Rickey Lime
Encyclopedia
Rickey Lime is an American
guitarist
who is best known for her bands Shotgun Won and the Los Angeles
-based rock band Scarling.
.
, but spent much of her time in Portland
and the surrounding areas. In the mid-1990s, she changed her name to Rickey Lime (a pun
on the cocktail
called a Lime Rickey
) and began playing guitar. She was looking for other woman who wanted to start a rock band, and found them when visiting Olympia, Washington
. There, she formed Shotgun Won in 1998, and the band lasted a year and a half. The band consisted of Lime on guitar, Erin McCarley on drums, vocalist Amber Bayer, and Kelly Chambers on bass. Lime joined Scarling.
in 2003 as a rhythm guitarist. In 2006 Rickey continued to tour in the US and Europe with Scarling.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
who is best known for her bands Shotgun Won and the Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
-based rock band Scarling.
Scarling.
Scarling. is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, whose core members are Jessicka and Christian Hejnal-Addams. The band formed in 2002. They have released two albums, Sweet Heart Dealer and So Long, Scarecrow.-Name:...
.
History
Anna Goodling grew up in Cottage Grove, OregonCottage Grove, Oregon
Cottage Grove is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It received its name from its first postmaster, G. C. Pierce, in September 1861. Pierce's home at the time was in an oak grove. The population was 9,686 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, but spent much of her time in Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
and the surrounding areas. In the mid-1990s, she changed her name to Rickey Lime (a pun
Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
on the cocktail
Cocktail
A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink that contains two or more ingredients—at least one of the ingredients must be a spirit.Cocktails were originally a mixture of spirits, sugar, water, and bitters. The word has come to mean almost any mixed drink that contains alcohol...
called a Lime Rickey
Lime Rickey
The Rickey is a category of mixed drinks closely resembling a highball made from a base spirit, half of a lime squeezed and dropped in the glass, and carbonated water. Little or no sugar is added to the Rickey. Originally created with bourbon whiskey in Washington, D.C. at Shoomaker's bar by...
) and began playing guitar. She was looking for other woman who wanted to start a rock band, and found them when visiting Olympia, Washington
Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
. There, she formed Shotgun Won in 1998, and the band lasted a year and a half. The band consisted of Lime on guitar, Erin McCarley on drums, vocalist Amber Bayer, and Kelly Chambers on bass. Lime joined Scarling.
Scarling.
Scarling. is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, whose core members are Jessicka and Christian Hejnal-Addams. The band formed in 2002. They have released two albums, Sweet Heart Dealer and So Long, Scarecrow.-Name:...
in 2003 as a rhythm guitarist. In 2006 Rickey continued to tour in the US and Europe with Scarling.
Singles and EPs
- Crispin GloverCrispin Glover (single)"Crispin Glover" is the second single from Scarling.'s debut album, Sweet Heart Dealer. It was released in the USA on two separate 7" vinyl records on November 7, 2004 on the Sympathy for the Record Industry label...
(7", Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2004) — guitar - Crispin Glover (7", Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2004) — guitar
- Scarling. / The Willowz (split 7", Sympathy for the Record IndustrySympathy for the Record IndustrySympathy for the Record Industry is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by record industry anti-mogul Long Gone John...
, 2005) — guitar - "Staring To The SunStaring to the Sun"Staring to the Sun" is the band Scarling.'s fourth single and it was released on June 6, 2006. "Staring to the Sun" seems to be a sister song to So Long, Scarecrow's title track as the two songs share multiple lines of lyrics....
" (CD, Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2006)— guitar