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'''Masochistic Religion''' was a Canadian [[Gothic rock|goth]] music group and one of the first goth bands from [[Toronto]], Ontario. The band went through many line-up changes over the years, with the only consistent member being its founder, Mitchell D. Krol (aka James Junkin Jr., born May 23, 1966).<ref> |
'''Masochistic Religion''' was a Canadian [[Gothic rock|goth]] music group and one of the first goth bands from [[Toronto]], Ontario. The band went through many line-up changes over the years, with the only consistent member being its founder, Mitchell D. Krol (aka James Junkin Jr., born May 23, 1966).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.virulent.org/converg4/bands.html |title=Convergence IV - Bands and DJs |access-date=2009-04-11 |archive-date=2008-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406093313/http://www.virulent.org/converg4/bands.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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In 1987, Krol was playing in a punk band, and found it confining. As he told [[Nancy Kilpatrick]] for her 2004 book ''The Goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined'', "I was doing a lot of drugs, getting heavily into the S&M scene and spending a lot of time with my friend Malissa X. I played her some of my music and it really turned her on...so we came up with this concept of Masochistic Religion, a sort of dark S&M theater done to music. All the lyrics were about sex, death, religion, pleasure and pain, and the show was heavy, real and probably illegal."<ref>{{cite |
In 1987, Krol was playing in a punk band, and found it confining. As he told [[Nancy Kilpatrick]] for her 2004 book ''The Goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined'', "I was doing a lot of drugs, getting heavily into the S&M scene and spending a lot of time with my friend Malissa X. I played her some of my music and it really turned her on...so we came up with this concept of Masochistic Religion, a sort of dark S&M theater done to music. All the lyrics were about sex, death, religion, pleasure and pain, and the show was heavy, real and probably illegal."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kilpatrick |first1=Nancy |title=The goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined, Page 92 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3YaS_ldozE8C&dq=Malissa+X%2C&pg=PA92 |date=4 October 2004 |isbn=9781429976268 |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |
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In 1988, after Krol and X split, Krol's music became more rock-oriented and he released the band's debut album, ''Cosmic Dancer''. The band recorded a lot of music, they performed constantly and, as Krol continued "we were famous for smashing our instruments and destroying clubs."<ref>{{cite |
In 1988, after Krol and X split, Krol's music became more rock-oriented and he released the band's debut album, ''Cosmic Dancer''. The band recorded a lot of music, they performed constantly and, as Krol continued "we were famous for smashing our instruments and destroying clubs."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kilpatrick |first1=Nancy |title=The goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined, Page 92 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3YaS_ldozE8C&dq=Malissa+X%2C&pg=PA92 |date=4 October 2004 |isbn=9781429976268 |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Masochistic Religion Live oct 31st 1989 Rivoli Toronto |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIUvlX6fNeU |website=youtube.com |publisher=YouTube |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Masochistic Religion Live in Amsterdam |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWxgnqmOrb4 |website=youtube.com |publisher=YouTube |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> |
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Krol also became a radio host, with his own show on the [[University of Toronto]]'s [[CIUT-FM]]. It was called ''Beyond the Gates of Hell'', and its purpose was to expose young Goths to different styles of music.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krol |first1=Mitchell D. |title="Beyond the Gates of Hell" from CIUT. Recorded from Cassette 1998 11 29. Host Mitchell D. Krol |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aNmkU1OHwo |website=youtube.com |publisher=YouTube, CIUT |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref><ref>[http://www.madamewebbssight.net/assets/html/torgothhistory.html Madame Webb's Sight - Toronto Goth History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009044714/http://www.madamewebbssight.net/assets/html/torgothhistory.html |date=2007-10-09 }}</ref> Krol also composed the music for the 1996 Julian Grant film, ''Electra''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mitchell D. Krol |
Krol also became a radio host, with his own show on the [[University of Toronto]]'s [[CIUT-FM]]. It was called ''Beyond the Gates of Hell'', and its purpose was to expose young Goths to different styles of music.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krol |first1=Mitchell D. |title="Beyond the Gates of Hell" from CIUT. Recorded from Cassette 1998 11 29. Host Mitchell D. Krol |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aNmkU1OHwo |website=youtube.com |publisher=YouTube, CIUT |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref><ref>[http://www.madamewebbssight.net/assets/html/torgothhistory.html Madame Webb's Sight - Toronto Goth History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009044714/http://www.madamewebbssight.net/assets/html/torgothhistory.html |date=2007-10-09 }}</ref> Krol also composed the music for the 1996 Julian Grant film, ''Electra''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mitchell D. Krol Composer |url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0472017/?ref_=m_nmtrv_nm |website=imdb.com |publisher=IMDB |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |
