| 1973: Born Michael Pantelous in Athens Greece. Youngest of three children, Greek father, Danish mother. | ) |
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1985-1989: Learns playing the Drums as a schoolboy. Plays in several rock/heavy rock Bands. Favorite rock band at the time, ``The Who``.Works at part time jobs after school such as, babysitting, receptionist and cleaning man at a short stay hotel, actor in TV commercials, all of which leads to low grades in school, balanced by getting high on glue, joints and booze.In 1989 he starts strumming the guitar. | |
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| 1990: Joins the ``Blues Trick`` as a sit in drummer and gets fascinated with the blues |
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1992: Joins the Royal Danish Air force voluntarily for 9 months. Writes his first Songs abroad. After his service he goes back to playing with the``Blues Trick`` and meats Boris Voutsinos who’s joined the band meanwhile. Boris shows Mickey a few tricks on the guitar and they start playing together in the streets. |
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| 1993: Works as a truck loader at a liquor store. Excess merchandise is silently consumed. | ||
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1994: (march) Obligatory 12month service in the Greek Army. Oops! Not exactlywhat he had in mind. (November)His Father dies | |
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| 1994-1995: Mickey blows the harmonica and focuses on slide guitar technique practicing on his fathers’ 70year old rebuilt guitar.Drinking becomes a habit |
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1996: Solo appearances at several clubs in Athens. | |
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1997: Forms ``Mickey Pantelous & the Magic Session`` with Dimitris Metaxas on Bass and ex army colleague Nikos Papavranousis on Drums. Participates inThe ``1st European Blues rock Prize`` contest , receiving outstanding reviews. (``Music, Art in general, is nothing to compete about though`` says he) Sick and tired of the city, he moves to the outskirts. |
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1998: The ``Magic Session`` break up.- March: Trying to reach home, during a stormy night, in his car(a 1965VW Beatle) decides to drive through a torrent…pretty drunk decision…he almost drowns. The car gets washed away. -Summer:Gets a job as a dish washer at a café on a Greek island, and runs into old time fellow musician, Boris Voutsinos, who plays with harmonica playerChristos Polydoros, as the``Blues Duo``. Mickey joins in and they become``The Drunk Trunk Blues Trio``.- November: A combination of rainy weather, slippery road, lack of lighting,a ``drop`` of booze & drugs and a whole lotta bad luck, leads him to a major motorcycle accident.The doctors save his life but remove his spleen.(Don’t drink and drive!) |
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2000: ``The Drunk Trunk`` break up. Mickey records and tours with Platon Andritsakis for Plato’s last cd entitled ``Chameleon``. Quits smoking &drinking after hitting rock bottom. Man what a bounce! | |
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2001: Gets the ``Magic Session`` back together with Fotis Daskalakis on Bass.After two great appearances, the Band breaks up due to force majeure.Mickey goes buskin`,works as a pizza deliverer and gets some acting jobs In TV commercials. |
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2002: Platon Andritsakis and Mickey Pantelous Co-write the sound track for the movie ``Tomorrow will be late`` directed by Lagia Giourgou. Runs the ``20th Athens Classic Marathon`` race. | |
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| 2003: Mickey Rights the music for a theater performance named “Pouthena, Pouthena, Pouthena” directed by Vikos Nahmias, staring Xenia Alexiou and Ermina Geragdi. The audience shows enthusiasm for the musical themes . | ||
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