Wendell Gee was a local businessman in the Athens, Ga area.
He was a used-car salesman, if I remember correctly. In
the "Shiny Chatty People" interview, the guys say there is a little town near
Athens where there are a bunch of businesses owned by people named "Gee" --
pool hall, bail bondsman, etc. "You just know it must be some kind of family,"
Peter says. He doesn't quite explain why they used the name in the song,
though
Wendell Gee is an actual person. It's who one of the members in the band used to work for, and he actually worked for him on a farm. It's not about changing, it's about the death of a man he worked for that respected him that slipped away, who he was never able to say goodbye to or tell Wendell how much he appreciated him. Wendell Gee is a friends grandfather. It's awesome to live where someone famous is from! :D
Wendell Gee is an actual person. It's who one of the members in the band used to work for, and he actually worked for him on a farm. It's not about changing, it's about the death of a man he worked for that respected him that slipped away, who he was never able to say goodbye to or tell Wendell how much he appreciated him. Wendell Gee is a friends grandfather. It's awesome to live where someone famous is from! :D
@REMFIELD is correct, he was a car salesman somewhere between Athens and Atlanta. Mike Mills took liberties with the name and wrote a fictional story around him with this song.
@REMFIELD is correct, he was a car salesman somewhere between Athens and Atlanta. Mike Mills took liberties with the name and wrote a fictional story around him with this song.
@REMFIELD is correct, he was a car salesman somewhere between Athens and Atlanta. Mike Mills took liberties with the name and wrote a fictional story around him with this song.
@REMFIELD is correct, he was a car salesman somewhere between Athens and Atlanta. Mike Mills took liberties with the name and wrote a fictional story around him with this song.
@REMFIELD is correct, he was a car salesman somewhere between Athens and Atlanta. Mike Mills took liberties with the name and wrote a fictional story around him with this song.
@REMFIELD is correct, he was a car salesman somewhere between Athens and Atlanta. Mike Mills took liberties with the name and wrote a fictional story around him with this song.
Wendell Gee was a local businessman in the Athens, Ga area.
Wendell Gee is an actual person. It's who one of the members in the band used to work for, and he actually worked for him on a farm. It's not about changing, it's about the death of a man he worked for that respected him that slipped away, who he was never able to say goodbye to or tell Wendell how much he appreciated him. Wendell Gee is a friends grandfather. It's awesome to live where someone famous is from! :D
Wendell Gee is an actual person. It's who one of the members in the band used to work for, and he actually worked for him on a farm. It's not about changing, it's about the death of a man he worked for that respected him that slipped away, who he was never able to say goodbye to or tell Wendell how much he appreciated him. Wendell Gee is a friends grandfather. It's awesome to live where someone famous is from! :D
@REMFIELD is correct, he was a car salesman somewhere between Athens and Atlanta. Mike Mills took liberties with the name and wrote a fictional story around him with this song.
@REMFIELD is correct, he was a car salesman somewhere between Athens and Atlanta. Mike Mills took liberties with the name and wrote a fictional story around him with this song.
@REMFIELD is correct, he was a car salesman somewhere between Athens and Atlanta. Mike Mills took liberties with the name and wrote a fictional story around him with this song.
@REMFIELD is correct, he was a car salesman somewhere between Athens and Atlanta. Mike Mills took liberties with the name and wrote a fictional story around him with this song.
@REMFIELD is correct, he was a car salesman somewhere between Athens and Atlanta. Mike Mills took liberties with the name and wrote a fictional story around him with this song.
@REMFIELD is correct, he was a car salesman somewhere between Athens and Atlanta. Mike Mills took liberties with the name and wrote a fictional story around him with this song.
sorry for the repeat replies. I'd delete if I could.
sorry for the repeat replies. I'd delete if I could.