So I have totally been in love with this band for years and years. Fabulous Disaster has rocked the world with their all chick, kick ass, punk rock band and I am so lucky to have gotten to meet and interview their drummer Sally....

Drummer Bitch: Tell us a little bit about the line up in your band and when you guys hooked up and formed Fabulous Disaster:

Sally: We started FabD in 1998 as a "side project" because 3 of us were in a band called Piston and Mr Nancy, a good friend of ours wanted to join Piston. Once we started jamming and writing together, we quit Piston and made Fabulous Disaster our one and only. A few years back, Laura Litter left and then Mr. Nancy. Lynda moved from guitar to lead vocals and Squeaky joined us on guitar. We went through a couple of bass players until last year when we found Lizzie and she moved from NYC to join the band.

Drummer Bitch: Having seen you guys at least a half dozen times in California and Germany, I know you ladies have played EVERYWHERE!!! What is one of your favorite cities to play in?

Sally: Oh man, that's tough. . . it's easier to say the places that sucked - hah! But in the U.S. we do really well in the midwest and one of my most memorable towns is Green Bay, WI - crazy kids! In Europe our new favorite place is Helsinki, Finland because not a lot of bands make it up there and everyone just comes out in full force and they really crave the live punk rock. It was our first time anywhere near there and we sold the place out - over 400 people.

Drummer Bitch: Being an all female punk band, would you say its been tough fitting in with a male dominating scene?

Sally: Not so much. It's a funny thing because over the years we've noticed that when we get to a club, everyone (all the staff and other bands) completely ignore us. Then the minute they see us play live and kick soooo much ass, they are all over us. So basically we just have to prove ourselves every damn night, where guy bands don't have to do that. But it's cool - I just make them all buy me drinks after the show - hah!!

Drummer Bitch: Have you been in any other bands than Fab D, if so which ones?

Sally: Oh hell yes. I've been playing in bands since I was 12, but none that anyone would know about. I was in a pretty established band in San Antonio, TX called "Pirates of Destiny" and a really famous cult band here in SF called "White Trash Debutantes".

Drummer Bitch: I heard you have toured with bands like the Dickies, NOFX, Mad Caddies, etc. Are there any bands that you ladies especially like to tour with or maybe the opposite?

Sally: We love love love touring with all the Fat Wreck Chord bands - such great guys. We absolutely adore touring with the Real McKenzies - they are our brothers and totally take care of us and keep us completely intoxicated the entire tour. We shared a tour bus with them in Europe one year and it was so much fun.

Drummer Bitch: Being from the bay myself I really dig the music scene in SF. What are some of your favorite local bands?

Sally: Yeah, the scene here has picked up. I love the Fleshies and Von Iva of course. Another cool one is Sputterdoll.

Drummer Bitch: What does Fab D have in store for the rest of 2006? Any tours? New albums?

Sally: YES!! We have 17 new songs ready to go and are recording this August, which puts the album at like a late 2006 release. We've just been playing a lot of West Coast shows, but hopefully a tour will follow the release of the new record.

And finally...

Drummer Bitch: Where can we get ahold of some Fab D cd's and swag?

Sally: Why yes. . . through our website. . . www.fabulous-disaster.com where anyone can get our CDs and we have a link to the company that does our t-shirts and hoodies :). ROCK ON!!!!