Bob’s Day Off has had many faces.  The band first assembled for an impromptu occasion, just to make music.  Shortly thereafter, the musicians found themselves jamming together more and more, and creating a lifestyle with each other.  The name “Bob’s Day Off” was coined when the original bass player began missing rehearsal.  In it’s original form, the band put a few years of experience under it’s belt, playing colleges and local clubs, opening for a few national acts such as Ziggy Marley and releasing a compact disc of original music titled “Half-Mast” which sold over a thousand units.
    Despite their early success, the band’s callow age reared it’s ugly head.  Slowly, it disintegrated, leaving just two members; Tom Smith, the keyboardist, and Todd Casilli, the lead vocalist.  Mike Courcy, the guitarist, joined in the summer of 1997.  Gitano, the drummer, became an official member in November of 1997, and Matt Maillet, the bassist, joined in February of 1998.
    Over the course of the 4 years following that configuration of the band, BDO released a full length CD entitled, “Precious” to critical and commercial success. “Precious” has sold more than 3000 copies to this date and that number continues to grow. They took first place in the WBRU Rock Hunt in the Spring of 2001, a feat that put their song, “Paperbag” in the number one spot on that radio station for the following 2 months.

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