Karma’s Pawn is a party band serving the west central Ohio area.  It began in the spring of 2008 when lead singer Dane Nagel and drummer Scott Wendeln called on bass player Jesse Seger to get together and jam.  They immediately added two guitars Craig Luebben and Mike Overholser and keyboard player Sherri Overholser to complete the lineup. In 2010 they went forward with drummer Pete Wilson, & Bassist Josh Vallandingham, after the rhythm section retired from the music scene. This is a unique lineup, that includes 2 lead guitars, keys, 2 male  & 1 female lead vocals, tight harmony, and an over-flowing amount of experience on rhythm. It all allows Karma’s Pawn the ability to play a wide variety of rock and roll from the classics of the 1970’s (and earlier), to the pop / metal of the 1980’s, to the alternative and grunge of the 1990’s, to modern adult contemporary selections.  Come check Karma’s Pawn out at a show soon!  You will not be disappointed!  Check out individual band bio's below.......

Email Craig: cdog1968@att.net

Name:             Craig Luebben
AKA:               That Guy From Dayton
Age:                 41 ( 08-01-1968 )
Hometown:      Big Springs, Texas
Residence:       Clayton, Ohio
Zodiac Sign:     Leo
Instrument:       Lead/Rhythm Guitars, Backup Vocals
Experience:      Two Feet Shy
                        RPM
                        Just Johnson
Day Job:           Architectural and Mechanical Design
Wife's Name:     Lori (aka "Little Lo")
Kids:                 2 homo sapiens ( pretty sure about that )
Hobbies:            Golf, Biking, Hiking, & Beer Drinking
TV Shows:         VH1 Classic, Military Channel, History Channel, & Two and a Half Men
Movies:             The Big Lebowski, Saving Private Ryan, Star Wars, This is Spinal Tap, The Bridge on the River Kwai, & Killer Clowns From Outer Space
Drink:                Makers Mark Bourbon, Budweiser ( NOT Bud Light ), Red, Red Wine, and now Jager Bombs ( thanks guys!?! )
Bands:              The Cars, The Cult, Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age, the Foo's, Chili Peppers, (old) Scorpions & (old) ZZ Top, Breaking Benjamin, Pink Floyd, Rory Gallagher, The Police, Steely Dan, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, & Matchbox 20

The James Lipton Interview of Craig: 

What is your favorite word? ... Crank
What is your least favorite word? ... Crunk
What turns you on creatively, spiritually, or emotionally? ... The sun's brilliance & the star's mystery
What turns you off creatively, spiritually, or emotionally? ... Close-minded people
What sound or noise do you love? ...Well-placed guitar feedback!!!
What sound or noise do you hate? ... Missing a note on my guitar!!
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? ... Unemployed & Loving Every Minute
What profession would you not enjoy? .... Movie Theater Clean-Up Crew
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? ... "Sup Dude?!? Ready to hit the gnarly cloud-waves?"
Name:               Dane A. Nagel
AKA:               SNOW-COMMANDER
Age:                37  ( 08-18-1972 )
Hometown:       Houston, Ohio
Residence:       Versailles, Ohio
Zodiac Sign:      Leo ( Got It ?!? )
Instrument:        Lead Vocals, Backup Vocals, Percussion Instruments, Vision Scanner, Entertainment Director, Free Drink Manager, & The Drummer's Permanent View
Experience:       The Other Way Band
                         Backseat Monkey
Day Job:            The Village of Versailles
Wife's Name:      Missy Nagel
Kids:                  Kenny Nagel
Hobbies:            Music, Hunting, Fishing, Camping, 4-Wheeling 
TV Shows:         No Time ... No Time!
Movies:             Christine, Jerry Maguire, Smokey and the Bandit, Halloween, Anything Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, and Samuel L. Jackson
Drinks:               Miller Lite, Jack Daniels, & Jaeger Bombs ( if I were to drink, but I'm not that much of a drinker ) Mostly Drink Kool-Aid (OH YEAH)
Bands:              John Mellencamp, The Guess Who, CCR, Doors, REO Speedwagon, Journey, Kiss, Cinderella, Ratt, Earl Thomas Conley, Early Alabama, Bellamy Brothers, Eagles, Elvis, Foreigner, Hank Jr, Little River Band, The Marshall Tucker Band....just to name a few (LOL)