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In 1990, they were signed to the Belgian label KK Records. In 1997, the band released ''Litanies of Satan'', whose lyrics are based on the writings of [[Charles Baudelaire]]. It was very well-received by critics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Comments & Review, Litanies of Satan |url=https://www.amazon.com.br/The-Litanies-Of-Satan/dp/B00005Q3J7 |website=amazon.com.br |publisher=Amazon Brazil |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref><ref>[http://www.masochisticreligion.co.uk/press_2.htm#exclaimjan95 Exclaim - January 1995 - Interview]</ref> |
In 1990, they were signed to the Belgian label KK Records. In 1997, the band released ''Litanies of Satan'', whose lyrics are based on the writings of [[Charles Baudelaire]]. It was very well-received by critics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Comments & Review, Litanies of Satan |url=https://www.amazon.com.br/The-Litanies-Of-Satan/dp/B00005Q3J7 |website=amazon.com.br |publisher=Amazon Brazil |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref><ref>[http://www.masochisticreligion.co.uk/press_2.htm#exclaimjan95 Exclaim - January 1995 - Interview]</ref> |
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On October 31, 1996, for The 7th annual Masochistic Religion Halloween Exhibition Of The Macabre, Masochistic Religion released ''The Raven & Others''. It is a 3-track recording of the band's musical take on the works of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. Just 100 copies were released, each one with a hand-made book of the Poe text, and original etchings and design by the Toronto artist Albert Strano.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Raven and Others |url=https://soundcloud.com/mitchell-d-krol/sets/the-raven?si=1edf4e38ad684c598c1a2c4ab3d5bd10&fbclid=IwAR3are_S8tMPg0AQPPrs6xSR8sf3xUlLEEQsUhB86GJYz7fTQo-PSYe-DjU |website=soundcloud.com |publisher=Soundcloud |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |
On October 31, 1996, for The 7th annual Masochistic Religion Halloween Exhibition Of The Macabre, Masochistic Religion released ''The Raven & Others''. It is a 3-track recording of the band's musical take on the works of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. Just 100 copies were released, each one with a hand-made book of the Poe text, and original etchings and design by the Toronto artist Albert Strano.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Raven and Others |url=https://soundcloud.com/mitchell-d-krol/sets/the-raven?si=1edf4e38ad684c598c1a2c4ab3d5bd10&fbclid=IwAR3are_S8tMPg0AQPPrs6xSR8sf3xUlLEEQsUhB86GJYz7fTQo-PSYe-DjU |website=soundcloud.com |publisher=Soundcloud |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |
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In August 1998, at [[The Opera House (Toronto)]], the band opened Convergence IV, a festival of the [[Toronto goth scene]], with [[An April March]], Rhea's Obsession, My Scarlet Life, The Changelings and [[Faith and the Muse]].<ref>{{ |
In August 1998, at [[The Opera House (Toronto)]], the band opened Convergence IV, a festival of the [[Toronto goth scene]], with [[An April March]], Rhea's Obsession, My Scarlet Life, The Changelings and [[Faith and the Muse]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.virulent.org/converg4/bands.html |title=Convergence IV - Bands & DJS |access-date=2009-04-11 |archive-date=2008-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406093313/http://www.virulent.org/converg4/bands.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Convergence IV |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/convergence-iv |website=concertarchives.org |publisher=Concert Archives |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> |
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They began by carrying Krol onstage in a coffin; he later set a bible on fire.<ref>{{cite web |title=Masochistic Religion |url=http://www.altgothic.com/wiki/index.php/Masochistic_Religion |website=altgothic.com |publisher=AltGothic |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |
They began by carrying Krol onstage in a coffin; he later set a bible on fire.<ref>{{cite web |title=Masochistic Religion |url=http://www.altgothic.com/wiki/index.php/Masochistic_Religion |website=altgothic.com |publisher=AltGothic |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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* ''Cosmic Dancer'', 1988, Independent<ref>{{cite |
* ''Cosmic Dancer'', 1988, Independent<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kilpatrick |first1=Nancy |title=The goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined, Page 92 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3YaS_ldozE8C&dq=Malissa+X%2C&pg=PA92 |date=4 October 2004 |isbn=9781429976268 |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |
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* ''Burn In Hell Vol 1'', 1990, Shadow Records Canada<ref>{{cite web |title=Mitchell D Krol CDs with Masochistic Religion |url=http://www3.sympatico.ca/mrchretien/composer/music3.htm |website=sympatico.ca |publisher=Mr Chretien |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |
* ''Burn In Hell Vol 1'', 1990, Shadow Records Canada<ref>{{cite web |title=Mitchell D Krol CDs with Masochistic Religion |url=http://www3.sympatico.ca/mrchretien/composer/music3.htm |website=sympatico.ca |publisher=Mr Chretien |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |
