We predictably miss so many things from our touring life, but one which might surprise you is that we miss our security crew. Not the local people, but the ones who traveled with us and recognizably big fellas from Wisconsin, who always had a stubborn streak of niceness which you might not expect due to their intimidating size.
The three Gorlewski brothers were a vital part of our army, and many fans became familiar with them, because in addition to keeping the peace backstage, they did much to help everybody on the tour have a good experience, including the audience.
One vital function they performed was wrangling our fluff ’n’ fold service, which ensured that the band had always had clean offstage clothes to wear, most of the time. They made it happen like clockwork, except for that one time when King Errisson and publicist Sherrie Levy’s underwear got switched; or perhaps the time that everybody’s laundry came back to the hotel in one enormous pile of indistinguishable knickers
Tom, Dave, and John Gorlewski appear in this little comic strip from the PBI around 2008. They didn’t mind being made fun of, as far as I can tell. If not, it’s never to late to beat me up..
Tom, Dave, and John Gorlewski appear in this little comic strip from the PBI around 2008. They didn’t mind being made fun of, as far as I can tell. If not, it’s never too late for them to beat me up.