 Email Dane:  danenagel@hotmail.com

The James Lipton Interview of Dane:

What is your favorite word? ... Handled
What is your least favorite word? ... Can't
What turns you on creatively, spiritually, or emotionally? ... Challenges, Support, Self-Motivated Drive
What turns you off creatively, spiritually, or emotionally? ... The Question WHY?!?!
What sound or noise do you love? ... The sound of an arrow as it passes thru the lungs of a deer at 30 yeards.
What sound or noise do you hate? ... Food crunching while someone eats with their mouth open.
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? ... Professional Hunter
What profession would you not enjoy? ... Wal-Mart Greeter
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? ... You thought you had fun on Earth? Wait 'til you see THIS!
 Email Mike: duffman_o@yahoo.com

Name:             Mike Overholser

AKA:                The Steelers Guitar Guy
Age:                 38 ( 10-01-1971 )
Hometown:        Fort Loramie, Ohio
Residence:        Sidney, Ohio
Zodiac Sign:      Libra with Mojo Rising
Instrument:        Rhythm & Lead Guitar, Backing & Lead Vocals
Experience:       The Rubber Band
                         Backseat Monkey V1, V2, V3
                         Brain Hooky
                         The Vice Presidents
Day Job:             Errand Boy
Wife's Name:       Sherri Beth Gruebmeyer ... ain't she cute?!?
Kids:                  I've genetically engineered four humans
Hobbies:              Poker, Fantasy Sports, Trikke Riding, Facebook, Golf
TV Shows:         Sports Center, Robot Chicken, Heroes, Deadliest Catch, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Horders, Intervention, & South Park.
Movies:              Shawshenk Redemption, Old School, LOTR, Forrest Gump, Planet Terror, Super Troopers, Team America: World Police, Superbad, & the 40 Year Old Virgin. Ohhh .. and mushy chick flicks.
Album:              Smell the Glove
Drink:                Captain Morgan & 7Up, Miller Lite, Jägermeister ... mmmm
Bands:              AC-DC, the Stones (mid-period), R.E.M., U2, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, C,S,N, & Y, Memphis Soul acts, the Sun Records boys (Presley, Cash, Lewis, & Perkins), Ray Charles, Alabama (early years), Dwight Yoakam, Collective Soul, Tom Petty, Queen, the Mavericks, ELO, Counting Crows, J. Geils Band (live stuff), Bob Marley, Van Halen, Metallica, John Mellencamp, Bowling For Soup, and all hard driving Bluegrass!!!

The James Lipton Interview of Mike:

What is your favorite word? ... Ga Ga
What is your least favorite word? ... Limbaugh
What turns you on creatively, spiritually, or emotionally? ... The NFL, Reds Baseball with Marty & Tom, & the NCAA Basketball Tournement
What turns you off creatively, spiritually, or emotionally? ... Whinning about web updates
What sound or noise do you love? ... "Welcome to Taco Bell. Can i take your order?"
What sound or noise do you hate? ... "That'll be $21.75 at the first window please."
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? ... Brazier Specialist, Ben Roethlisberger's Wing Man, or a Film Producer
What profession would you not enjoy? ... Kirstie Alley's Chubby Buddy
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? ... "Here's a get out of Hell for Free Card. Come back when you are ready. Say "Hi" to Jenna when you see her."
Name:               Sherri Overholser
AKA:                They call me hell, they call me Stacy, they call me her, they call me Jane.....That's not my name, That's not my name!!
Age:                 36 (01-10-1974) -- is this REALLY important
Hometown:        New Bremen, Ohio ( Go Cards!)
Residence:        Sidney, Ohio ( Go Yellow Jackets!)
Zodiac Sign:       Capricorn, In Chinese Zodiac I am a Tiger ... FEAR THE MONKEY, my sister Becky is a monkey, hmmm ... I was in the band Backseat Monkey ... MONKEYS, MONKEYS, MONKEYS
Instrument:         Keys & Lead Vocals
Experience:        The Other Way Band (early 90's)
                         Backseat Monkey (late 90's)
                         Brain Hooky (early 2000's)
                         Junction (late 90's - '08)
                         The Vice Presidents (2010 - Present)
Day Job:            Business Analyst - Standard Register (Dayton)
Wife's name:      Hmmm ... Mike or Lori? Is this a trick question?
Kids:                 Four of them (Jeffrey, Tyler, Zoe, & Andrew), again, ALL MONKEYS. I cannot get away from the monkeys!
Hobby:               I go to the YMCA a lot. Is that a hobby?
TV Show:           It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Movie:                James Cameron's Laser Cats 5
Drink(s):             Pinot Grigio, Coca Cola, Blue Moon
Band(s):            the ting tings, the cranberries, muse, the mavericks, franz ferdinand, the kaiser chiefs, the white stripes, phoenix, coldplay, beck, cake, spoon, collective soul, bob marley, the killers, new pornographers, and many more. Also, the Monkees? Wait, no....not the monkees!