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* ''Sonic Revolution Evolve'', 1990, KK/Electrip, Cargo UK<ref>{{cite web |title=Masochistic Religion |
* ''Sonic Revolution Evolve'', 1990, KK/Electrip, Cargo UK<ref>{{cite web |title=Masochistic Religion – Sonic Revolution Evolve |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1103919-Masochistic-Religion-Sonic-Revolution-Evolve |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> |
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* ''Prelude to the Apocalypse'', 1992, KK/Electrip, Cargo UK<ref>{{cite web |title=Mitchell D Krol CDs with Masochistic Religion |url=http://www3.sympatico.ca/mrchretien/composer/music3.htm |website=sympatico.ca |publisher=Mr Chretien |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |
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* ''...And From This Broken Cross... ...Our Misery...'', 1994, KK/Electrip, Cargo UK<ref>{{cite web |title=Masochistic Religion – ...And From This Broken Cross... |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/969055-Masochistic-Religion-And-From-This-Broken-Cross-Our-Misery |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> |
* ''...And From This Broken Cross... ...Our Misery...'', 1994, KK/Electrip, Cargo UK<ref>{{cite web |title=Masochistic Religion – ...And From This Broken Cross... |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/969055-Masochistic-Religion-And-From-This-Broken-Cross-Our-Misery |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> |
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* ''The Litanies of Satan'', 1997, Truly Diabolic, Cargo America<ref>{{cite web |title=Masochistic Religion – The Litanies Of Satan |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1630976-Masochistic-Religion-The-Litanies-Of-Satan |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref><ref>[http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1998/102298/music3.html Montreal Mirror - Like a bat out of hell] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525003201/http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1998/102298/music3.html |date=2006-05-25 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Masochistic+Religion Discogs.com]</ref> |
* ''The Litanies of Satan'', 1997, Truly Diabolic, Cargo America<ref>{{cite web |title=Masochistic Religion – The Litanies Of Satan |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1630976-Masochistic-Religion-The-Litanies-Of-Satan |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref><ref>[http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1998/102298/music3.html Montreal Mirror - Like a bat out of hell] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525003201/http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1998/102298/music3.html |date=2006-05-25 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Masochistic+Religion Discogs.com]</ref> |
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* ''The Raven & Others'' (EP), 1996, Truly Diabolic<ref>{{cite web |title=Masochistic Religion – The Raven |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/18306895-Masochistic-Religion-The-Raven |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> |
* ''The Raven & Others'' (EP), 1996, Truly Diabolic<ref>{{cite web |title=Masochistic Religion – The Raven |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/18306895-Masochistic-Religion-The-Raven |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> |
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* ''Masochistic Religion For The Piano'', 2001, Truly Diabolic<ref>{{cite web |title=Mitchell D Krol CDs with Masochistic Religion |url=http://www3.sympatico.ca/mrchretien/composer/music3.htm |website=sympatico.ca |publisher=Mr Chretien |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |
* ''Masochistic Religion For The Piano'', 2001, Truly Diabolic<ref>{{cite web |title=Mitchell D Krol CDs with Masochistic Religion |url=http://www3.sympatico.ca/mrchretien/composer/music3.htm |website=sympatico.ca |publisher=Mr Chretien |access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> |
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Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | goth, industrial metal |
Years active | 1988-1998 |
Labels | Truly Diabolic Records KK/Electrip Cargo Records Shadow Records |
Members | Mitchell D. Krol (James Junkin Jr.) Malissa X Andy Yue Mopa Dean D'errol Flynn Rebecca Rutland Julie Seddon-Farris Martine Mathews Harry Simpson Stephanie Heyens Rob Sanzo |
Website | masochisticreligion |
Masochistic Religion was a Canadian goth music group and one of the first goth bands from Toronto, Ontario. The band went through many line-up changes over the years, with the only consistent member being its founder, Mitchell D. Krol (aka James Junkin Jr., born May 23, 1966).[1]
History
[edit]In 1987, Krol was playing in a punk band, and found it confining. As he told Nancy Kilpatrick for her 2004 book The Goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined, "I was doing a lot of drugs, getting heavily into the S&M scene and spending a lot of time with my friend Malissa X. I played her some of my music and it really turned her on...so we came up with this concept of Masochistic Religion, a sort of dark S&M theater done to music. All the lyrics were about sex, death, religion, pleasure and pain, and the show was heavy, real and probably illegal."[2]
In 1988, after Krol and X split, Krol's music became more rock-oriented and he released the band's debut album, Cosmic Dancer. The band recorded a lot of music, they performed constantly and, as Krol continued "we were famous for smashing our instruments and destroying clubs."[3][4][5]
