Lt. Dan Band

¤ L'histoire du groupe

Il s'agit avant tout d'un raliement entre Kimo Willimans et Kimoton avec Gary Sinise. Comme vous pouvez vous en douter, le nom du groupe vient du personnage qu'à interprété Gary dans le film "Forrest Gump".

Ce qu'il faut savoir, c'est que le nom originel était "G & K" et ce nom n'était pas vraiment commercial pour le groupe d'où le changement vers un nom qui a marqué l'esprit de nombreuses personnes.

Le groupe permet à Gary Sinise d'allier deux parts de lui-même : la musique et son action pour Operation Iraqui Children. En effet, le groupe fait essentiellement des concerts pour cette association mais aussi en faveur des sinistrés de l'ouragan Katrina à la Nouvelle Orleans.

Leur style de musique? Les grands classique pop rock tels que ceus de Bruce Springteen, Linkin Park, Aretha Franklin, The Police et biend 'autres...

Malheureusement, pas d'album en vue pour le moment mais il y a toujorus les vidéos présentent sur le site officiel.

¤ Les membres du groupe

Gary Sinise	Bass		Mitch Paliga	Tenor / Soprano Sax
Kimo Williams	Gtr / Vocal		Danny Gottlieb	Drums
Gina Gonzalez	Vocals		Beth Gottlieb	Percussion
Mari Anne Jayme	Vocals		Ernie Denov	Guitar
Julie Dutchak	Vocals		Ben Lewis	Keyboards
Jeff Vezain	Vocals		Jim Stuckman	Production
Kirk Garrison	Trumpet		Tristan James	Monitors

¤ Les sites du groupe

Ltdanband.Com
My Space


Voici un message que Gary a laisé le 13 janvier 2009 sur le site :

Dear friends,

To those of you who are signing on for the first time, Welcome to the Lt. Dan Band website! Here you will find historical information on the band, bios and photos and current updates about our recent and future activities. Enjoy. And to those of you who have been on the site before and who are on our mailing list, I want to personally thank you for all the support over these past years.

In 2003, I could never have predicted that this band would have traveled the world and performed for so many great people. Our performances for our service members on military bases around the globe have meant so much and each time we play a concert that is open to the public I am amazed at the outpouring of love and kindness. It has been a real treat to play with these fine musicians year after year and it looks like this year is shaping up to be just as fulfilling and fun as these past years have been.

I want to let you know that even though we do get and read all the guestbook comments, due to the great number of entries we receive we cannot respond individually. Please know that we are grateful and that these comments mean a lot. It gives us a sense that people are aware of what we have been up to and that is always a great incentive to keep going.

Personally, I have made it a particular mission to do what I can to draw attention to our military service members, their families and our veterans and to make sure they know they are remembered and appreciated. Whether through performing with the band, supporting a military charity or visiting the war zones and hospitals to shake some hands and take some pictures, all of it helps them know that there are people out there who are aware of their sacrifices and understand the importance of keeping our military families strong in difficult times. It is important to remember that these defenders are volunteers. There is no draft. Military service is something that we all have a choice to do or not to do. And I am grateful that there are Americans that have made the choice to serve. Especially in such dangerous and uncertain times. What would we do if no one wanted to defend this great country?

So, if you see someone in uniform, just know that taking the time to thank them will mean a lot. They don’t ask much at all. They are just doing what they signed up to do. But that little gesture of gratitude from a stranger will make their day.

Once again, thanks to all of you for your support of the Lt. Dan Band. I encourage you to check out the calendar on the website to see if we will be playing near you in the coming year. If so, I hope you will come out and see us.

Have a great 2009.

Your pal,

Gary Sinise