The Council