Krol also became a radio host, with his own show on the University of Toronto's CIUT-FM. It was called Beyond the Gates of Hell, and its purpose was to expose young Goths to different styles of music.[6][7] Krol also composed the music for the 1996 Julian Grant film, Electra.[8]
In 1990, they were signed to the Belgian label KK Records. In 1997, the band released Litanies of Satan, whose lyrics are based on the writings of Charles Baudelaire. It was very well-received by critics.[9][10]
In 1992, Masochistic Religion played New York's Battery Park with the French-Canadian poet and interdisciplinary artist Pierre-André Arcand.[11]
In 1995, the band was included in the Freedom in a Vacuum series, which took place at The Music Gallery in Toronto.[12]
On October 31, 1996, for The 7th annual Masochistic Religion Halloween Exhibition Of The Macabre, Masochistic Religion released The Raven & Others. It is a 3-track recording of the band's musical take on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Just 100 copies were released, each one with a hand-made book of the Poe text, and original etchings and design by the Toronto artist Albert Strano.[13]
In August 1998, at The Opera House (Toronto), the band opened Convergence IV, a festival of the Toronto goth scene, with An April March, Rhea's Obsession, My Scarlet Life, The Changelings and Faith and the Muse.[14][15] They began by carrying Krol onstage in a coffin; he later set a bible on fire.[16]
Bassist, Mopa Dean formed Toronto punk band Armed and Hammered in 1989. Rob Sanzo became a successful record producer.
In 1998, Krol shut down the band, moved to Montreal and recorded a 'dark country' project called 'Swamp Music'. As the recordings were being completed, Krol was stabbed by a drug-crazed occupant of the recording space. The album was not released, although Krol posted the songs online.[17] As of 2021, Krol lives in the United States and performs as a transsexual singer and musician.
Members
[edit]- Mitch Krol - vocals
- Mopa Dean - bass, piano
- D'errol Flynn - guitar
- Rebecca Rutland - guitar
- Julie Seddon-Farris - vocals
- Martine Mathews - guitar
- Harry Simpson - drums
Discography
[edit]- Cosmic Dancer, 1988, Independent[18]
- Burn In Hell Vol 1, 1990, Shadow Records Canada[19]
- Sonic Revolution Evolve, 1990, KK/Electrip, Cargo UK[20]
- ...And From This Broken Cross... ...Our Misery..., 1994, KK/Electrip, Cargo UK[21]
- The Litanies of Satan, 1997, Truly Diabolic, Cargo America[22][23][24]
- The Raven & Others (EP), 1996, Truly Diabolic[25]
- Masochistic Religion For The Piano, 2001, Truly Diabolic[26]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Convergence IV - Bands and DJs". Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ Kilpatrick, Nancy (4 October 2004). The goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined, Page 92. ISBN 9781429976268. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Kilpatrick, Nancy (4 October 2004). The goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined, Page 92. ISBN 9781429976268. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Masochistic Religion Live oct 31st 1989 Rivoli Toronto". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Masochistic Religion Live in Amsterdam". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Krol, Mitchell D. ""Beyond the Gates of Hell" from CIUT. Recorded from Cassette 1998 11 29. Host Mitchell D. Krol". youtube.com. YouTube, CIUT. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Madame Webb's Sight - Toronto Goth History Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mitchell D. Krol Composer". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Comments & Review, Litanies of Satan". amazon.com.br. Amazon Brazil. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Exclaim - January 1995 - Interview
- ^ "Continuum: Batterie Park, Mar. 17/92". atom.library.yorku.c. York University. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "ANNAHAV with Masochistic Religion". soundcloud.com. Soundcloud. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "The Raven and Others". soundcloud.com. Soundcloud. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Convergence IV - Bands & DJS". Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Convergence IV". concertarchives.org. Concert Archives. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Masochistic Religion". altgothic.com. AltGothic. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Swamp Music". soundcloud.com. Soundcloud. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Kilpatrick, Nancy (4 October 2004). The goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined, Page 92. ISBN 9781429976268. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Mitchell D Krol CDs with Masochistic Religion". sympatico.ca. Mr Chretien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Masochistic Religion – Sonic Revolution Evolve". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Masochistic Religion – ...And From This Broken Cross..." discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Masochistic Religion – The Litanies Of Satan". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Montreal Mirror - Like a bat out of hell Archived 2006-05-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Discogs.com
- ^ "Masochistic Religion – The Raven". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Mitchell D Krol CDs with Masochistic Religion". sympatico.ca. Mr Chretien. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- Masochistic Religion Official site
- Masochistic Religion[permanent dead link ] on CBC Radio 3
- James Junkin Jr.