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But who would have thought having so many members was a bad thing? Apparently, VH1.</div> <bR> <div> The music television channel contacted Mandorico via e-mail, encouraging the band to submit a package for consideration for its reality series, <I>Bands on the Run</I>, which puts bands on the road competing for cash, equipment and a chance at stardom.</div> <bR> <div> “We were like ‘That’s (already) what we do right now.’ We know how to promote; we know how to run around the city, we’d be great at that. Might as well be on TV while we do it,” vocalist Jesse Lauricella said.</div> <bR> <div> After submitting the band’s CD and press kit, however, the folks at VH1 said they could only consider bands with five or fewer members.</div> <bR> <div> “I was like ‘You guys called us, you know how many people are in our band.’ It was frustrating,” Mr. Lauricella said. “I thought it was weird that they knew enough about the band to contact us, but at the same time not enough to know that their own rules were going to keep us out of participating.”</div> <bR> <div> Mandorico received an additional e-mail concerning the second season of <I>Bands on the Run</I>, but the same rules applied. </div> <bR> <div> Mandorico did receive some television attention from MTV, which used two tracks from the band’s <I>Familiar Places</I> album on 1998’s <I>Real World</I> and <I>Road Rules</I>. However, MTV, too, wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.</div> <bR> <div> “We thought it was going to be this big thing and it wasn’t really that big of a deal. It was in the background, they shoot you a check for a dollar, cause they have to pay you to buy the rights and you’re obviously not worth anything to them because nobody knows who you are,” Mr. Lauricella said.</div> <bR> <div> Mr. Lauricella is the only original Mandorico member left from the band’s 1997 debut. The changes occurred two years ago when the original members weren’t happy because of financial struggles. Mr. Lauricella said the members had to decide between making a living and doing what they wanted to do.</div> <bR> <div> “A lot of people just decided they weren’t happy just hoping that ends were going to be met. And if you don’t ever believe that you’re ever going to come to the other side of that then the logical conclusion is to just get out and do something that’s a little bit safer,” Mr. Lauricella said.</div> <bR> <div> The current line-up consists of Jonathan Lloyd (trombone, timbales, vocals), Stephen Farmer (trumpet, vocals), Allan Soave (saxophone), Jim Harmon (bass, vocals), John Stockdale (guitar, vocals), Alan Marcha (drums, timbales) and Mr. Lauricella (vocals, Congo drums). Finding the new members, Mr. Lauricella said, was probably the most trying time he can remember going through professionally. </div> <bR> <div> “It was very difficult to decide if I wanted to continue playing with the same name and different people. And we lost a lot of fans as a result of it, and that was disheartening to see,” Mr. Lauricella said. </div> <bR> <div> Now with a solid new lineup, Mandorico is working on a new album potentially due out this spring. </div> <bR> <div> For more information about Mandorico, check out <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>www.mandorico.com</U></FONT>.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>