strata's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=strata2008-05-20T17:45:32ZNick Wheeler and The All-American Rejects (person)http://m.everything2.com/user/strata/writeups/Nick+Wheeler+and+The+All-American+Rejectsstratahttp://m.everything2.com/user/strata2008-05-20T17:45:32Z2008-05-20T17:45:32Z<p>Nick Wheeler and The All-American Rejects<p />
<p>Nickolas Don Wheeler (born March 20, 1982) is the lead guitarist,back-up vocalist, keyboardist, and programmer for The <a href="/title/All-American">All-American</a> Rejects. He was born and raised in <a href="/title/Stillwater">Stillwater</a>, Oklahoma and his favorite <a href="/title/band">band</a> is <a href="/title/Def+Leppard">Def Leppard</a>. When he was a teen, he was invited to play with his band at a party .Tyson Ritter was the bouncer for. Ritter, seeing that Wheeler's band didn't have a bassist, joined with them, starting a close friendship with Wheeler. The two went to <a href="/title/New+York+City">New York City</a> to record the first album. Months later, they added Mike Kennerty and Chris Gaylor to their live show. Their first album, for which Nick played drums and guitar, released many hits such as Swing, Swing, Time Stands Still and The Last Song.<p />
<p>After a one and a half year hiatus, they released their sophomore album, Move Along, this time with Interscope Records instead of Doghouse Record which released their first self-titled album. The CD sold much better then the first<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…