 Email Sherri:  sherrioverholser@yahoo.com

The James Lipton Interview of Sherri:

What is your favorite word? ... Fushigi!
What is your least favorite word?  ... Favre
What turns you on creatively, spiritually, or emotionally?  ... Cartoons and monkeys 
What turns you off creatively, spiritually, or emotionally? ... Pepsi, peyton manning, most chick flicks and lifetime for women. 
What sound or noise do you love?  ... A tree falling in the forest when no one is around. IT DOES make a sound.  You don't even know! 
What sound or noise do you hate? ... The voices in my head - WHY DO THEY KEEP TALKING TO ME?!?!?!?
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? ... Teasing the one-string monkeys.
What profession would you not like to do? ... Member of a strictly 80's Billy Joel cover band.
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? ... "Your date, Joel McHale, is to your left. You will be enjoying a romantic dinner, followed by a private concert by the Ting Tings"

Name:             Josh Vallandingham

AKA:                Dad The Bad
Age:                 37 ( 12-06-1972 )
Hometown:        Arcanum - Greenville, Ohio
Residence:        Russia, Ohio
Zodiac Sign:      Sagitarius
Instrument:        Bass Guitar ( It's Still A Guitar!! )
Experience:       Strategy
                         Backseat Monkey
                         Spellbound
                         Blackout
Day Job:            Customer Proposal Coordinator, Clopay Building Products ( sounds impressive doesn't it? )
Wife's Name:       Lora
Kids:                  Emma, Hannah, Olivia, Sophia
Hobbies:             Music, Watching Sports, & Camping
TV Shows:         30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, Smallville, Leverage, The Office, The Daily Show, Friends, Memphis Beat, WKRP in Cincinnati, & Who's Line is it Anyway?
Movies:              Tombstone, The Hangover, Grumpy Old Men, National Lampoon's Vacation, Superman I-II, Star Trek II-IV, American Pie, & Raiders of the Lost Ark
Drink:                Budweiser ( Red & White Label )
Bands:              The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doobie Brothers, Stone Temple Pilots, The Who, Van Halen, The Black Crowes, Chickenfoot, Rush, Yes, Styx, Hall & Oats (sue me), Chicago (sue me), The Eagles, Bad Company, eric Clapton, & Foreigner

The James Lipton Interview of Josh:

What is your favorite word? ... Congratulations
What is your least favorite word? ... Unfortunately
What turns you on creatively, spiritually, or emotionally? ... The Cincinnati Bengals, The Cincinnati Bearcats, Family Time, & Dual 18" Subwoofers
What turns you off creatively, spiritually, or emotionally? ... The rest of the AFC North, Brian Kelly, Work Time, Single 15" Subwoofers
What sound or noise do you love? ... "We Love You Dad!"
What sound or noise do you hate? ... "Dad, She hit me for No Good Reason!"
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? ... Zoo Keeper
What profession would you not enjoy? ... Pre-School Teacher
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? ... "WHO DEY! Your chicken wings just came out of the fryer!"

Who the heck is James Lipton you ask? James Lipton is an American writer, poet, and dean emeritus of the Actors Studio drama school in New York City. He is the executive producer, writer and host of the Bravo cable television series, Inside the Actors Studio.

 

 

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