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Kelley Deal
Performing with the Kelley Deal 6000, in 2004
Background information
Birth name	Kelley Deal
Born	(1961-06-10) June 10, 1961 (age 51)
Origin	Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Vocals Bass Lead Guitar Violin
Years active	1992–present
Labels	4AD Nice Records
Associated acts	The Breeders The Kelley Deal 6000 The Last Hard Men
Website	kelleydeal.net

Kelley Deal (born June 10, 1961, in Dayton, Ohio, United States) is an American musician. The identical twin sister of Kim Deal, she is the lead guitarist of The Breeders, besides having a solo career.

Early days[link]

Kelley Deal was born 11 minutes before her sister. The Deal twins grew up in Huber Heights, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. The sisters first played together in their late teens, Kim playing guitar and both sisters singing Hank Williams songs in biker bars.^[1] They both had an opportunity to join the Pixies in the mid-'80s, with Kim on bass and Kelley on drums; Kim followed through while Kelley opted to move to California. While Kim made her mark as an indie musician, Kelley worked in computer programming.

Musical career[link]

In 1989, Kim Deal and Tanya Donelly (lead guitarist of Throwing Muses) formed the next incarnation of The Breeders. Kelley was asked to play on the band's debut, Pod, but couldn't get time off from work.

The Breeders[link]

In 1992, Kelley Deal joined the band as third guitarist, even though she didn't really know how to play. The Safari EP was the first recording she appeared on.^[2] Guitarist Tanya Donelly left to form Belly a little after the release of Safari. Kim suggested Kelley should be the band's new drummer. After Kelley insisted on lead guitar, Kim gave her a crash course on all the songs in the band's set. Kelley picked up quickly and learned all the lead parts on Pod and the new parts on the album they were about to record, Last Splash. A new drummer from Dayton, Jim MacPherson, joined them. After Last Splash was released in 1993, the band toured, opening for Nirvana, and also got a slot on the Lollapalooza tour in 1994.

Drug arrest[link]

Kelley Deal had been addicted to heroin since her teens, and her heroin use became public and problematic in 1994, after the success of Last Splash and extensive touring. She was arrested for possession in the fall of 1994 and entered rehab in Minnesota in 1995,^[3] which temporarily halted The Breeders.^[4]

Other projects, return to the Breeders[link]

Kim and Kelley Deal playing "Drivin' on 9," Zappa club, Tel Aviv, August 22, 2008

In rehab, Deal began writing her own songs and after rehab, she started The Kelley Deal 6000.^[4][5] The band released two albums on Deal's Nice Records label, Go To The Sugar Altar in 1996 and Boom! Boom! Boom! in 1997, and went on hiatus when The Breeders were reunited.

Deal also joined the The Last Hard Men with Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach, Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, and Jimmy Flemion of The Frogs.^[6][7] She played bass for them and they recorded an eponymous album in 1997, which was released in a limited edition on Deal's own label, Nice Records, and in 2001 on Spitfire Records.

Deal teamed back up with her sister in the late 1990s and began recording new demos for the Breeders. With a new line up, they released Title TK in 2002. Title TK features three songs recorded in 1999, where the Deal sisters played all the instruments. In April 2008, The Breeders released Mountain Battles.

Other collaborations and projects[link]

Deal turned to knitting as part of an effort to stay sober.^[8] She specializes in knitted handbags, which she sells on her website, and appeared on the DIY Network knitting show Knitty Gritty, and in 2008 released a book of her knitting handbag patterns,^[9] Bags That Rock: Knitting on the Road with Kelley Deal. One of her patterns is included in the DIY Network's book Knitty Gritty Knits: 25 Fun & Fabulous Projects'.^[10]

She co-wrote and played guitar on Magnetophone's "Kel's Vintage Thought". She has also performed duets with Kris Kristofferson and Supersuckers, and lately has collaborated with Mike Montgomery from the band 'Ampline' to form the band R. Ring.^[11]

Discography[link]

The Breeders[link]

• Safari (EP) (1992)
• Last Splash (1993)
• Title TK (2002)
• Mountain Battles (2008)

The Kelley Deal 6000[link]

• Go to the Sugar Altar (1996)
• Boom! Boom! Boom! (1997)

With Last Hard Men[link]

• The Last Hard Men (1998/2001)

Bibliography[link]

• Deal, Kelley (2008). Bags That Rock: Knitting on the Road with Kelley Deal. Sterling. ISBN 978-1-60059-158-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=-XXoGDNpLXAC. 

