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Kurt Rongey

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Born in 1967 at the Zetatech/Bounty Paper Towel Center for Applied Genetic Research, Kurt Rongey had a leg up on other prog keyboardists right from the start. You see, he was genetically "manufactured" to be the ultimate progressive rock keyboardist. Just check out his specs:
  • Two (2) hands for playing notes on one or two keyboards and knocking over beverages

  • Two (2) legs with auxiliary feet for both loco- and nonloco- motion, sustain pedal manipulation and accelerating rented moving- trucks into multiple parked cars (bandmate's and his own)

  • Two (2) eyes (both recessed in ocular cavities of upper face) for looking around at things other than "No Drinks Allowed" signs OR the beverages either one of his two hands is about to knock over AND misjudging distance between side of rented moving truck and parked cars

  • One (1) oral cavity which serves as both incoming food and unspilled beverage receptacle AS WELL AS outbound musical lyric articulator

  • One (1) removable "hat" (see photo above) Once removed, access is gained to exposed brain which sometimes needs to be moistened via olde timey soda spritzer to prevent overheating while he is thinking of uncommon yet extremely pleasing combinations of notes when working in 135 degree practice room

  • Easily accessible and removable ribcage which may be separated into constituent ribs which may be individually thrown boomerang- style at prey such as bison, elk, ostrich, wolverine, etc...

Can the same be said of meddling socialist-cum-Hammond organist F.D.R.? I think not!

Here's a selected Kurt Rongey discography:
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For those who have wondered what Kurt Rongey’s solo albums are like, he has made _Book In Hand_ (1991) and _That Was Propaganda_ (1998) available for digital download at www.mindawn.com. Both are available in true CD quality "FLAC" format. Full tracks can be auditioned up to three times free of charge to see if you really like them or not.

Book in Hand - "...highly recommended to those who want to know what real progressive music sounds like...one of the best albums of the last six months..." - Background, 1991

That Was Propaganda - "It's easily one of the best progressive releases of the year, maybe of all time. No kidding.... If you like complex symphonic keyboard work, I think you'll agree with me that this is the greatest." - Fred Trafton, Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock

www.mindawn.com/artists/KurtRongey