Plan 13

Plan 13 Biography (as written by Greg Clarke on 1st-June-2007) In 1996, TJ Clarke (vocals), Ronnie O'Dwyer (guiter), Jimmy Mullett (bass) and Eric Gladney (drums) started to play together in the Clarke family basement. This was where Plan 13 started, with me (Greg Clarke) as the original legionnare. Soon though, Dave Mullett took over the bass and his big bro Jimmy moved to 2nd guitar. Also, Eric bowed out for the talent of Corey Slade. This was the original Plan 13 line-up. Shows were played, beers were drank, weed was smoked. It was a good time for music in St. John's/Mount Pearl. Most shows consisted of Plan 13 (of course), Under Authority and Life of Leisure. These guys, as well as a few friends, were where the Legion really began. Myself , Regan Ryan, Kenny Russell, Mike Power, Sean O'Dwyer and a few others were the only non-band members at the beginning. Please let me know if I've forgotten you, because I know there's at least a few. Anyway, things were going great. The legion was growing, the shows were getting bigger and the songs were getting better. Then, one day, TJ decided that he was moving to Alberta (surprise...a Newfie in AB). So our fearless leader was moving on. The funny thing is that I don't think that a single beat was missed. Not because TJ wasn't missed, but because Regan was itching to sing for a band...and since he was so involved in the legion, it just made sense. Now, this is where Dirtneck Records starts to come into play. The boys wanted to make a CD...and it was the most amazing thing for me. These were all of my best friends! I couldn't believe it! I'm going to skip all of the slimy details here. Let's just say that even though we were all happy with the final product, the process with the fledgling "record company" left a lot to be desired. Not to mention the fact that they totally cut out the fast half of Journey to Planet X (my favourite song). But none of that matters now...we all have an album to remember some of the best years of our lives...and that's what matters. Unfortunately, CD sales weren't as good as we hoped. Sales outside of the legion were minimal, and that's about when it started to go downhill. Very slowly at first, but down none the less. The second album was in the works, but was never finished. There were 3 or 4 tracks layed down (at least) which I would kill to get my hands on. They dissapeared with "Ace and Gary" from Dirtneck Records. Corey was hoping to make it big with his other band, Hung Up, so he left to tour with them. Then Jimmy moved to Alberta as well. 2 members down in such a short time. But never fear, the legion was there. Roger Crowley (from Under Authority) and Mark McCrow (from Life of Leisure) filled in as 2nd guitar and drums. But the end was innevitable at this point. TJ came home for the millenium New Year, and the guys played a "reunion" show on January 2nd. This was one of the two shows I couldn't go to. One was because I was under age, and this time was because I got hypothermia after having a mohawk at the waterfront for a freezing fireworks show. After that, there wasn't much left. Squid was eventually recruited to move to Halifax to play with Bucket Truck (wich is now officially over as well), and everyone else just moved on to different things.