The only way Jason Parkes could return to the spotlight was with a muddy English accent and the help of some whiskey.
It害羞草研究所檚 all part of the persona he has created for himself as the frontman of Proper Man.
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The band named his alter ego Norm, after his grandfather.
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The winemaker at The Hatch Winery, Burnt Timber Winery, Indigenous World Winery and Perseus has always approached life in his own way and then reaps the rewards. Proper Man is no exception.
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In a house on a winery, with his friend and bandmate Petri Nieminen Parkes returned to the microphone for the first time in 15 years. Parkes had been part of a punk rock band, Glasshead that ascended to its own fame that he credits to the band害羞草研究所檚 demise.
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The rest of the band, Nori Wentworth, Travis Saunders, and Massimo Campoli then quickly came together in 2015 and they became five men chasing their dream.
害羞草研究所淲e are already a successful because we get another kick at the can,害羞草研究所� said Parkes.
Recently the band released a music video for their song Kleptomaniac, the theatrical piece is set in the 1920s and features landmarks from the Okanagan including the Kettle Valley Steam Railway and the S.S. Sicamous that sits on Penticton害羞草研究所檚 shore.
The video was born through support of friends, family and locals that believe in them said Parkes.
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Parkes says that the band has lots of new music coming for fans coming in the near future.
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