https://ohms.libs.uga.edu/viewer.php?cachefile=russell/RBRL379AMP-023.xml#segment17
Partial Transcript: Talk a little bit about where you grew up.
Segment Synopsis: MacDonell talks about growing up in the suburbs, taking guitar lessons, and forming his high school band, Aftermath. He talks about performing gigs in his high school and at the local VFW, and the gradual dissolution of the band after one of the members went to college.
Keywords: Sandy Springs, Georgia; high school; suburbs
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Partial Transcript: You didn't come up to UGA right away, as I remember, right?
Segment Synopsis: MacDonell talks about working after high school in a real estate firm instead of going to college. He recalls visiting his girlfriend in Athens on the weekends, and getting exposure to the music scene there.
Keywords: career; job; real estate; working
https://ohms.libs.uga.edu/viewer.php?cachefile=russell/RBRL379AMP-023.xml#segment1566
Partial Transcript: The first band that really blew me away--
Segment Synopsis: MacDonell recalls his impression of the first Bar-B-Q Killers show he saw in Athens. He describes his appreciation for bands that have an unconventional music direction.
Keywords: Athens music scene; Bar-B-Q Killers; Jack-O-Nuts; Porn Orchard; show
https://ohms.libs.uga.edu/viewer.php?cachefile=russell/RBRL379AMP-023.xml#segment1897
Partial Transcript: You're hanging out in Athens, you're visiting your girlfriend...
Segment Synopsis: MacDonell talks about deciding to quit his job to move to Athens to play music, and playing with various bands until forming his own band, Magneto, with members Larry Tenner and Tony Young.
Keywords: Magneto; band formation; life decision; turning point
https://ohms.libs.uga.edu/viewer.php?cachefile=russell/RBRL379AMP-023.xml#segment3480
Partial Transcript: One thing I remember, at the end of Magneto...
Segment Synopsis: MacDonell talks about playing in various bands after Magneto's breakup. He recalls being in the short-lived band, The Late Models, and later having to choose between being in two bands: National Anthem and Poolside.
Keywords: Magneto; band breakup; time management
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Partial Transcript: What are you playing at this point?
Segment Synopsis: MacDonell talks about the guitars he has traded up over the years, including a mint-condition Les Paul that he found in a pawn shop. He mentions Famous Bargain Music, a music store in Atlanta that operated during the late 1990s/early 2000s.
Keywords: Famous Bargain Music; Les Paul guitar; guitar ownership; music store