It all started back in late october 1996, when a few dayton musicians got tired of not being in a band, and voila- the mistakes were born. they got together, played a few shows, and the public fell in love with them. the original 1996 lineup consisted of chris gerwick, josh welling, and kyle sowash.

>>the 1997 lineup included:
kelly madewell, kate minneman, josh welling, jason baker, chris bartlett, tom foolery, jason laveris, kyle sowash, nate beckman, andy goldstein, and chris gerwick.

>>in may 1998, the "band" was made up of:
johnny madewell, chris bartlett, adam nicholson, brian mckinney, chuck hague, kate minneman, matt shetler, adam sorna, kyle sowash, tom foolery, josh bernstein, josh welling, andy goldstein, nate beckman, todd guerra, trent reznor, and chris desmond.

>>Then, tom foolery and the mistakes were partyin' like its 1999 as:
john madewell, todd guerra, jason mitchell, kyle sowash, sean boyle, tom foolery, brian flores, and jason laveris.

>>in the first half of 2000, it was pretty much:
kyle sowash, zach goff, and john reeve.

>>from august 2000-, it was:
jake unruh, kyle sowash, and luis rolong.

>>from oct. 2001-aug. 2002 it was:
dave altstadt, kyle sowash, josh wampler

>>in sept. and oct. 2002,
phil francis and dan bandman helped out on the skins....

>>but from november 2002- present day tom foolery and the mistakes is/am/was:
jeremy gladden, kyle sowash, and josh wampler

>>Learn more about selected previous members of Tom Foolery and the Mistakes.

>>View Tom Foolery and the Mistakes discography and lyrics.