Russ Rankin

What’s one of your craziest moments on tour with GR?

Being hit by foam rubber boulder in Copenhagen or maybe the near riot in Milan when the promoter oversold the show and then bailed.

What’s your favorite GR song to play?

Mother Superior,

What was your first band like?

We played sex pistols and drunk injuns covers!!

Who have you meet that you were stoked that it happened?

Sick of it all, Dave Smalley, Bill Stevenson, Shane Macgowan, Greg Ginn, Dan Yemin, Steve Soto, Rikk Agnew, Casey Royer, John Joseph.

When you not on tour with GR what do you do?

Play in my other band Only Crime, go surfing, go skateboarding, play hockey, write a monthly column in AMP magazine.

Top 3 Cities that you enjoy playing;

U.S.
1. Santa Cruz, CA
2. NYC
3. Los Angeles/Hollywood, CA

Europe
1. London, U.K.
2. Prague, Czech Republic
3. Vienna, Austria

Canada
1. Toronto, Ontario
2. Montreal, Quebec
3. Calgary, Alberta

Japan/Australia
1. Sydney
2. Gold Coast
3. Tokyo

What music are you listening too right now?

Sheer Terror.

What’s your most memorable moment with GR?

Just a few special shows that had the most amazing vibe-probably our most recent Santa Cruz show would be the one that comes to mind.