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that was a constant presence as we recorded the album at CBG- Bs). We actually received a great deal of college radio airplay with Dominique and continued to tour and play in and around the Northeast for several years.  At some point, we decided to drop the Crossfire Choir name think- ing that the name had too much bad history attached.  Probably too little too late. The band con- tinued as a three piece for a while, with me and the original drummer Brad Peet, and bassist Dennis Ambrose playing and re- cording as The Pounders. I think we stayed together at least an- other year or two longer just be- cause we loved getting together, having fun and bullshitting.  In the end, that really was what it was all about. That’s all anything is about. I have continued writing and recording since that time. Like Jake Gyllenhaal says in Broke- back Mountain, I just can’t quit. I moved to Los Angeles for sev- eral years and tried to get my mu- Watch Jay play “Crazy Now (Creepy Old Guy at the End of the Bar)” NJ STAGE - ISSUE 44 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 76