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Kelly Deal's knitting on Wire and Twine
• Rock Star Bag, Knitty Gritty (DIY Network)

Mike Montgomery
Montgomery in May 2009
Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	California
Biographical details
Born	(1947-02-27) February 27, 1947 (age 65) Long Beach, California, USA
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974-1977 1977–1986 1986–2004 2004–2006 2008–present	Boise State (asst.) Montana Stanford Golden State Warriors California
Head coaching record
Overall	635–291 (.686)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships NIT Championship (1991) Pac-10 Regular Season Championship (1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2010) Pac-10 Conference Tournament Championship (2004)
Awards Naismith College Coach of the Year (2000) John R. Wooden "Legends of Coaching" Lifetime Achievement Award (2004) Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004)

Mike Montgomery (born February 27, 1947) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the California Golden Bears men's basketball team. He was also the men's basketball coach at Stanford from 1986 to 2004 and at the University of Montana for eight seasons prior to coaching at Stanford. He also coached the Golden State Warriors of the NBA from 2004 to 2006.

College coaching career[link]

Montgomery compiled a 547–244 (.692) overall record in 18 years at Stanford (1986–2004) and eight seasons at the University of Montana (1978–1986). He boasts 25 winning seasons in his 26 years as a head coach at both Stanford and Montana. Montgomery's Stanford teams reached the NCAA tournament ten straight times from 1995 to 2004. Stanford reached the Final Four under Montgomery in 1998, the school's first Final Four appearance in 56 years. He made his third appearance along the USA Basketball sidelines in 2002 when he was named an assistant under George Karl for the US national team in the 2002 FIBA World Championship.^[1]

In 2000, Montgomery was named the Naismith and Basketball Times Coach of the Year. He was also named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year four times. Following his career at Stanford, he was awarded the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Lifetime Achievement Award.

NBA coaching career[link]

Montgomery left Stanford to become the head coach of the Golden State Warriors on May 21, 2004. He coached the Warriors for two seasons, during each of which the team compiled identical 34-48 records. Montgomery was terminated as Warriors coach on August 29, 2006.

Current career[link]

On August 30, 2007, Stanford University announced that Montgomery was returning to the university as Assistant to the Athletic Director on a part-time basis. According to the announcement, "his duties will include fund raising and public relations while also serving as a mentor to Stanford's coaching staff."^[2]

On April 4, 2008, Montgomery was named the head coach of the California men's basketball program.^[3] In his first season the Golden Bears went 22–10 and made it to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Maryland.

On February 27, 2010, Cal defeated Arizona State, 62–46, to clinch at least a tie for the Pacific-10 Conference championship, the first for the school since 1960. On March 6, the Bears defeated Montgomery's former team, Stanford, 71–61, to clinch an undisputed conference championship. Cal was defeated by Washington in the finals of the Pac-10 Tournament, but received a bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they were seeded 8th in the South Region. The Bears advanced to the second round, where they were defeated by eventual National Champion Duke.

Personal[link]

After graduating from Millikan High School, Montgomery received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education from Long Beach State and a Master's degree in physical education from Colorado State University. Mike is an alumni member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) national collegiate fraternity while at LB State.

In October 2011, Montgomery revealed that he had recently been diagnosed and treated for bladder cancer. After a surgerical procedure was performed, Montgomery declared himself "cancer-free.^[4]

He and his wife Sara have two adult children.

Head coaching record[link]

Montgomery huddles with his players in December 2008